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Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election

In tonight's edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week's presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also...

Jan 13France 24Politics

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country 'doing business' with Iran

US President Donald Trump ramped up economic pressure on the Iranian regime on Monday by announcing he was imposing import duties on the goods of any country that trades with Tehran. The move could fu...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Expedia says it's cutting some roles as it assesses skills needed for the future and simplifies its structure

Expedia said it was cutting some roles but the scope of the cuts was unclear. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Expedia is cutting jobs, the company confirmed to B...

10hBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Laura Jadid warns 'there’s nothing legal, ethical, moral about what’s unfolding on American streets'

François Picard is pleased to welcome independent journalist Laura Jadid sharing a piercing exposé of systemic dysfunction, ethical erosion, and authoritarianism blossoming in the US. In an era marked...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary

The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPolitics

Why Starbucks is letting Brian Niccol use the company plane for more personal travel

Starbucks is encouraging its CEO, Brian Niccol, to use the company jet for all his personal travel. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Starbucks is getting its CEO to fly on its private j...

5hBusiness InsiderlifestyleImpact

Syria: How Damascus tries to secure newly controlled areas

Damascus has secured a significant victory with the capture of several newly controlled areas, previously held by Kurdish-led forces, including YPG and PKK. While the ceasefire is mostly holding, secu...

20hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Corsican separatist's assassination sparks shock on French island

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 13: A Corsican separatist leader is gunned down while attending his mother's funeral. Also, a famous Italian anti-mafia writer pens an opinion piece, questioning the Co...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Show HN: 83 browser-use trajectories, visualized

Hey all, Justin here. I previously built Phind, the AI search engine for developers. One of the biggest problems we had there was figuring out what went wrong with bad searches. We had tons of searche...

3dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

A Las Vegas strip club says it's gotten a surge of auditions from laid-off hospitality workers

Las Vegas saw a decline in visitors last year. Westend61/Getty Images Crazy Horse 3 in Vegas said it's seen a 55% increase in dancer auditions, including first-timers. Las Vegas tourism declined last ...

Jan 17Business InsidereconomicsImpact

Celebrity deaths 2026: Remembering the famous people we lost this year

Scott Adams. Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams passed away. So did Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir. Legendary independent film director Béla Tarr als...

Jan 13Business InsiderEntertainmentImpact

A Czech defense boss has gained more wealth this year than anyone except Elon Musk — and he's only 33

Czechoslovak Group CEO Michal Strnad Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters A 33-year-old defense boss has amassed more wealth this year than anyone except Elon Musk. Michal Strnad has gained $22 billion in un...

21hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

All the ways TikTok is broken: here’s what’s real and what’s not

While social media rumors have suggested the errors are examples of censorship, more than a day after the issues began, TikTok USDS says the problems are the result of a power outage at a data center ...

9hThe VergesocietyImpact

Bessent meets China’s He Lifeng in Davos, praises trade progress on soybeans, rare earths

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with his Chinese counterpart, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, on Monday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The two men have been the primary...

6dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

I went from fine dining to owning a fast-casual chain. Here are 4 misconceptions about the restaurant business.

Hady Kfoury NAYA Hady Kfoury grew Naya from a single restaurant to a fast-casual chain with more than 40 locations. Kfoury's experience has shown him there are several common misconceptions about the ...

Jan 19Business Insiderlifestyle

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes generated by its Grok AI chatbot. In its announcement , the Commission says it will evaluate whether X "properly...

12hThe Vergeworld_newsImpact

Why subscriptions make everything more expensive

Subscription services exist for nearly everything consumers buy. Many, like Netflix or Spotify, start out affordable, but the cost adds up over time. And while signing up is effortless, canceling can ...

17hBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Severe storm hits half of the United States: 400,000 without power

Thousands of U.S. flights scheduled for the weekend were canceled as a massive storm began battering large swaths of the country on Saturday, cutting power and turning major highways treacherous with ...

1dFrance 24accidentsImpact

This plugin uses Wikipedia’s AI-spotting guide to make AI writing sound more human

A new tool aims to help AI chatbots generate more human-sounding text - with the help of Wikipedia's guide for detecting AI, as reported by Ars Technica . Developer Siqi Chen says he created the tool,...

4dThe VergeTechnologyImpact