De Croo, a former prime minister of Belgium, told the BBC: “This winter is going to be the toughest one since the war”. He said Ukraine started “from a very weak base going into this winter”. He added the UN were “very, very worried… about what this winter could become.” The concerns are driven by
The days of American backpackers jetting across Europe for $20 per ticket on Ryanair could be ending soon—according to Ryanair. When the war in Iran started squeezing airlines with higher fuel prices in March, Ryanair had a buffer: it hedged the majority of its estimated fuel needs at a set price through March 2027, a
Multiple current and former Anthropic employees warned — and admitted — on Tuesday that the researchers building new AI models believe the technology could lead to humanity’s destruction by the end of the decade, reflecting the industry’s frenzy over reining in rapid development. Jacob Coxon, a former AI researcher at Anthropic, wrote on X that he
“War is driving Sudan’s needs; funding cuts are shrinking the response,” said Muhammad Ibrahim, the head of charity in Sudan. “MSF’s work in Sudan is privately funded. But when funding disappears from other health services, clinics close, patients have fewer places to go, and pressure shifts to the facilities that remain, including ours.” This has
French President Emmanuel Macron said the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which he co-chaired with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday, was deliberately held at a moment of dramatic upheaval for the entertainment business, from the growing dominance of YouTube and TikTok to AI and media consolidation. Speaking to Variety at the event, he
Kenya’s trade ministry has warned foreign nationals that visa-free entry into the country does not grant them the right to work, as the government vows to shut down unlicensed small businesses run by foreigners. President William Ruto had set today as the deadline for foreigners operating small-scale businesses to cease work. Ahead of the move,
