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Lily JamaliTechnology correspondent, San FranciscoGetty ImagesSilicon Valley is home to many major tech firms, including Apple’s circular headquartersAt OpenAI’s DevDay this week, OpenAI boss Sam Altman did what American tech bosses rarely do these days: he actually answered questions from reporters.”I know it’s tempting to write the bubble story,” Mr Altman told me as he sat flanked by his top lieutenants. “In fact, there are many parts of AI that I think are kind of bubbly right now.”In Silicon Valley, the debate over whether AI companies are overvalued has taken on a new urgency. Sceptics are privately – and some…

Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Paul Biya, 92, seek an eighth consecutive term after 43 years in power. There are 11 other candidates on the ballot, but some analysts say divisions among the opposition are clearing the path for Biya’s reelection. The candidates were in full campaigning mode until Friday, having had just two weeks to set out their stalls before the 12 October presidential election. The presidential party, the RDPC, campaigned for Biya without his physical presence until Tuesday, when he attended a meeting in Maroua, the capital of the Far…

For decades, women across Liberia’s coastal communities have been the unseen backbone of the fisheries sector. From the morning until late evening, they smoke, dry, and sell fish to sustain their families, often without access to the capital needed to grow their trade. Today, that reality is beginning to change. Through a US$2 million World Bank-funded initiative, hundreds of women fishmongers are receiving the training, resources, and confidence needed to turn years of economic struggle into sustainable livelihoods. A Lifeline for Women in the Fisheries Sector Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines In June 2023, the…

Accelerating initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency can help drive prosperity, say research leaders from the African Voices of Science. While declining global support puts African health research at risk, it is also an opportunity for Africa to take charge of its future. Official Development Assistance for Africa has fallen by 70 per cent since 2021, putting increasing pressure on already fragile health systems across the continent. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn This is a continent that carries a quarter of the world’s disease burden but contributes less than one per cent to global…

The new government, led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, must present a 2026 draft budget on Monday.French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a new government after holding marathon talks with newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ahead of a fast-approaching deadline to present next year’s budget to parliament.In Lecornu’s new cabinet, Jean-Noel Barrot remains as foreign minister, while outgoing Labour Minister Catherine Vautrin takes on the defence portfolio, according to a lineup published by the president’s office on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn a post on X, Lecornu wrote: “A mission-based government has been appointed to draw…

A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests.Robby Starbuck, 36, of Nashville, was appointed in August as an adviser by Meta – owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other tech platforms – in an August lawsuit settlement.Since his appointment, Starbuck has baselessly claimed that individual shooters in the US were motivated by leftist ideology, described faith-based protest groups as communists, and without evidence tied Democratic lawmakers to murders.Starbuck’s online posts have not changed in tenor since…

Israel has agreed to release many Palestinian prisoners as the ceasefire holds.Tens of thousands of Palestinians are held in Israeli jails – most of them without charge.And as the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is centred on the release of detainees, about 2,000 of them are due to be released.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut the mistreatment of detainees by Israeli forces has been documented for decades.So in addition to international law, is Israel breaking its own laws in its arrest and treatment of prisoners? Why did it arrest and torture so many people during its war…

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of an Israel-linked ‘militia’ fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePalestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed during clashes in Gaza City, just days after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.Palestinian sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that the 28-year-old, who had gained prominence for his videos covering the war, was shot and killed by members of an “armed militia” while covering clashes in the city’s Sabra neighbourhood.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAl Jazeera’s Sanad…

Crisis has damaged more than 16,000 homes and caused widespread electricity cuts.Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareTorrential flooding has continued to sweep parts of central and southeastern Mexico, raising the death toll to at least 44 people in less than a week.Heavy downpours caused by two tropical storms have triggered landslides and flooding across five states, including Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, Queretaro and San Luis Potosi, the government said in a statement on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFloods have killed 18 people in Veracruz state, 16 in Hidalgo, nine in Puebla…

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc assistant director Masato Nakazono, president of MAPPA and the film’s supervising producer Manabu Otsuka, and CGI producer Yusuke Tannawa appeared at New York Comic Con on Sunday, where they discussed delivering one of Chainsaw Man’s more popular arcs.  According to Nakazono, for the team — which was led by director Tatsuya Yoshihara — it was important that the film “inherited the strengths of the TV series, so we worked together to highlight the essence of the original manga” as well as the show in the best way for a theatrical film.  “For example,…