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Ինչպես կարող են ազդել Իրանի և նրա գործընկեր պետությունների նկատմամբ ԱՄՆ հայտարարած նոր տնտեսական պատժամիջոցները Հայաստանի և Իրանի հարաբերությունի և համատեղ նախագծերի վրա: Երեկ Միացյալ Նահանգների ֆինանսների նախարարը հրապարակեց պատժամիջոցները, որոնց նպատակն է Իրանի տնտեսական և ֆինանսական կապերը հնարավորինս կտրել արտաքին աշխարհից: Նախորդ շաբաթ, երբ պատժամիջոցները դեռ հրապարակված չէին, բայց Իրանի դեմ տնտեսական պատերազմ սկսելու մասին Միացյալ Նահանգներն արդեն հայտարարել էր, Հայաստանի վարչապետը...

La carrera tecnológica ha dejado de ser una cuestión exclusivamente empresarial para convertirse en un asunto de seguridad, soberanía y poder económico. El Gobierno alemán quiere evitar que el futuro del país dependa de las decisiones tomadas fuera de Europa y prepara una estrategia para situar a Alemania entre los líderes mundiales en inteligencia artificial.

Acusada de tornar Instagram e Facebook viciantes para menores de idade, a Meta chegou nesta quarta-feira (26) a um acordo com cerca de 40 estados americanos para encerrar os processos judiciais movidos contra a empresa. O grupo aceitou pagar até US$ 16,7 bilhões (cerca de R$ 86,2 bilhões) e impor restrições ao uso de seus aplicativos por adolescentes.

The weapons cache found in a forest outside Berlin, which German media reported on in August, was set up by a 24-year-old Ukrainian identified as Vadym S., according to the German magazine Der Spiegel. Citing intelligence services, the magazine said he was part of a group preparing acts of sabotage in European countries on orders from Russian intelligence.

Siberia’s ‘Science Time’ series blends nightlife and discussions with scientific experts and researchers. The upcoming edition of the series will feature a lecture on hurricanes and climate change and Q&A with LSU Health New Orleans professor and former state climatologist Barry Keim.

Tennessee will receive over $750 million as part of a nationwide $17.1 billion settlement by Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The company agreed to settle claims that it improperly collected data on minors and that its platforms are designed to addict children. In the settlement, Meta also agreed to impose daily […]

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a $100 million initiative to recruit more Americans for the country’s mining and other critical-minerals workforce. The Providing Opportunities for Specialized Education in Critical Technologies initiative will expand educational opportunities and skilled workforce training to help grow America’s critical minerals production, according to the DOE. Supporters of the PROSPECT initiative want to double the number of Americans graduating with degrees in mining and other critical mineral fields within two years. America is facing a shortage of workers in the mining industry, as an estimated 221,000 workers are expected to retire by 2029, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration projected. Furthermore, the DOE estimates 6,000 new engineers will be needed in the mining sector over the next 10 years. Audrey Robertson, the assistant U.S. secretary of energy, told The Center Square this week that the DOE has allocated $100 million to the PROSPECT initiative. The PROSPECT initiative is the “largest workforce program” in the DOE’s history, she explained. Robertson said the majority of the PROSPECT initiative funds will go to student financial aid and supporting students' entry into the mining industry. In the coming weeks, Robertson said the DOE will announce the competition rules for the PROSPECT initiative, after which schools will submit their plans. Robertson said the PROSPECT initiative wants universities to examine their mining programs and student bodies and then return to the federal government with ideas to increase student enrollment. The only schools allowed to submit proposals for the PROSPECT initiative are those with accredited mining programs, she said, adding that 14 schools have this accreditation, with two more working their way through the accreditation process. This means 16 schools will eventually be eligible for funding. American colleges are producing a “minuscule fraction” of the number of mining workers the nation needs, she said. Kray Luxbacher, head of the University of Arizona School of Mining Engineering and Mineral Resources, said the mining school is excited about the PROSPECT initiative and “the attention that mining engineering education is receiving at the federal level.” According to Luxbacher, the potential money could help the university with its K-12 STEM outreach program, student training at the San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory and “programs for working professionals.” “PROSPECT could expand all of these opportunities to build a stronger workforce with mining engineers and geoscientists," she told The Center Square via email this week. The amount of money each school gets will be determined by “the proposals put forward by the universities,” Robertson said. The DOE will also consider how the funding can “have the biggest impact on the most number of students” and how it can “generate for the American taxpayer the highest return on these dollars in the form of changing the trajectory of education in this space,” Robertson explained. Regarding the future of the mining industry, Robertson said artificial intelligence and robotics will define the industry during this century. “Mining is modern and technology-focused,” she said, noting AI will have a “huge role” in the development of new mines and materials for the supply chain. Universities with accredited mining programs are doing significant work with AI and robotics, Robertson noted. She explained the mining industry is not as crowded as other fields, which means there is a “tremendous opportunity for students to be hands-on participants and make real, significant change in the industry.” Robertson said there is a 100% job placement for students coming out of these mining schools. Mining is a “high-tech, innovative [and] forward-leaning industry that is essential to the next state of industrialization and national defense in America,” she noted. America’s mining industry is evolving “very quickly,” Robertson said, noting America will have “some of the most modern and integrated mining operations in the world” within the next decade.

(The Center Square) - In a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., Washington state is guaranteed to receive $237 million, with the potential to collect up to nearly $339 million over the next decade. The agreement resolves claims by 46 states and several U.S. territories alleging that Meta intentionally designed Instagram and Facebook with addictive features, illegally collected preteen data and exposed young users to mental health risks. The resolution addresses widespread concerns regarding the impact of social media algorithms on youth mental health. “This agreement shows that your health and safety is more important than Meta’s profits,” Attorney General Nick Brown stated in the official announcement. “We’ve delivered a transformative settlement that will help break compulsive screen use and allow kids across our state to live healthier lives, with more time for sleep, learning, and building social skills.” For Meta, the total amount is 8.5% of its $201 billion in 2025 revenue. "Ensuring teens have a safe and productive experience on our platforms is an absolute imperative for Meta," the company said in a statement. "We want to get this right for parents and teens, and that’s why we partnered with state attorneys general to set a new industry standard." Washington's portion of the recovery will cover attorney costs, fund consumer protection enforcement and support state programs addressing the mental health impacts of youth social media use, according to the release. Under the terms of the resolution, Meta will implement several platform changes on Instagram and Facebook aimed at restricting minor usage and altering default features. Minor accounts will face a combined two-hour daily time limit across both platforms, complete with mandatory "Productive Pauses" every 15 minutes of continuous scrolling and additional breaks at 60 and 90 minutes. To protect sleep and classroom focus, push notifications are prohibited during weekday school hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., while access will be blocked overnight from midnight to 6 a.m. Teens will also gain the option to view feeds in reverse chronological order rather than relying on algorithmic recommendations. Additionally, the settlement mandates stricter age verification, stronger parental supervision tools and restrictions on features linked to poor mental health, such as beauty filters and public "like" counts. Compliance with these operational changes will be monitored by an independent auditor alongside state regulators. Meta also called on other companies such as TikTok and YouTube to adopt similar provisions. The left-leaning digital privacy nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation blasted the settlement in a press release. "Under this settlement, young users will now have less access to Meta products, and a lesser ability to exercise their rights to speak, access information and art and culture, associate and form communities, and play," the statement said. "The settlement also embeds age assurance into every product, mandating the collection of even more personal information from users of all ages; this enshrines Meta's harmful surveillance into law, and it will compromise users' privacy and anonymity while increasing their exposure to data breaches and government data requests."

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced at a Wednesday press conference that a $451 million minimum settlement has been reached in the case against Meta for their alleged harms to child users. The state could receive up to $645... The post NC Attorney General Jackson announces $451 million minimum settlement with Meta in child safety case appeared first on EdNC.

El ministro de Vivienda y Urbanismo, Iván Poduje, aterrizó en Antofagasta y se reunió con el Gobernador Ricardo Díaz. Durante la jornada, se acordó destinar recursos provenientes del convenio GORE-MINVU para las familias de Tocopilla. Poduje señaló a Radio Desierto que “hay tres edificios que se van a demoler porque el daño es irreparable. En […] Este artículo Ministro Iván Poduje anunció la demolición de tres edificios por “daño irreparable” en Tocopilla fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

Arkansas is set to receive at least $172 million under a multistate settlement proposed with Meta to end lawsuits regarding child safety on social media, Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office said Wednesday. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram agreed to settle with Arkansas and 50 other attorneys general for $17.1 billion, the largest ever […]

A cidade não está para verdes. O cinza sufoca e as árvores tentam respirar. Compartilham da náusea urbana dos humanos que endurece os rostos. Mas, ao romper o concreto, revelam a vida sufocada e a que deve emergir. Freud, Drummond e Brecht que o digam! The post As raízes que suportam o peso do mundo appeared first on Outras Palavras.

全國降半旗，她的家鄉田納西州的歌迷們沉痛悼念：周三，美國全國為鄉村音樂傳奇多莉·帕頓哀悼，她的離世引發了強烈的情感共鳴，也促成了一次難得的團結時刻。

全国降半旗，她的家乡田纳西州的歌迷们沉痛悼念：周三，美国全国为乡村音乐传奇多莉·帕顿哀悼，她的离世引发了强烈的情感共鸣，也促成了一次难得的团结时刻。

محسن مدیرشانه‌چی در «میدان» گفت: اگر دنبال گذار دموکراتیک موفق باشیم باید از فقیرسازی جامعه دست بکشیم. افرادی که برای فقر و گرسنگی می‌خواهند اعتراض کنند با حکومت درگیر نمی‌شوند و با دهک‌های توانمندتر درگیر می‌شوند.

"The flooding crisis and the housing crisis are intertwined, trapping thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers. Experts estimate that tens of thousands of low-income tenants live in illegal basement apartments, which can quickly turn deadly during extreme storms." The post Opinion: Don’t Let History Repeat Itself for NYC’s Basement Apartments appeared first on City Limits.

La llegada del nuevo mando único no ha calmado los ánimos en Ceuta. Al contrario, una jornada marcada por manifestaciones, incidentes y enfrentamientos ha dejado al descubierto el creciente desgaste de una ciudad que reclama respuestas ante la presión migratoria.

«Երբ մենք դիմենք ԵՄ անդամակցության համար, ստանանք համապատասխան դրական արձագանք, [...] այդ ժամանակ հնարավոր կլինի իրականացնել հանրաքվե», - ընդգծեց ԱԺ նախագահը:

La agencia de talentos ha perdido a Nikki Glaser y Alex Cooper, mientras una posible fusión con The Team se frustró, y crece la inquietud interna hoy.

(The Center Square) – Virginia localities are reconsidering automated license plate readers as communities weigh their crime-fighting benefits against concerns over privacy, data sharing and compliance with a new state law. Lynchburg last week temporarily shut off all 15 of its fixed Flock Safety cameras while the Police Department and city staff arrange an independent review of policies, procedures, training and operational practices. Police said the pause followed community feedback and was not prompted by identified misuse. The department said the cameras have helped recover stolen vehicles, locate missing and endangered people, apprehend violent offenders and assist criminal investigations. “The decision to temporarily pause the fixed cameras reflects the Department’s willingness to listen to feedback from our community and maintain public trust. It is not the result of any identified misuse,” the Lynchburg Police Department said in its announcement. Lynchburg’s decision follows action elsewhere in Virginia. Harrisonburg voted in July to terminate its contract with Flock Safety and stop using the company’s fixed automatic license plate readers. Charlottesville and Staunton had already moved to end their use of ALPR systems, according to a January report from the Virginia State Crime Commission. The debate comes about a year after statewide standards governing law enforcement use of automatic license plate recognition technology took effect July 1, 2025. The Crime Commission surveyed all 361 Virginia law enforcement agencies after the law took effect. Of the 251 that responded, 159 reported using ALPR technology. Flock Safety was the most common vendor, used by 137, or 86%, of those agencies. The commission found some agencies were not using ALPR technology in line with the new law. Twenty-six agencies using ALPR reported they did not have a policy governing its use, while 14 said they were still implementing one. The commission also found 20 agencies reported giving law enforcement agencies in other states continuous access to their ALPR data, while nine reported continuous access by federal agencies. The report said Virginia law does not allow agencies to share ALPR data with out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies. Richmond has since reported an example of improper sharing caught through an internal audit. The Richmond Police Department said a sergeant searched for and shared an ALPR image with an FBI agent investigating a Washington, D.C., homicide. Police said the action violated department policy and reported the incident to Virginia State Police. The Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney declined prosecution, and the sergeant’s authorization to access ALPR data was later deactivated. Richmond reported no violations during its second-quarter audit. The department says it currently uses 99 fixed Flock cameras. Richmond also says Flock has configured its Virginia system to retain data for no more than 21 days. The technology is also being challenged in federal court. Two residents are appealing a January ruling in favor of Norfolk over its network of Flock cameras. The plaintiffs contend the system allows police to track drivers’ movements without a warrant. U.S. District Judge Mark Davis found Norfolk’s current system did not amount to a Fourth Amendment search based on the evidence presented. Lynchburg has not announced how long its independent review will take. The police department did not respond to a request for additional information.