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The University of Applied Arts Vienna has made history by enrolling an artificial intelligence named Flynn as a full-time student—becoming the first institution globally to do so. Developed using the Claude Sonnet language model and Stable Diffusion, Flynn successfully completed…

The Bank of England (BoE) has cautioned that increasingly autonomous AI programs in finance could learn to manipulate markets and even intentionally create crises to boost profits for banks and traders. A report by the BoE’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC)…

Dar Al-Shirazi has announced the publication of the third issue of the “Al-Shirazi” Islamic magazine in French, as part of its ongoing efforts to disseminate religious culture and enhance Islamic awareness among Muslim communities in the African continent, particularly in…

The national coordinator for combating discrimination and racism in the Netherlands has issued a strong warning about the escalating and systemic nature of discrimination against Muslims in the country. Rabin Baldewsingh described the phenomenon as “normalized in all layers of…

The United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) have raised alarms over the increasing activities of Daesh (ISIS) in Syria, warning of potential attempts to free thousands of its fighters held in prison camps managed by Syrian-Kurdish forces, Arab…

Eight Southern African countries—Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe—have launched a $35 million, three-year initiative to strengthen climate-resilient health systems, Reliefweb.com reported. Supported by the Pandemic Fund and WHO, the programme focuses on early warning systems,…

Pakistan’s Immigration Department reported that 11,371 Afghan migrants were arrested and deported in a nine-day nationwide operation targeting undocumented migrants, Afghanistan International reported. On Tuesday alone, 3,669 individuals were repatriated through the Torkham border crossing, while over 2,000 voluntarily left…

The UN human rights office has condemned Israel’s alleged deliberate targeting of journalists in Gaza, stating that such actions constitute war crimes, Anadolu Agency reported. Since October 7, 2023, 211 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks. UN spokesperson Thameen…

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) reported that 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger, nearing record highs, Arab News reported. The northeastern Upper Nile State, a region experiencing escalating violence between forces…

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are building data centers in water-scarce regions, raising concerns about resource depletion, The Guardian reported. Amazon’s three proposed data centers in Spain’s Aragon region are licensed to use 755,720 cubic meters of water annually—enough to irrigate…