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Lead reportMarket signalAl Jazeera13h ago

Zambia’s Hichilema begins second term amid disputed vote and arrests

Economic gains face growing scrutiny as political tensions deepen after the vote.

Desk analysisAI-assisted1 min read

The Zambian election result was never going to be a quiet affair. President Hakainde Hichilema begins his second term with a mandate that the opposition disputes and a security apparatus that has already made arrests. The economic narrative that carried him into office now faces a harder test: can stability hold when the political ground is shifting?

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AI toolsThe Verge13h ago

Researchers fear safety disaster ahead of OpenAI’s Astra release

OpenAI is on the cusp of releasing its most powerful AI model yet, Astra, following weeks of delays to shore up safety protocols after its agents attacked real targets during testing. As details about the model trickle out, researchers are warning it "may be the single worst development for AI security/safety to date."

Desk analysisAI-assisted2 min read

OpenAI's Astra is not just another model release. It is a stress test for the entire industry's approach to safety, and the early signs are not reassuring.

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AI toolsArs Technica13h ago

US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.

Desk analysisAI-assisted2 min read

The court's decision is a study in how antitrust remedies often lag behind the verdict. Google lost the case, but the remedy phase has quietly turned into a victory lap for the company. The judge agreed that Google illegally locked publishers into its ad exchange, yet declined to order the one structural fix that might have actually changed the market.

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Market signalAl Jazeera13h ago

WHO chief warns Ebola response must ramp up to stem DRC outbreak

Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.

Desk analysisAI-assisted2 min read

The World Health Organization's director-general has issued a blunt warning: the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo must scale up, or the outbreak will continue to outrun containment efforts. The death toll has now surpassed 3,000, a figure that underscores the severity of a crisis that has persisted despite international attention.

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