Panama declares state of emergency after 7.6‑magnitude quake; China sanctions Belize officials

Key developments: A powerful 7.6‑magnitude earthquake struck Panama, prompting emergency crews to rush patients to the Santo Tomas maternity ward in Panama City and triggering aftershocks that have left communities rattled. The Panamanian government responded by formally declaring…

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Musubi Launches PolicyLM-1.7B, an Open-Weight Real-Time Content Moderation Model

Musubi unveiled PolicyLM-1.7B, a lightweight decision model specifically designed for real‑time content moderation. By releasing the model with open weights, Musubi aims to provide a transparent, scalable tool that can be adopted across platforms to improve moderation accuracy…

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Houthis Warn of “Painful” Retaliation if U.S. Joins Saudi Offensive

Key developments: President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the option of U.S. participation in a Saudi‑led campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. In response, the Iran‑backed Houthis have issued a stark warning that any U.S. involvement would be met…

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Deepfake‑Powered Fraud Surges to $40 B, Prompting New AI Detection Tools and Policy Pushes

The latest identifAI report reveals that deepfake‑enabled fraud now totals $40 billion, with synthetic video accounting for 42.7% of attacks and voice cloning 21.9%. The United States bears the heaviest burden, representing 34.1% of incidents, while India and the…

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Ukraine’s Yandex data‑center attacks spotlight new front in disinformation wars

Key developments – Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out three major Yandex data centres in Russia, halting automated traffic and disrupting cloud services used by Russian political bots. The outages caused a notable drop in automated political messaging, prompting…

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Surge in Online Misinformation Prompts Fact‑Checking Blitz in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp rise in digital misinformation, prompting a concerted response from local fact‑checkers. The issue has become a top social and political concern, especially on social media, YouTube and various news portals. Rumor Scanner, the…

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Social media platforms empower emerging poets by bypassing traditional gatekeepers

A recent trend highlighted in technology news shows that social media is becoming a vital outlet for new poets to share their work directly with audiences, sidestepping the traditional publishing establishment. This shift matters because it democratizes literary…

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