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In 2024, both cutting-edge technology and the companies controlling it grew increasingly powerful, provoking euphoric wonderment and existential dread. Companies like Nvidia and Alphabet soared in value, fueled by expectations that artificial intelligence (AI) will become a cornerstone of modern

Bird strikes: Could one have caused the South Korea plane crash?  BBC.com What we know about the deadly Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea  The Associated Press What we know about Boeing 737-800 model that crashed in South Korea  The Guardian Sobbing

The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday by the

Donald Trump Issues Great Depression Warning  Newsweek

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan’s remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors. But a year after a 7.5-magnitude quake and

by Hieun SHIN Investigators probing South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said Monday they had sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning. Yoon briefly suspended civilian

by Matthieu Demeestere and Jeremy Audouard Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavors, including apple, watermelon and cola, the time is up for disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium — the first EU country to ban them. From

Biden takes jab at Trump while applauding Jimmy Carter’s decency, shares fondest memory with late president  Fox News

What spaceflight owes to Jimmy Carter: The president’s little-known NASA legacy  NBC News Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington scheduled for Jan. 9  WBAL TV Baltimore My friend Jimmy Carter will be remembered long after other presidents are forgotten. Here’s why  The Guardian

Kremlin Insiders Reveal How Trump Is Already Secretly Helping Putin  The Daily Beast