Syria’s new rulers seek aid boost at EU conference
BRUSSELS – The interim government in Damascus will take part on Monday in an annual international conference to gather aid pledges for Syria, facing dire humanitarian problems and an uncertain political transition after the fall of Bashar al-Assad…
Duterte camp meets to finalize ICC defense team
The camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte met Sunday to finalize the composition of the legal team that will defend him in the crimes against humanity charges he is facing before the International Criminal Court, GMA Integrated News” Unang Balita reported on Monday. …
Imee Marcos to hold Senate probe into Duterte”s arrest on March 20
Presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos is set to hold a probe into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte over his alleged crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 20…SERAP sues Akpabio over failure to reverse Natasha’s suspension
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over his failure to reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression. The post SERAP sues Akpabio over failure to reverse Natasha’s suspension appeared first on The…
Syria’s new rulers join EU donor conference amid political uncertainty
The interim government in Damascus will attend an annual aid pledging conference for Syria on Monday, amid a deep humanitarian crisis and uncertain transition post-Assad. Hosted by the EU in Brussels since 2017, the event previously excluded Assad’s government over its role in Syria’s civil war…
We may finally have an explanation for why only humans can speak
For centuries, scientists have wondered what makes human speech unique. Why can we hold conversations while our closest relatives, like Neanderthals, could not? New research … The post We may finally have an explanation for why only humans can speak appeared first on BGR…
Syria defense ministry ends operation on coast: state news
DAMASCUS: Syria’s defense ministry announced on Monday the end of a major security operation in coastal provinces, after days of violence and mass killings that sparked international concern. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said nearly 1,500 people have died in the violence since Thursday…
Runtime 005: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
Sophia and Zac inspect the last week of humanoid and non-humanoid robots while unpacking several days of AI announcements, including Amazon’s new Alexa+ AI, Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 and Claude Code, and much more. Note: recorded 2/27/2025 and released 3/16/2025 because… reasons. Thanks for viewing! more……
5 ways to boost your team’s productivity – without relying on generative AI
While AI tools can help us get more done, humans have great skills, too. Here’s how managers can supercharge their team’s productivity without turning to chatbots…