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I’m riding in the back of a Waymo that’s autonomously navigating the busy streets of San Francisco with relative ease thanks to 29 external cameras, six radar, and five lidar sensors all feeding into an AI model. For just 15 bucks, I get to experience what feels like a miracle of modern technology, and yet, there’s a nagging thought I can’t shake. The music sucks in here. Waymo’s music-streaming feature has felt like an aged barnacle attached to a futuristic shell. Until this week, passengers were limited to a few music stations that played lo-fi beats, smooth jazz, K-pop, or…

Israeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison in June killed scores of detainees, visitors and staff in what Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called an “apparent war crime”. Iranian authorities have since subjected survivors to abuse, enforced disappearances and inhumane detention conditions, the rights group said on Wednesday.HRW’s investigation, based on satellite imagery, videos and witness accounts, found the 23 June Israeli airstrikes destroyed visitation halls, prison wards, the central kitchen, the medical clinic and administrative offices. No evident military targets were identified in the facility, which held more than 1,500 prisoners at the time, many of whom had been jailed…

Late-night hosts talked about Donald Trump’s rambling Truth Social posts and Taylor Swift’s new album announcement.Seth MeyersSeth Meyers opened Tuesday’s Late Night with a recap of Donald Trump’s effort to take over the metro police in Washington DC. During Monday’s announcement that the federal government would deploy national guard troops in the city, Trump said that he wanted residents to feel safe going to the store to buy a newspaper. “You think I need to go to the store to buy a newspaper? Is that right after my milk gets delivered?” Meyers laughed.During the same press conference, Trump also discussed…

Russia accuses popular messaging apps of facilitating crime and sabotage as Moscow’s online restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine.Russia has announced restrictions on voice calls made on the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging apps, the latest moves by Moscow to tighten its control over the internet.The curb on calls is set to impact WhatsApp’s estimated 96 million monthly users in Russia and Telegram’s more than 89 million users, according to Russian media monitoring service Mediascope.In a statement on Wednesday, Russia’s media and internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, justified the measure as necessary for fighting crime.“According to law enforcement agencies and numerous appeals from…

155 The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has confirmed that the 2025 edition of the prestigious Accountancy Service Awards (ASA) will take place on October 3, 2025. The event, which honours excellence in the accountancy profession, will be held as a stand-alone ceremony for the first time, unlike previous editions which were combined with the ICPAU Annual Seminar. The ASA is one of Uganda’s most respected professional award ceremonies, celebrating both individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to the growth and advancement of accountancy in the country and internationally. It also recognises those who have…

Medics at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital have warned the public against self-medication, the use of herbal medicines, and overuse of painkillers, all of which are major contributors to kidney failure. They also urged people to manage conditions such as high blood pressure, another leading cause of kidney disease. Dr Louis Nyende, a kidney specialist at Hoima Referral Hospital, emphasized the importance of regular medical check-ups at least once a year and advised people to stay well-hydrated by drinking plenty of water. He warned that while treating kidney failure is very expensive, prevention is simple and effective. This message comes as…

The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the controversial E1 area project, hailing it as ‘Zionism at its best’.Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced he will approve thousands of housing units in a highly controversial and long-delayed illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank, saying the move “buries the idea of a Palestinian state”.In a statement on Wednesday, Smotrich announced his intention to approve tenders to build more than 3,000 homes in the E1 area settlement project that would connect Jerusalem and the existing Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, located several kilometres to…

BBCTo many women in tech, myself included, Dame Stephanie Shirley, who has died aged 91, was inspirational. Her pioneering and controversial decision to hire exclusively women coders and data inputters, working from home, was way ahead of its time and changed many lives.She had a difficult life, and it made her tough. She was stoic about grief and showed – publicly at least – extraordinary strength in the face of a number of traumatic experiences. She was from a generation whose childhoods were shaped by the atrocities of World War 2.She died on 9 August, her family said in an…

EPAMore than 100 organisations have signed a joint letter calling on Israel to stop the “weaponisation of aid” into Gaza, as “starvation deepens”.Humanitarian groups, including Oxfam and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), say they are increasingly being told they are “not authorised” to deliver aid, unless they comply with the stricter Israeli regulations.Groups risk being banned if they “delegitimise” the state of Israel or do not provide detailed information about Palestinian staff, the letter says.Israel denies there are restrictions on aid and says the rules, introduced in March, ensure relief work is carried out in line with Israel’s “national interests”.According to…

Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondent, BBC NewsWatch: BBC obtains rare video from inside besieged el-Fasher in SudanThe women at the community kitchen in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher are sitting in huddles of desperation.”Our children are dying before our eyes,” one of them tells the BBC. “We don’t know what to do. They are innocent. They have nothing to do with the army or [its paramilitary rival] the Rapid Support Forces. Our suffering is worse than what you can imagine.”Food is so scarce in el-Fasher that prices have soared to the point where money that used to cover a week’s…