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Moderate quake in Pakistan’s far north kills two, triggers landslides and briefly cuts Karakoram Highway

A Jan. 19 magnitude-5.6 to 5.8 earthquake in Gilgit-Baltistan killed at least two, damaged 300+ homes and sent rockfalls onto a key Pakistan–China route. ...Read more

#pakistan, #earthquake, #gilgitbaltistan, #karakoramhighway, #landslides

Myanmar’s Generals Stage Long-Delayed Election, Tightening Control Through New Laws

Myanmar’s 2025–26 polls, held amid civil war, show how the junta used party rules, voting changes and speech bans to cement power. ...Read more

#myanmar, #election, #militaryjunta, #asean, #humansrights

31,000 Kaiser nurses and health professionals in California and Hawaii set strike date over staffing and pay

Unions for 31,000 Kaiser nurses and clinicians give 10-day notice for an open-ended strike Jan. 26, citing staffing, pay and bargaining disputes. ...Read more

#kaiserpermanente, #nurses, #healthcarestrike, #staffing, #labor

U.S. GDP Surges at 4.4% Pace as Hiring Slows, Raising Fears of a ‘Jobless Boom’

Third-quarter growth was revised up to 4.4% and profits rebounded, but 2025 job gains slowed sharply and long-term unemployment rose. ...Read more

#gdp, #jobs, #federalreserve, #inflation, #automation

Rocket Lab launches Open Cosmos satellites, kicking off bid for ‘sovereign’ European broadband

Rocket Lab’s Electron placed two Open Cosmos comms satellites into a 1,050-km polar orbit, advancing a Ka-band plan for European ‘sovereign’ connectivity. ...Read more

#space, #satellites, #rocketlab, #opencosmos, #broadband

Rajasthan Unveils Chip and Defence Manufacturing Push, While Tightening Rules on Property Sales in ‘Disturbed’ Areas

Rajasthan approved new semiconductor and aerospace defence policies packed with incentives, alongside a draft bill restricting property transfers in ‘disturbed’ areas. ...Read more

#rajasthan, #semiconductors, #defence, #industrialpolicy, #propertylaw

Storm Ingrid heads for Britain, raising flood fears in Scotland, Wales and southwest England

Slow-moving Storm Ingrid brings heavy rain and 60mph gusts. Amber warning in eastern Scotland as saturated ground heightens flood risk. ...Read more

#stormingrid, #ukweather, #flooding, #metoffice, #scotland

Hallucinated Headlines: Why Financial Newsrooms Are Rebuilding Verification for the AI Era

AI can spin convincing market scoops in seconds—but without filings, official statements or price data, editors say it’s just fiction. New guardrails aim to stop errors before publication. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #markets, #sec, #misinformation

Goldenvoice to Launch ‘Club Darc’ Warehouse Dance Series at SF’s Pier 48

Goldenvoice and the SF Giants will turn Pier 48’s Shed A into a 5,800-capacity dance venue for a spring run of 21+ DJ shows starting Feb. 27. ...Read more

#sanfrancisco, #electronicmusic, #nightlife, #goldenvoice, #sfgiants

IOC Awards 2030 Winter Games to French Alps, 2034 to Utah as Climate and Cost Pressures Reshape Olympics

IOC taps French Alps for 2030 and Utah for 2034, leaning on existing venues to curb costs—while critics warn of tight control and warming winters. ...Read more

#olympics, #wintergames, #climatechange, #france, #utah

AI Trained on Smartphone Signals Forecasts Anxiety, Depression in College Students, Study Finds

Preprint using five years of Dartmouth smartphone data finds transformer models can predict week-ahead anxiety and depression—raising privacy questions. ...Read more

#mentalhealth, #ai, #smartphones, #privacy, #college

When One AI Feeds Another, the Newsroom Becomes a Fact-Checking Battleground

As media test generative AI for pitches and drafts, editors find it can invent U.N. resolutions, disasters and war details—making verification the new edge. ...Read more

#generativeai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation, #newsrooms

New AI ‘Deep Research’ System Sets Record on Bioinformatics Benchmark, Hinting at Lab-Partner Role

A multi-agent AI dubbed Deep Research tops BixBench, a tough bioinformatics test, suggesting AI could soon assist scientists beyond chat-style Q&A. ...Read more

#ai, #bioinformatics, #computationalbiology, #arxiv

Israel Bulldozes UNRWA East Jerusalem Compound, U.N. Calls It an Unprecedented Breach

Israeli forces demolished parts of UNRWA’s Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem, citing new laws and taxes; the U.N. says its premises are immune. ...Read more

#israel, #unrwa, #jerusalem, #unitednations, #internationallaw

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Shatters Oscar Record With 16 Nominations

Coogler’s blues-soaked vampire musical ‘Sinners’ lands a record 16 Oscar nominations, topping past highs and signaling shifting Academy tastes. ...Read more

#oscars, #ryancoogler, #sinners, #warnerbros, #filmawards