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The Pixel Watch 5 is a better value at $65 off

The Google Pixel Watch 5 is discounted by $60 during Amazon’s October sale, with the 41mm version on sale for $334.99, and the 45mm version for $364.99. The latest version of Google’s smartwatch rolled out alongside the Pixel 11 phones in August with improved GPS, gesture controls, and offline Gemini, although we had mixed results […]

World

Kenya, Azerbaijan deepen economic ties as trade opportunities grow

Kenya and Azerbaijan are seeking to deepen economic cooperation, with trade, green energy, agriculture, technology and sustainable urban development emerging as key areas of partnership. Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Kenya, Sultan Hajiyev said President William Ruto’s recent visit to Azerbaijan has further strengthened relations between the…

Health & Medicine

Russia Investigates Contaminated Dog Vaccine Linked to Mass Pet Deaths

Authorities say that samples from a batch of the vaccine contained live Aujeszky’s disease virus, which is almost universally fatal to domestic dogs.

  • Russian authorities probe tainted dog vaccine Multican-8 linked to over 100 deaths.
  • Counterfeit certificate found for vaccine batch in state database.
  • Vetbiochim, producer of Multican-8, under investigation for contaminated vaccine.

World

Saudi Crown Prince meets Syria's President Al Shara in Riyadh

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on an official visit on Tuesday and met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Saudi and Syrian state media reported. The Saudi Press Agency published footage and pictures of Prince Mohammed's meeting with Mr Al Shara, without giving details.

AI

China Is Winning the AI Race Trump Won't Run

The United States is ceding ground to Beijing in the race to become the world’s top AI rule-maker.

  • China leads AI governance with World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO).
  • U.S. lags behind in AI governance, with Pax Silica focusing on economic security.
  • China aims to expand AI influence globally through WAICO and existing channels.

AI

AI chatbots may increase accurate political knowledge

As voters seeking information about political issues increasingly turn to LLMs to do research, will AI lead them astray with hallucinations and bias, distorting the democratic process? Maybe not, according to a study of AI use in the 2024 U.K. election, published in PNAS Nexus.

AI

Jailed Albanian mayor uses AI avatar to make deepfake speech

The mayor of Tirana is behind bars but still running the city — with a bit of help from technology.

  • Incarcerated Albanian mayor Erion Veliaj uses AI avatar for video pledge.
  • AI-generated Veliaj commits to providing free school lunches for children.
  • Albanian officials have previously used AI in provocative ways.
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