Trump seeks $1.5tn for defence alongside domestic spending cuts
The US president’s new budget would cut non-defence spending by 10%, partly by slashing domestic programmes.
Italy’s famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach
Hackers were reported to have infiltrated IT systems – but the gallery says its works are safe.
Champagne leaves China with pork tariffs still in place, but touts relationship-building
Although Chinese tariffs on Canadian pork products remain in place after a visit to China by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, he says the important task
IREX Launches Smarter, Faster Fire and Smoke AI Detection to Protect Communities and Critical Infrastructure
[Washington, DC – April 2, 2026] – IREX, a global pioneer in ethical AI and intelligent video analytics deployed across 10+ countries and over 300,000
Penemue raises €1.7M to scale AI hate speech detection
The German startup detects online hate, digital violence, and disinformation across 89 languages in real time, and works with public prosecutors and police alongside commercial
Gattuso out as Italy’s coach after failure to qualify for 2026 World Cup
The Azzurri’s failure to reach a third consecutive World Cup continues to send shockwaves through Italian football.
How the US and Israel are waging war on Iran’s medicines, vaccines
The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.
Real Madrid coach insists Spain ‘not racist’ despite Islamophobic chant
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal speaks out against Islamophobic chants during Spain’s match with Egypt.
Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deaths
Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths
The Future of Addictive Design + Going Deep at DeepMind + HatGPT
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
Melissa Gilbert defends husband Timothy Busfield over child sex abuse charges
Melissa Gilbert, who is married to actor Timothy Busfield, is speaking out for the first time since her husband was charged with child sex abuse.
Cuba to release more than 2,000 prisoners as US pressure mounts
US Tweety McTreason has made clear his desire to change Cuba’s leadership and has placed the country under an oil embargo.