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The European Union (EU) is considering cutting more than 20 banks from Swift, the international payments system, as well as lowering a price cap on Russian oil and banning the Nord Stream gas pipelines as part of a new sanctions package that aims to increase pressure on Moscow to end its war against Ukraine.The European Commission is consulting member states over the plans, according to people familiar with the matter. A decision on timing of potential restrictions has yet to be taken, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. EU sanctions require the backing…

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OpenAI has a very scary problem on its hands. A new experiment by PalisadeAI reveals that the company’s ChatGPT o3 model sometimes refuses to obey a basic instruction to shut itself down. The results are raising eyebrows across the AI safety community, and not because the model is alive, but because it’s acting like it wants to be. In the test, the model was given a few math problems. It was told that asking for one more would lead to a shutdown. It was even instructed to allow the shutdown to happen. Instead of complying, o3 occasionally took matters into…

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iOS 19 could receive a massive UI overhaul at WWDC 2025 Apple is preparing to modernize the appearance of iOS 19, macOS 16, and its other operating systems, with a new “Solarium” interface set to be introduced at WWDC. Apple’s keynote address at WWDC is a few short weeks away, and speculation about what it will launch is gathering pace. When it comes to how the operating systems appear, users could be greeted by an overhauled UI. According to Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter from Bloomberg, Apple will be introducing a UI interface known internally as “Solarium.” The name, which refers…

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IT’S Springtime in Europe and for tennis fans, that means it’s time for the second Grand Slam of the 2025 tennis season and the next edition of the spectacle that is Roland-Garros.Paris will play host to the world’s top tennis stars once again as they do battle on the signature red clay courts during the two-week tournament that began on Sunday (May 25) and will culminate on the weekend of June 7-8. All the action takes place at Stade Roland-Garros in the heart of the French capital. The 21-acre complex has 20 courts, including the iconic Court Philippe Chatrier and Court…

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WHEN the proposed privatisation of Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) was unveiled on May 14, I couldn’t help feeling rather disheartened – not with the terms of the transaction but with the stated rationale for the deal. The decision to take FHT private, which came after a strategic review announced on Apr 23, seems to be based on a strong conviction on the part of its managers that the hospitality trust will face great difficulty growing its distributions per stapled security (DPS) and net asset value (NAV) in the face of a number of macroeconomic trends and structural factors. In particular, higher…

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​ DUBLIN, May 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AB Charity Foundation (AB Foundation X AB Blockchain) today announced the addition of 10 internationally influential statespersons and global affairs experts to its Senior Advisory Board, further strengthening its strategic think tank and supporting AB Foundation X AB Blockchain in expanding technology-enabled philanthropy and global collaboration. Their inclusion means the Foundation’s advisory network now spans five continents and nearly 30 former and sitting heads of state, international organization leaders, and policy experts, forming a cross-cultural, cross-sector, cross-institutional “Global Philanthropy Strategy Engine.” Bertie Ahern, Chair of the Foundation and former Prime Minister of Ireland,…

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