NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reveals details of Iran’s position on the potential peace agreement with the US. US President Donald Trump earlier revealed the two countries were close to an Memorandum of Understanding. Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
One of Berlin’s rising-star, early stage startups, Peec AI, just crossed $10 million in annualized revenue, according to internal dashboard data seen and verified by TechCrunch. Peec AI raised its $21 million Series A six months ago. While CEO Marius Meiners wouldn’t disclose its valuation to me at that time (only revealing that it was above $100 million), he did say the startup had grown its revenue to more than $4 million in the 10 months since its launch. So, it has more than doubled its revenue trajectory, and at a faster pace. Peec helps brands track and improve their visibility in AI searches. While based in Berlin, it recently opened an office in New York. It’s also serving as proof of one of the key market shifts happening in Europe’s tech scene. “Founders these days track revenue much more closely,” Antler partner Christoph Klink was telling me just a couple of days ago. Sitting in a hotel lobby bar during an event-laden week for the tech ecosystem, the Berlin-based VC had offhand mentioned Peec …
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin privately warned that authorities could stop processing international travelers and cargo at major U.S. airports in “sanctuary cities” that have declined to cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, sources told Reuters. Mullin, who publicly made the threat in April during a Department of Homeland Security funding dispute, privately told travel executives last week that the department could opt to stop customs and immigrations processing of international travelers at airports in cities such as Denver, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Seattle and San Francisco. The Atlantic earlier reported Mullin’s comments to travel executives and cited sources as saying the move would likely occur some time after the end of the FIFA World Cup in the United States in July. Airlines for America, which represents major passenger and cargo airlines, said reducing customs staffing “at major airports would have a devastating effect on the airline and tourism industries, causing a significant operational disruption to carriers, travelers and the flow of international cargo.” U.S. …
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that automated encyclopedias differ from human-edited platforms in both structure and political leaning. The research suggests that rather than uniformly removing bias, these automated systems tend to favor longer, more complex narratives while introducing rightward shifts in certain topic areas. These findings raise questions about how artificial intelligence shapes public knowledge and source verification. In October 2025, the American technology company xAI, founded by Elon Musk, launched Grokipedia. The platform was presented as the world’s first artificial intelligence-written encyclopedia. Musk promised the platform would fix left-leaning biases alleged to exist in the widely used online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s content is written and maintained by volunteer editors. Grokipedia generates and reviews its content using a large language model, which is a type of artificial intelligence trained on vast amounts of text to predict and generate human-like language. Visitors can suggest edits, but the automated system reviews and implements the changes without traditional human editorial oversight. To evaluate these claims, researchers at …
DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran’s stance on one of the main United States demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate US President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli officials have told Reuters that Trump has assured Israel that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, needed to make an atomic weapon, will be sent out of Iran and that any peace deal must include a clause on this. Israel, the US and other Western states have long accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, including pointing to its move to enrich uranium to 60 per cent, far higher than needed for civilian uses and closer to the 90 per cent needed for a weapon. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will not consider the war over until enriched uranium is removed from Iran, Tehran ends its support for proxy …
Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore You skip the pesticides, you remove weeds by hand, you choose heirloom seeds. Organic methods give you comfort in knowing that your vegetables are grown without excessive chemicals. But what many careful gardeners don’t know is their gardens can carry a hazard that organic methods alone may not prevent: lead. Lead has no safe level of exposure and it’s present in the soil of some Canadian urban gardens. Where does it come from? Leaded gasoline emissions from historical use, deteriorating lead-based paint that seeps into the soil around older buildings and industrial activities like mining. Luckily, there are many simple and affordable ways to reduce lead exposure and make our gardens safer. Lead affects us all differently Lead has no function in the human body and is harmful in any concentration. Though estimates vary, adults absorb around three to 10 per …
A U.S. indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro is expected to be announced Wednesday in Miami, two federal sources familiar with the investigation told NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The event, to be held by the Justice Department and the FBI, will be at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, and it is expected to come in conjunction with a ceremony to honor victims of the Brothers to the Rescue murders of 1996. Castro, 94, and his brother, Fidel Castro, were accused of ordering the Cuban air force to shoot down two civilian planes that belonged to the Brothers nonprofit group, which carried out rescue missions to save Cubans fleeing their homeland. Two of the organization’s planes were shot down on Feb. 24, 1996, after they departed from Florida. Four Cuban Americans were killed. The sources confirmed that a grand jury returned an indictment after it heard evidence but said they haven’t seen the paperwork and can’t describe the actual charges. Acting …
Do you think you’re not getting enough protein? Debbie Fetter, an associate professor in nutrition at the University of California, Davis, likes to ask her students this same question. In a lecture hall of more than 500 people, “almost every hand shoots up”, she says. Protein is top of mind for consumers. A 2024 survey of 3,000 Americans suggests most are trying to eat more of it, and research shows that foods labeled “more protein” are especially appealing to consumers. And as consumers become more aware of their intake, they may wonder whether some sources are better than others. “People should aim to get a variety of protein sources in their diet,” says Andrea Glenn, an assistant professor of nutrition at New York University. Here’s how to navigate individual needs and preferences, while getting the nutrients needed for good health. What is protein and why is it important? Protein is essential for building and repairing tissues, and for making enzymes, hormones and disease-fighting antibodies. It is made up of smaller units called amino acids. The …
NEW YORK, May 15 : Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is aiming to list its shares as early as June 12 and has picked the Nasdaq as the trading venue for its blockbuster market debut, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The listing, one of the most anticipated in years, is expected to headline this year’s crowded IPO calendar that could also include AI heavyweights Anthropic and OpenAI, both of which are expected to tap public markets. SpaceX’s debut comes at a pivotal moment for the IPO market, which has rebounded after struggling over the past couple of years amid volatility fueled by U.S. tariff policy and geopolitical uncertainty. Set to trade under the ticker ‘SPCX’, the company has accelerated its IPO timeline and is now aiming to make its prospectus public as early as next Wednesday, with a roadshow launch targeted for June 4 and the share sale as early as June 11, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The new plan to IPO during the second …
FILE — This image from video from Louisiana state trooper Lt. John Clary’s body-worn camera shows trooper Kory York standing over Ronald Greene on his stomach on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. AP/Louisiana State Police hide caption toggle caption AP/Louisiana State Police NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out by five white officers, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The settlement would end a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Greene, whose death drew national attention after the AP in 2021 obtained footage showing Louisiana State Police officers punching, kicking and using stun guns outside the city of Monroe. The settlement is subject to approval by the Louisiana Legislature, said two people with direct knowledge of the lawsuit who were not authorized to publicly discuss the agreement. Louisiana State Police spokesperson Capt. Russell Graham said the agency could not comment …
