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This week, DJI made a surprising advancement in e-bikes, ChatGPT revealed how it works, and Nothing announced three new products, which we’ll learn more about in a presentation next Monday.We know keeping up with the latest tech news can be a challenge, so in this weekly catch-up we round up all the major news stories from the last seven days so you can keep up to date with everything.Next week, be sure to check back here for all the latest gadgets from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, and for now, let’s get down to business. Speaking of Samsung…7. Galaxy Unpacked tech leaked…
Google is way ahead in the search industry and has been introducing new features from time to time to keep users from getting left behind by the competition. Most recently, the company introduced AI Previews in search, which was controversial given the mind-blowing results it had to endure. It has been shared in a new report that Google had initially blocked Apple users from getting the AI Previews feature because it wanted users to switch from Safari to Chrome or other browsers. Google wanted Safari users to feel excluded from its AI Overviews feature, but ultimately decided to end the…
FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian shows the victory sign during a campaign event in Tehran, Iran June 23, 2024.Majid Asgaripour | Via ReutersIran elected Masoud Pezeshkian to its presidency, in an unexpected victory for the country’s reformist camp amid deep social discontent, economic hardship, and regional war.Pezeshkian won 16.3 million votes, according to reports which cited the local authorities, with the election seeing a 49.8% turnout. His rival Saeed Jalili, a hard-line right-wing former nuclear negotiator, finished the race with 13.5 million votes.The 69-year-old Pezeshkian managed to defeat several other candidates, all of whom were stanchly conservative, even as…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country. But even Pezeshkian’s modest aims will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hard-liners, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in…
Masoud Pezeshkian, one of two candidates who qualified for the second round of Iran’s presidential election, arrives at a polling station to cast his vote in Tehran on Friday. SAMAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide legend toggle caption SAMAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ISTANBUL — Iranian voters have given reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian a decisive victory in the runoff election to replace former President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Iran’s president-elect, Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and lawmaker who ran on a moderately reformist platform, was a relatively unknown candidate. But voters turned out in…
SEATTLE — Mariners president of business operations Catie Griggs, who became the first woman in franchise history to hold that title, resigned from her position Friday, the club announced. She will take a new position to be closer to her family on the East Coast. Griggs will continue in his current role in Seattle through the end of the month, and following his departure, Mariners president and general partner John Stanton will take over his responsibilities on an interim basis until a new president of business operations is named. “I truly felt a mix of emotions as I made the…
Summer is in full swing and the summer driving season is in full swing. Law enforcement and Department of Transportation personnel across Iowa are working diligently to ensure your summer driving season is safe. Below are some simple steps you can take to keep yourself and your family safe. These tips are provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and can be found on the NHTSA website. • Don’t drink and drive — In 2022, 13,524 people were killed in alcohol-related car crashes in the United States. That means that every 39 minutes, someone…
A heart surgeon turned politician who ran as a reformist candidate won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday after vowing to reach out to Western countries and relax enforcement of the country’s strict headscarf law. Masoud Pezeshkian, who’s a longtime lawmaker, topped hard-liner Saeed Jalili after late President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May. The 69-year-old, who also promised to help revive a struggling economy, earned 16.3 million votes while Jalili’s 13.5 got million during Friday’s election. Pezeshkian ran as a moderate with an eye on reform, but he also said he would not pursue any radical changes…
Item informationAuthor, Sebastian UsherRole, BBC Middle East AnalystReport by JerusalemJuly 5, 2024This is a first step in what could once again be a series of complex discussions aimed at finally bridging the gap between the Israeli government and Hamas over what each defines as its bottom line in what any potential deal might entail.After Mr Barnea left Doha, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said differences remained between the two sides. Israeli officials had previously said expectations needed to be lowered.The latest resurgence of hope for a deal came after Hamas responded to the three-phase proposal presented by President Biden…
Courtesy photo This photo from the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows a radiologist examining a brain scan taken at the National Institutes of Health headquarters in Maryland. ALPENA — When it comes to medical exams, time is a precious commodity. So when X-ray results started being delayed across the state, doctors knew something had to be done. “This is a problem, I think, that goes well beyond our health care system,” said Jeffrey Provenzano, vice president of professional services for MyMichigan Health, the Midland-based owner of Alpena Hospital. MyMichigan Health is a leading medical…