Category: TNS
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AI Is Becoming a Support System for Teens
AI is becoming a quiet emotional outlet for many teens and young adults, but the real story is not just how often they use it, but why they turn to it in the first place.
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When War Hits the Grocery Bill
A Middle East shock rarely stays in the Middle East: it can show up fast in fuel, food, flights, bills, and even mortgage payments.
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A Cheap Drone War!?
Iran is trying to win on “missile math”: send swarms of cheap Shahed drones and force the US + Gulf to spend ultra-expensive Patriot interceptors.
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Takaichi Is Breaking Japan’s Old Rules
Japan has handed strong power to Takaichi Sanae after her Liberal Democratic Party won 316 seats, marking a major shift toward assertive economic and security policies. While the U.S. welcomed the move, China and South Korea now face a more decisive but potentially challenging Japan.
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AI Gave Him His Voice Back
A 32-year-old UK musician with motor neurone disease, who had lost the ability to sing and could barely speak, performed live again using an AI-recreated version of his own voice.
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The $14 Billion Robot Brain
Skild AI just raised nearly $1.4 billion, taking its valuation past $14 billion, to build one “general brain” that can run any robot, on any task.
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$175m for AI That Shoots Drones
nLight is betting big on AI-enabled, high-power lasers to counter drones, missiles and future battlefield threats. A $175m stock raise will fuel smarter manufacturing and rapid scale-up as defence AI meets directed energy weapons.
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Trump’s Surprise Deal With India
Trump and Modi unveiled a surprise U.S.–India trade reset: U.S. tariffs on Indian goods fall to 18%, and the Russia-oil-linked penalty is dropped.
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Can a Patch Really Help You Quit Smoking?
Quitting smoking is brutal—but in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, free coaching and nicotine-replacement aids (patches, gum, lozenges) are being pushed to make it doable.