California Governor Gavin Newsom (Photo AP) California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken another swipe at President Donald Trump, this time over the administration’s push to replace the term “artificial intelligence” with “superintelligence”.Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order directing California state agencies and departments under his authority to continue referring to the technology as “artificial…

Four Texas teenagers have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a former high school classmate over a dispute involving one of the suspects’ girlfriends.Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda, all 17, face charges of aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon, according to arrest affidavits from the Travis County Sheriff’s…

‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age law French lawmakers have passed a landmark bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to set a digital age limit.The bill was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and is expected to pass the lower house…

Quote of the day by Margaret Thatcher (Image source: Wikipedia) There are some quotations that instantly reveal the era in which they were spoken. Others travel surprisingly well across time because they touch something familiar. Margaret Thatcher’s remark about running a home and running a country falls somewhere in between. It emerged from a political…

Indian-origin strategist Gautam Rangarajan. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Indian-origin strategist and former BBC executive Gautam Rangarajan as an Expert Adviser on Structure and Process in a newly created role at 10 Downing Street.Rangarajan, who brings decades of experience in strategy, organisational transformation and media, is set to take up the position this…

Firefighters carry their equipment as they attempt to extinguish a wildfire on a peatland field in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta) Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from the record number of fires that have broken out in Indonesia in recent weeks. According to a report…