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Wolfe Research Sees Strong AI Momentum at Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)

Wolfe Research Sees Strong AI Momentum at Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-17 14:45 MSK
January 18, 2026
Technology News Read full in source
Source: wired.com

6 Best Juicers (2026): Fast Juicers and Slow Juicers

Stay hydrated with tried-and-tested juicers for refreshing daytime beverages and eye-brightening evening drinks.

Source: WIRED · Published: 2026-01-18 13:31 MSK
January 18, 2026
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Source: bbc.com

Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'

Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-18 13:41 MSK
January 18, 2026
Global News Read full in source
Source: bbc.com

Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'

Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-18 13:41 MSK
January 18, 2026
Global News Read full in source

Portugal votes in presidential election as far right eyes historic run-off

Portugal started voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off, but with the final result hard to call. Polls predict Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega ("Enough") party, could top the first round but would lose round two, regardless of which of the other candidates he faces there.

January 18, 2026
Global News Read full in source

'Ideas of Africa' exhibit in NY captures a continent coming into its own

A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, “Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination”, features photographic portraits by African artists and captures the spirit of decolonisation that swept across the continent in the 1960s and '70s alongside the US Civil Rights movement.

January 18, 2026
Global News Read full in source
Source: bbc.com

Water supply issues affect more than 4,000 homes

South East Water say the disruption in Kent was due to an electrical fault at a treatment works.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-18 12:25 MSK
January 18, 2026
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Charlie Kirk memes are taking over the internet

People online are using AI to faceswap the conservative influencer’s face onto everything and everyone. It could be changing his legacy.

Source: POLITICO · Published: 2026-01-18 12:13 MSK
January 18, 2026
Technology News Read full in source

Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies

Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facilityWhile there has been no shortage of politicians eager to raise concerns about China’s proposed “mega embassy” near the Tower of London, the espionage community quietly takes a different view, arguing that concerns about the development are exaggerated and misplaced.The domestic Security Service, MI5, is already quietly welcoming the prospect of rationalising China’s seven diplomatic sites to one, but a more significant argument is that modern technology and the nature of the Chinese threat means that, in the words of one former British intelligence officer, “embassies are less and less relevant”. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-01-18 12:19 MSK
January 18, 2026
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Wolfe Research Sees Strong AI Momentum at Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)

Wolfe Research Sees Strong AI Momentum at Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)

Source: Yahoo Finance · Published: 2026-01-17 14:45 MSK
January 18, 2026
Technology News Continue in source
Source: wired.com

6 Best Juicers (2026): Fast Juicers and Slow Juicers

Stay hydrated with tried-and-tested juicers for refreshing daytime beverages and eye-brightening evening drinks.

Source: WIRED · Published: 2026-01-18 13:31 MSK
January 18, 2026
Global News Continue in source
Source: bbc.com

Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'

Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-18 13:41 MSK
January 18, 2026
Global News Continue in source
Source: bbc.com

Fears Iran's internet shutdown could lead to 'extreme digital isolation'

Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-18 13:41 MSK
January 18, 2026
Global News Continue in source

Portugal votes in presidential election as far right eyes historic run-off

Portugal started voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off, but with the final result hard to call. Polls predict Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega ("Enough") party, could top the first round but would lose round two, regardless of which of the other candidates he faces there.

January 18, 2026
Global News Continue in source

'Ideas of Africa' exhibit in NY captures a continent coming into its own

A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, “Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination”, features photographic portraits by African artists and captures the spirit of decolonisation that swept across the continent in the 1960s and '70s alongside the US Civil Rights movement.

January 18, 2026
Global News Continue in source
Source: bbc.com

Water supply issues affect more than 4,000 homes

South East Water say the disruption in Kent was due to an electrical fault at a treatment works.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-01-18 12:25 MSK
January 18, 2026
Infrastructure Continue in source

Charlie Kirk memes are taking over the internet

People online are using AI to faceswap the conservative influencer’s face onto everything and everyone. It could be changing his legacy.

Source: POLITICO · Published: 2026-01-18 12:13 MSK
January 18, 2026
Technology News Continue in source

Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies

Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facilityWhile there has been no shortage of politicians eager to raise concerns about China’s proposed “mega embassy” near the Tower of London, the espionage community quietly takes a different view, arguing that concerns about the development are exaggerated and misplaced.The domestic Security Service, MI5, is already quietly welcoming the prospect of rationalising China’s seven diplomatic sites to one, but a more significant argument is that modern technology and the nature of the Chinese threat means that, in the words of one former British intelligence officer, “embassies are less and less relevant”. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-01-18 12:19 MSK
January 18, 2026
Technology News Continue in source