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Iranian officials reported a strike on a girls' school in southern Iran with large loss of life, and satellite and open-source imagery confirm damage to the school and nearby compound. U.S. and other officials say investigations into who carried out the strike are ongoing.

U.S. investigators suspect hackers affiliated with the Chinese government accessed an internal, unclassified FBI system that holds information tied to some domestic surveillance orders, and the FBI says it identified and addressed suspicious activity while the investigation is in its early stages.

Prince William posted a rare personal message mourning five park staff killed in an armed raid at Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo; the IUCN and WCPA also issued statements noting the risks faced by rangers and protected‑area staff.

Congolese authorities reported that a collapse at the Rubaya mines in eastern Congo killed about 200 people, while the M23 rebel group that controls the site disputed that figure and said five died; further confirmation is undetermined at this time.

The Financial Times reports Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is negotiating with the Department of Defense over terms for Pentagon access to Anthropic's Claude models after talks broke down.

Broadcom reported Q1 revenue of $19.31 billion, with AI revenue more than doubling to $8.4 billion, and its board authorized a $10 billion share buyback.

Seven major tech companies said they will cover electricity costs for their data centers and invest in local power grids, a pledge announced at a White House event.

Sri Lankan officials report a submarine attack near Galle that struck the Iranian frigate Iris Dena; 32 people were rescued and taken to hospital while some reports say more than 100 remain missing, and details of the damage and cause are not yet clear.

The administration ordered government agencies to stop using Anthropic's Claude and flagged it as a supply chain risk after the company refused to remove safeguards on military use; Anthropic says it will challenge the action and Sensor Tower data showed Claude briefly outpaced ChatGPT in U.S. app downloads.

AI Era Corp. announced Ahmad Moradi as its new chief executive officer and said he will lead efforts to build a global creator AI ecosystem. The article mentions the company plans to integrate and commercialize its generative platforms UFilm.ai and Uflix.ai into projects such as AERA+.

Officials said President Donald Trump gave the military a final authorization on Feb. 27 and U.S. strikes began on Feb. 28; military leaders have confirmed U.S. deaths in the days since.

The GSMA announced the Open Telco AI initiative, and AT&T is a founding supporter contributing models trained on public telco data and helping shape evaluation frameworks.

A Reuters investigation found documents showing a Huawei partner and other vendors pitched lawful-interception and deep packet inspection systems to Iranian telecoms around 2009–2010; companies named in the reporting denied selling or said they did not provide such equipment in Iran, and the extent of any use remains unclear.

NVIDIA and a coalition of telecom and technology firms announced a commitment to develop next-generation (6G) wireless networks on AI-native, open and secure platforms; the article lists participants including BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia, SK Telecom, SoftBank, T-Mobile, Booz Allen, MITRE and others.

Qunnect launched ABQ-Net, an entanglement-based open-access quantum network in Albuquerque funded in part by $25 million in state economic development funds, while lawmakers approved $32.8 million for a DARPA-partnered Quantum Benchmarking Initiative aimed at exploring utility-scale quantum computing by 2033.

Three recently enacted Tennessee laws place new classroom phone restrictions starting in the 2025–2026 school year, require 40 minutes of daily unstructured recess for elementary students (effective July 1), and mandate gun-safety instruction in public schools.

The Pentagon asked Anthropic to remove internal limits on use of its AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons, and Anthropic declined, saying its systems are not reliable for fully autonomous weapons. The administration announced it would pause federal work with Anthropic and a Friday deadline had been set for the company to respond.

NATO has approved off‑the‑shelf iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 to handle information up to the 'NATO restricted' classification, and Apple says this does not require special software or modified hardware.

Jimmy Butler began Bigface during the 2019–20 NBA Bubble; the brand now sells premium coffee, apparel, and brewing accessories and operates a Miami flagship plus a San Francisco pop-up.

The article describes the 'Colleague' relationship in which AI acts as a two-way thinking partner rather than a passive tool, and cites Salesforce and Gartner projections showing growing human–AI collaboration in workplaces.

Two Nebraska-Omaha players stopped after practice and helped pull a driver from a sinkhole in Omaha; police arrived within minutes and the drivers were uninjured.

More than 800 researchers from 65 countries met at IASEAI'26 in Paris to outline current AI safety risks and governance ideas, and the article reports the United States sent no meaningful delegation to the conference.

The article describes how AI has become core infrastructure across industries by 2026 and outlines dual-use concerns such as autonomous agents and the cryptographic risks tied to quantum convergence.

On Pokémon's 30th anniversary, an IGN writer recounts how the series' simple, play‑at‑your‑own‑speed design let them play across childhood and into adulthood despite a physical disability, while some later entries introduced motion and real‑time mechanics that created accessibility challenges for them.

The column argues that therapists who integrate AI into clinical care will outperform peers who avoid it, noting widespread consumer use of generative AI for mental health and concerns about safeguards.

South Korea's Transport Ministry approved Google's request to export detailed map data, reversing a long-standing restriction and allowing Google Maps to offer full navigation and business listings under conditions.

South Korea will allow Google to transfer 1:5,000-scale digital map data overseas under strict security conditions, including limits around military sites. The move reverses a long-standing restriction that had limited Google Maps’ precision in the country.

Crews have begun demolishing one building at the Camelot Condominiums in South Fulton after years of reported safety, maintenance and legal problems; city officials said the removal followed about eight years of legal work and they hope to tear down more buildings before May.

Anthropic's presentation of updates to its Claude Cowork AI tool prompted a rally in software shares, and the IGV software index was reported up about 7% since Monday's close.

Norway reported that over 97% of its new car sales in late 2025 and early 2026 were electric, following decades of incentives that began in 1990. Officials say tax exemptions and an expanding public charging network helped drive the shift.