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“Terra nullius.” Under international law, this Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land” describes an area of land unclaimed by any sovereign nation-state. In an age where nearly every inch of the world’s landmass has been mapped, examples of terra nullius are exceedingly rare. Bir Tawil, for instance — a desolate parcel of desert on the Egyptian-Sudanese border. Egypt and Sudan have competing maps of the border, but because of the crisscrossing of those boundaries, Bir Tawil would belong to whichever nation relinquished its claim on a larger, more desirable area. Each country insists that Bir Tawil belongs to the other. This…

There was a knock on the door, followed by gasps and cheers. Children from Edward Betham School were presenting their role model projects to several teachers gathered at the school. Within seconds of arriving at Greenford Elementary School, I quickly realized that I only had one role model.After all, students see their idols painted on schoolyard murals every day — their smiles unmistakable — but no one expected Bukayo Saka to show up for their lesson on Wednesday afternoon.Over the next hour, Saka listened, laughed, shared memories (listening by name of every teacher he’d ever had), and answered some pretty…

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world that is changing more rapidly than any previous generation. They have emotional outbursts, are overstimulated, and are chronically online. And now, an AI company has given them a chatbot designed to keep the conversation going. The results were devastating. One company that understands this impact is Character.AI. The company is an AI role-playing startup facing lawsuits and public backlash after at least two teenagers died by suicide after having lengthy conversations with AI chatbots on its platform. Character.AI is currently making changes to its platform to protect teenagers…

Digital rendering of NEOM’s The Line project in Saudi ArabiaThe Line, NEOMWhen Saudi Arabia first announced plans to reinvent its oil-based economy, mega-infrastructure projects such as future region NEOM and smart city The Line were championed as central to the transformation.However, nearly a decade after the launch of its Vision 2030 transformation strategy, Riyadh’s priorities have changed with the times.Technology and artificial intelligence are currently key priorities for the Kingdom.”We’re re-prioritizing a little bit of the sectors that need it the most, and today that’s technology, artificial intelligence,” Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim told CNBC on Wednesday.”We want to move…

Investors are aware of a ripe opportunity cell dynamicsis a late-stage biopharmaceutical company targeting drugs to treat specific heart conditions, and its stock has soared in recent months.Cytokinetics stock is up about 69% in the past three months and 31% year-to-date. The company’s stock is one of the best-performing San Francisco-based companies profiled by CNBC’s Brian Sullivan on Power Lunch this week in the City by the Bay.Shares soared in early September after the company announced positive results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of its lead heart drug called afficamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, showing improved exercise performance in…

“This is either gonna be wildly successful or a complete disaster,” Austin Tice wrote in May 2012, on the eve of a dangerous journey to bear witness to history. “Here goes nothing.” Tice, a physically towering former Marine and fledgling journalist, threw himself with grit and resolve into war zones, friendships and the injustices he cared deeply about. But he is yet to return from that journey. Tice disappeared in Syria two months after setting off to cover the country’s crippling civil war, sparking a 13-year mystery that has tortured his Texan family and plagued Washington’s relationship with Syria’s brutal…

Kieran McKenna, Ange Postecoglou and Craig Bellamy are among the candidates to replace Brendan Rodgers at Celtic.The search for a new manager is in full swing, with Martin O’Neill and Sean Maloney set to take charge of first-team affairs on an interim basis, with Celtic set to approach potential candidates this week to take charge of the club permanently. It is understood that a number of targets had already been identified ahead of the expected changes in the summer, but Rodgers’ shock resignation has forced the club to accelerate its investigation sooner than expected.Celtic are thought to be keen to…

Typically, when one company acquires another, it absorbs the new company’s branding or integrates it with its own identity. Grammarly is doing something different. The company changed its name to Superhuman after acquiring email client Superhuman in July. Despite the rebranding, the product, Grammarly, will continue to be known as always. But in the long term, the company said it is considering rebranding products like Coda, the productivity platform it acquired last year. The company is also launching an AI assistant called Superhuman Go, which is built into Grammarly’s existing extensions. The Assistant can offer writing suggestions, give feedback on…

Check out the companies making headlines during after-hours hours. Visa — Shares rose 1% after the payments company reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations on revenue and bottom line. Visa’s adjusted quarterly earnings were $2.98 per share on revenue of $10.72 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by LSEG were for earnings of $2.97 per share and revenue of $10.61 billion. Seagate Technology — Shares rose more than 4% after the data storage company reported strong first-quarter results. Seagate earned $2.61 per share on an adjusted basis on revenue of $2.63 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by LSEG were for earnings of $2.37…

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks next to US President Donald Trump at the Investing in America event in Washington, DC on April 30, 2025.Leah Millis | ReutersNvidia CEO Jensen Huang is heading to South Korea, one of the company’s most important markets, ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.The trip is expected to be a mix of business and politics for Hwang, as he is scheduled to meet with President Trump as well as executives from South Korea’s largest companies, including Samsung and SK Group.Market players will also be watching for clues about…