Issue 2026-04-24
Stories
- EU Envoys OK €90 B Ukraine Loan After Druzhba Flow Restarts
- Trump Issues 'Shoot-to-Kill' Order in Hormuz as US Boards Iranian Tanker
- Islamabad Locks Down for Second US–Iran Cease-Fire Summit
- Samsung Chipworkers Mobilize 40k, Threaten 18-Day Walkout Over Bonus Cap
- Meta Slashes 10% Workforce, Cancels 6,000 Hires to Finance 2026 AI CapEx Surge
- Intel Issues Blow-Out Q2 2026 Outlook on AI CPU Boom, Stock Leaps 20%
- OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.5, First Agentic LLM Deployed to Paid ChatGPT Tiers
- Microsoft Commits A$25 B to Australian AI & Cloud Build-Out Through 2029
- Sony’s ‘Ace’ Robot Clinches First Official Wins Over Elite Human Table-Tennis Players
At a Glance
- Once Ukraine reopened the Druzhba pipeline on 22 Apr 2026, Hungary dropped its veto, letting EU ambassadors provision...
- On 24 Apr 2026 President Trump authorized the US Navy to use lethal force against any boat laying mines in the Strait...
- On 19-20 April 2026 Pakistani authorities sealed Islamabad’s Red Zone as delegations led by US Vice-President JD Vanc...
- On 23 Apr 2026, roughly 40,000 Samsung Electronics employees rallied at the Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex, warning...
- On 23 Apr 2026 Meta told staff it will axe ~8,000 jobs on 20 May and scrap hiring for another 6,000 vacancies, redire...
- Intel forecast US$13.8–14.8 billion in June-quarter sales—roughly US$1 billion above consensus—signalling resurgent d...