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SpaceX secures option to buy AI startup Cursor for $60bn or partner for $10bn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T00:13:51+00:00

Cursor is aSilicon Valley startup using AI to automate coding as Elon Musk’s firm seeks foothold in the AI marketSpaceX said it has secured an option to either acquire code-generation startup Cursor for $60bn later this year, or pay $10bn for their new partnership, as it pushes deeper into the lucrative market for AI developer tools.Along with OpenAI and Anthropic, Cursor is one of several Silicon Valley startups that has drawn waves of developers by using artificial intelligence to automate coding, a business where AI companies have found early commercial traction. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le Pakistan, qui fait office de médiateur entre Washington et Téhéran, salue l’extension du cessez-le-feu annoncé par Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T00:11:15+00:00

S’exprimant sur sa plateforme, Truth Social, le président américain a écrit, mardi soir, avoir décidé de prolonger la trêve jusqu’à « ce que l’Iran présente une proposition visant à mettre fin au conflit ». Il a toutefois « ordonné [aux] forces armées [américaines] de maintenir le blocus et de rester, à tous égards, prêtes et opérationnelles ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le Pakistan, qui fait office de médiateur entre Washington et Téhéran, salue l’extension du cessez-le-feu annoncée par Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T00:11:12+00:00

S’exprimant sur sa plateforme, Truth Social, le président américain a écrit, mardi soir, avoir décidé de prolonger la trêve jusqu’à « ce que l’Iran présente une proposition visant à mettre fin au conflit ». Il a toutefois « ordonné [aux] forces armées [américaines] de maintenir le blocus et de rester, à tous égards, prêtes et opérationnelles ».

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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T00:00:32+00:00

Todd Blanche announces 11-count indictment over payments to informants in extremist groups including Ku Klux KlanSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Southern Poverty Law Center, the prominent civil rights organization, has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to past payments it made to confidential informants to infiltrate extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, the justice department has announced.In a statement, Bryan Fair, the SPLC’s chief executive, called the allegations “false” and said the justice department’s actions “will no

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Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T00:00:03+00:00

The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor many coffee drinkers, takeaway orders are changing from a habitual purchase to an occasional treat, as elevated petrol prices and other living costs leave households feeling glum.This rapid shift in behaviour has disappointed cafe owners and surprised economists, raising an uneasy question: if takeaway coffee sales are falling, is the economy next? Continue re

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Condom prices could rise 30% due to Iran war, says world’s top producer Karex

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:52:45+00:00

Karex produces more than 5 billion condoms annually and is a supplier to leading brands like Durex and Trojan, as well as the NHS The world’s top condom producer, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% and possibly further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war, its chief executive has said.Karex is also seeing a surge in condom demand as rising freight costs and shipping delays have left many of its customers with lower stockpiles than usual, CEO Goh Miah Kiat told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:38:28+00:00

The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.

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News live: PM warns world in ‘volatile’ period as he announces extra 200m-litre diesel shipment; rising mouse numbers reported in regional Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:32:45+00:00

Chris Bowen says diesel shipments secured from Asia will ‘give us an extra buffer’ against fuel shortages. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers promised more fertiliser importsAustralian farmers are being promised more fertiliser imports under a deal struck between the federal government and two major companies, aimed at securing supplies in response to a global bottleneck, AAP reports.We’ve always said through this generational reform process that we’d listen to older people and we’d respond to their experiences. … What they’ve made clear

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What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:27:33+00:00

Our visual journalist David Guttenfelder traveled with displaced people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as a cease-fire paused the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to Congo

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:26:37+00:00

Discussions reportedly come after Trump’s decision to stop initiative that allowed group to apply to resettle in the USThe Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped US forces during the war in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a non-profit confirmed on Tuesday.The resettlement talks, first reported by the New York Times, come after Donald Trump’s decision to stop an initiative that allowed Afghans who assisted US war efforts to apply to resettle in the US. Continue reading...

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Trump reads from Bible in Oval Office in taped message for Christian group

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:24:49+00:00

Reciting of Old Testament passage comes days after clash with pope and posting AI image of himself as JesusSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump read a Bible passage from the Old Testament during a Tuesday event billed as a celebration of the US’s founding, days after he clashed with Pope Leo XIV and upset some of his religious supporters by posting an AI-generated image appearing to depict himself as Jesus.The event, titled America Reads the Bible, was imagined as a “sacred opportunity to call our nation back to its spiritual foundation”, ac

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News live: Albanese says extra 200m litres of diesel secured; rising mouse numbers reported in regional Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:17:25+00:00

Labor says cuts to disability scheme mean elderly will get more help. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers promised more fertiliser importsAustralian farmers are being promised more fertiliser imports under a deal struck between the federal government and two major companies, aimed at securing supplies in response to a global bottleneck, AAP reports.We’ve always said through this generational reform process that we’d listen to older people and we’d respond to their experiences. … What they’ve made clear is that they want showering and dress

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Black children in England and Wales almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched than white peers – report

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-21T23:01:34+00:00

Demographic also overrepresented when police officers use force such as handcuffs, firearms or Tasers, says children’s commissionerBlack children across England and Wales are almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched by police than their white counterparts, a report has disclosed.Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, said Black children are also overrepresented when officers use force and were more likely to have their “size, gender or build” cited as justification. Continue reading...

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Sudan, oro e bambini soldato: le mille guerre delle milizie

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-21T23:00:19+00:00

Gli schieramenti e le alleanze internazionali dei gruppi impegnati nel conflitto spiegati dal generale Ambadi, capo della Joint Force, che è passata dalla neutralità al sostegno all’esercito: “Combattiamo contro le Rsf, che hanno stuprato le nostre donne e arruolano i minorenni”. Uno scontro per libertà e il potere. E per le risorse

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Sudan, traffico d’oro e bambini soldato: le mille guerre delle milizie

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-21T23:00:19+00:00

Gli schieramenti e le alleanze internazionali dei gruppi impegnati nel conflitto spiegati dal generale Ambadi, capo della Joint Force, che è passata dalla neutralità al sostegno all’esercito: “Combattiamo contro le Rsf, che hanno stuprato le nostre donne e arruolano i minorenni”. Uno scontro per libertà e il potere. E per le risorse

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Resistenza, il ministero taglia i contributi per i memoriali

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-21T23:00:00+00:00

Scure del dicastero della Cultura: da 2,5 a 1,8 milioni per enti da Marzabotto a Fossoli. Il Pd protesta, De Maria: “Inaccettabile”

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Mega appalti agli amici “Del Deo decideva da solo sui fondi dei Servizi”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-21T23:00:00+00:00

L’inchiesta sulla Squadra Fiore prende in esame le spese milionarie dell’Aisi nella gestione dell’ex numero 2: “Aveva le mani libere”. Anche i lavori per la casa di Belloni vengono affidati alla Sind, società con cui l’agenzia ha fatto contratti per 40 milioni di euro in pochi anni

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Mega appalti agli amici: “Del Deo decideva da solo sui fondi dei Servizi”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-21T23:00:00+00:00

L’inchiesta sulla Squadra Fiore prende in esame le spese milionarie dell’Aisi nella gestione dell’ex numero 2: “Aveva le mani libere”. Anche i lavori per la casa di Belloni vengono affidati alla Sind, società con cui l’agenzia ha fatto contratti per 40 milioni di euro in pochi anni

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