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    NVIDIA doubles down on pro VRAM with 72GB beast

    NVIDIA's new RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell GPU is now out, featuring a hefty 72GB of GDDR7 memory. This model sits just below the flagship 96GB PRO 6000, offering a fifty percent increase over the standard 48GB version of the same card. It uses the same GB202 core with over fourteen thousand CUDA cores...
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    Dune Awakening fights burnout with Chapter 3

    Funcom just announced Chapter 3 for Dune Awakening, their survival game that sold fast but fizzled when players ran out of things to do. The update is a massive overhaul aimed squarely at fixing that content drought. The main focus is a complete rework of the endgame. They're redesigning the...
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    Pixel 10 gaming fix drops, ray-tracing stays blocked

    Pixel 10 owners dealing with janky gaming performance might finally catch a break. Google is pushing a major GPU driver update for the Tensor G5 chip, moving from a notoriously old version to a much newer one. This fixes the core issue, where even big game studios like the ones behind Genshin...
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    Chip rivals flirt with Intel's 14A node

    Big news in the silicon gossip mill. Intel's upcoming 14A manufacturing node is apparently getting serious looks from major players like Nvidia and AMD, especially for their future server CPUs. This is a huge deal for Intel Foundry, which has been desperate to prove it can compete with TSMC for...
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    Kids push for free school, nations listen

    So HRW dropped its yearly rundown on kids' rights. They're giving some props, saying a few countries actually did decent stuff lately. Japan and Malawi scrapped public high school fees, and Vietnam made all public school tuition free. The U.S. and Kosovo also signed onto that Safe School...
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    RSF’s Zamzam camp massacre draws UN condemnation

    A new UN report details atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces during an attack on a displacement camp in Sudan. The three-day assault on the Zamzam camp in April killed over a thousand civilians and included dozens of sexual violence incidents. UN High Commissioner Volker Turk stated...
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    Mobondo militia massacres 22 Teke villagers

    Militia fighters killed at least twenty-two Teke villagers in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month. The attack in Nkana village was carried out by the Yaka-aligned Mobondo group, targeting ethnic Teke residents in their homes. Human Rights Watch reported the assault followed threats over...
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    Satellites expose RSF’s mass killings in El Fasher

    Satellite evidence indicates the Rapid Support Forces carried out systematic mass killings in El Fasher, Sudan. A Yale University report documents at least one hundred fifty clusters consistent with human remains appearing after the paramilitary group captured the city. Researchers noted reddish...
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    Kazakhstan silences press with raids and arrests

    Nine major human rights groups collectively criticized Kazakhstan's escalating pressure on independent media. They cited the recent raid on news outlet Orda.kz and the house arrest of its editor, Gulnara Bazhkenova. Authorities charged her with spreading false information, seizing equipment...
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    HRW demands Egypt free jailed economist Farouk

    Human Rights Watch demanded Egypt overturn the prison sentence for economist Abd al-Khaliq Farouk. The group cited severe free speech and due process violations, noting his lawyers were blocked from reviewing his extensive case file. An Egyptian court convicted him earlier this month for...
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    Maryland lawmakers override Moore on reparations study

    Maryland's legislature has pushed through a bill to form a reparations commission, overriding the governor's veto. The new panel will study potential compensation for descendants of those enslaved in the state. Possible recommendations include financial payments, property tax breaks, housing...
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    Zim chief’s life-presidency push lands in court

    A Zimbabwean high court will review a case against a traditional leader for endorsing a life presidency for Emmerson Mnangagwa. Citizen Tafadzwa Pritchard Paradzayi filed the challenge, arguing that acting chief Tendai Saurombe violated constitutional rules barring chiefs from partisan politics...
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    Zim’s Iron Lady voted Zimbabwean of the Year

    Attorney and activist Fadzayi Mahere was named Zimbabwean of the Year in a public radio poll. Local station ZiFM Stereo recognized her advocacy and push for government accountability. The station noted her work promoting transparency and engaging youth and women in civic life. Mahere expressed...
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    Trump slaps 20 more countries with an entry ban

    President Trump widened his travel restrictions to include twenty more nations. The new rules fully block entry for people from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, and those with Palestinian documents. Another fifteen countries, including Senegal and Zimbabwe, face limits on specific...
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    ECtHR slaps Türkiye over family visit denial

    The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Turkey for refusing a prisoner's transfer request. In the case of Emre v Türkiye, the court said Turkish authorities violated the right to family life by not individually assessing the inmate's situation. The prisoner had asked to move to a...
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    EU launches war damage claims commission

    European leaders and the EU have created a new International Claims Commission for Ukraine. The body, signed alongside Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is meant to force Russia to pay for damages from its invasion. This commission will work with an existing Register of Damage to review...
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    Court backs corporate ownership disclosure law

    A federal appeals court just revived a law forcing companies to reveal their real owners. The Corporate Transparency Act, which aims to fight money laundering, had been struck down by a lower court. A panel from the Eleventh Circuit ruled the law properly regulates economic activity impacting...
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    States sue Trump admin over EV cash freeze

    A coalition of fifteen states, plus Pennsylvania's governor and Washington DC are suing federal agencies. They allege the administration illegally froze money for electric vehicle charging networks. The blocked funds were meant for two specific programs established under a major infrastructure...
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    LawVu gobbles ClauseBase for AI boost

    New Zealand legal tech company LawVu has bought out a Belgian firm called ClauseBase. This acquisition aims to boost its artificial intelligence tools for contract work. LawVu's CEO Sam Kidd called it a move toward a complete AI platform for legal teams. The deal values the combined entity at...
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    Gibson Dunn swells London partner ranks

    Gibson Dunn just promoted a huge group of forty-two lawyers to partner. This round set a new record for the firm, which reported strong revenue last year. Eleven of those promotions were in London, the office's biggest ever haul and a major jump from prior years. Global chair Barbara Becker...
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