John Deere has a bunch of new products that it just showed off at CES 2025, including an electric robot lawnmower meant for commercial-grade landscaping.Powered by a 21.4 kWh battery — roughly a quarter the size of what youd find on a passenger EV — the company says the mower is supposed to be able
Extended periods of high temperatures this summer have significantly increased wildfire risks and put vulnerable communities on alert across Spain. ADVERTISEMENT Summer 2025 is on track to be one of the two hottest ever reco
Microsoft joins $4tn club as AI-driven growth fuels tech boom,Microsoft has become the second public company to surpass a $4 trillion valuation, as soaring AI demand and record cloud revenues fuel investor confidence.
Authorities in Scotland have cancelled trains and closed parks as Storm Floris brings destructive winds of up to 137 km/h, posing significant risks to lives and property. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities in Scotland cancelled train
Google\’s parent Alphabet announces expectation beating profits – Copyright AFP/File TIMOTHY A. CLARYGlenn CHAPMANGoogle-parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported quarterly profits that topped expectations, saying artificial intelligence has boosted every part of its business.Alphabets second-quarter pro
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow as they attend a memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of Japan\’s surrender in World War II at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo – Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKIHiroshi HIYAMATens of thousands of people braved blazing heat to pay their respects at a cont
The European Commission and the White House are making contradictory claims about the content and scope of the EU-US trade deal. ADVERTISEMENT The trade deal between the European Union and the United States is off to a rocky s
B. Howard will sing at Russia\’s Intervision contest, a project revived by President Vladimir Putin – Copyright AFP Anwar AMROAn American R&B artist will take part in Russias revival of a song contest billed as a rival to Eurovision, which has excluded Russian singers since the Ukraine offensive, org
A dancer performs under the new the sails of The Moulin Rouge cabaret windmill, which went back into service 14 months after they fell off – Copyright AFP/File JUAN MABROMATAJean-François GUYOTHundreds of people gathered outside the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris on Thursday to see its famed blades s
Ukraine\’s Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is set to become prime minister – Copyright AFP Roman PILIPEYUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he was recommending economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko become prime minister in a significant political shakeup for the war-scarred country.
US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook plans to contest President Donald Trump\’s attempt to remove her from her position at the central bank – Copyright AFP Gregory WALTONLisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the powerful Federal Reserve Board of Governors, has become US President Donald Trump
German TikTok employees protested that replacing content moderators with AI-driven software could boost the spread of hate speech and online propaganda – Copyright AFP John MACDOUGALLContent moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say
Wall Street: — © Digital JournalAsian stocks fell Friday as their latest rally ran out of legs, with sentiment weighed by strong US jobs data that saw investors row back their expectations for interest rate cuts.With Japans trade deal with Washington out of the way for now, attention was also turnin
Ion Iliescu was last seen in public in 2017 – Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File Miguel J. Rodriguez CarrilloMihaela RODINARomanias former president Ion Iliescu, who died aged 95 on Tuesday, was long hailed as Romanias little father but faced charges over his role in the eastern European
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled a new economic plan for reviving the economy – Copyright AFP/File Patrick T. FallonSenegals prime minster unveiled an economic recovery plan for the highly indebted nation on Friday, focused on reviving its economy with a shift towards greater domesti
US regulators approval of the deal for Skydance to buy Paramount Global comes after Paramount subsidiary CBS network announced an end date for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, who has mocked US President Donald Trump – Copyright AFP Daniel ROLANDUS regulators on Thursday approved an $8 billion de
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, seen on the left, and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have met frequently since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December – Copyright TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY/AFP HandoutTurkeys foreign minister and his Syrian counterpart on Wednesday warned Israel not
Delegates are meeting in the main assembly hall at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva – Copyright ${image.metadata.node.credit} ${image.metadata.node.creator}Isabel MALSANG and Robin MILLARDEnvironmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at tal
Army Col. Sean Dooley, a doctor at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, receives a COVID-19 vaccination, Source – DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando. CC SA 2.0.It has been generally accepted that COVID-19 vaccines were essential for saving lives and limiting the spread of the pandemic. But to wha
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella says that companies of all kinds are adopting artificial intelligence tools and the US tech giant is working to meet their needs – Copyright AFP Jason RedmondTechnology giant Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit soared above expectations in the recently ende
Supporters of a Taiwan recall vote shout \’Great recall, great success\’ in Taipei on July 22, 2025, ahead of recall elections this month – Copyright AFP I-Hwa ChengAmber Wang and Joy ChiangTaiwans main opposition will protest on Friday, the eve of unprecedented recall elections targeting its lawmaker
Sri Lanka\’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on as he sits in a prison bus in Colombo – Copyright AFP Genya SAVILOVAmal JAYASINGHESri Lankas jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with misusing government funds for f
Men stand near a vehicle that was reportedly torched by Israeli settlers during an overnight attack on the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh – Copyright AFP BASHAR TALEBIsraeli settlers attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank overnight, torching cars and
Photo courtesy of Ivana Cajina on Unsplash. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own.The story begins with a knock you never hear. At one moment, the car was standing there, the one that had taken you to medical appointments, school, and night shifts. The next moment, it was
A voter leaves after casting her ballot in Mumbai – Copyright AFP Hilary WardhaughThe Election Commission of India, long regarded as the impartial guardian of the worlds largest democracy, is facing unprecedented scrutiny over its credibility and independence.Opposition leaders and critics have alle
Apple CEO Tim Cook (C) joins customers during Apple\’s iPhone 16 launch in New York on September 20, 2024 – Copyright AFP Hector RETAMALApple on Thursday reported quarterly profit of $23.4 billion, topping forecasts despite concerns about the effect of US tariffs on its supply chain.Revenue was $94 b
Business Best Practice: Preparing for AI Regulation,The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has been rapid, with 9 in 10 leading businesses (across 112 countries) leveraging some form of the technology within their operations.
The Los Angeles blazes in January constitute the largest-ever insured wildfire loss event by far, reaching an estimated $40 billion, said Swiss Re – Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File SCOTT OLSONNatural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, f
Trade relations between the EU and China have flared up, complicating arrangements for forthcoming bilateral summit taking place in Beijing at the end of July. ADVERTISEMENT China\’s imposition of anti-dumping duties on Europea
Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow traffic laws, parking is another matter entirely. According to city records cited by The Washington Post, these rolling robots racked up 589 citations totaling $65,065 in fines last year fo
SpaceX\’s launch facility is located on the south Texas coast near the Mexican border – Copyright AFP/File CHANDAN KHANNAUS President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday easing regulations for the private space industry, including eliminating some environmental reviews, in a move likely
The Eiffel Tower in Paris. — © AFP Ludovic MARINAnne RENAUT and Jurgen HECKERFrances Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Tuesday he wanted to reduce the number of public holidays as part of an urgent plan to tackle what he called the curse of his countrys debt.Presenting his outline 2026 budget plan
Small business owners used the festive backdrop of Comic-Con to discuss a sobering topic: the negative impact that US President Donald Trump\’s proposed tariffs are having on the toy industry – Copyright AFP Chris DELMASSmall business owners used the festive backdrop of Comic-Con on Thursday to discu
Attendees at events during Poland’s EU presidency are in for a fruity treat — local apples will take centre stage as the official symbol of this six-month term. ADVERTISEMENT Poland has picked the apple as a symbol of its pres
Elon Musk branded ‘promoter of evil’ by top EU official in clash over online moderation,In a sharp escalation of tensions between Brussels and Elon Musk, one of the European Union’s top officials, Věra Jourová, has branded the billionaire tech entrepreneur a "promoter of evil" over his handling of X, formerly known as Twitter.
This image courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\’s Tsunami Warning System shows tsunami warnings (red), advisories (orange) watches (yellow) and threats (purple) after an 8.7 earthquake hit off of Russia\’s far east – Copyright NOAA/AFP -Kyoko HASEGAWATsunamis hit parts of R
This file photo shows a Google Street View vehicle on a road in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2017 – Copyright AFP Justin TALLISAn Argentine captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation by a court after his bare behind was splashed over the internet for al
