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Human rights monitors and medical experts have condemned the conditions of 120 Palestinian bodies handed over by Israel to Gaza, noting that many of the remains show “clear evidence” of torture and the possibility of organ theft. The Government Media Office in Gaza said that official examinations showed that most of the Palestinian bodies retrieved indicated systematic torture, field executions and crushings.  The return of the unidentified bodies came in three batches, with 45 bodies handed over on Tuesday, another 45 on Wednesday and 30 on Thursday. Muneer Alboursh, director general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, described the bodies in a…

Some of Europe’s major private markets firms sold off on Friday as concerns over lending standards in U.S. markets swept across the Atlantic.London-listed ICG fell about 6%, while CVC Capital Partners, which is headquartered in Jersey, had lost about 5.4% by the afternoon. Swiss private markets firm Partners Group fell 4%, as Sweden’s EQT was down 4%.The moves follow a widespread sell-off among U.S. regional banks this week, as fears grow over risky lending practices potentially spilling over from the private credit market into the broader banking space.ICG manages more than $30 billion in private debt assets, about 25% of…

In a tough labor market, many job seekers are doing anything they can to stand out and find a new position.Some have sent in hundreds of applications in hopes of landing a role, but they should be careful about applying to multiple positions at the same company, experts say.Nicole Kaiser, a technical and executive head hunter in the D.C. area, says that it’s “not unusual” for candidates to apply to several roles at large enterprises.”It can be a great way to get in front of the hiring teams,” she says.However, job seekers should proceed with caution, especially when applying to…

Americans’ views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.Together with blame for the shutdown aimed at the president and congressional Republicans, those views dragged down President Donald Trump’s net approval rating on the economy to 42% approving and 55% disapproving.The -13 net approval on the economy is the lowest of any CNBC survey during either of Trump’s two terms.The president’s overall approval rating dropped to 44% from 46% while disapproval rose 1 percentage point to 52%. The results continued a second-term…

Several Palestinians have been wounded since dawn on Friday after Israeli shelling targeted civilian areas across the Gaza Strip, as rights groups raise the alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn territory.  Local media reported artillery attacks in al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza, resulting in at least 10 people wounded over the past 24 hours.  According to an Al Jazeera correspondent, Israeli artillery shelling also targeted the Shujaiya neighbourhood in Gaza City. Under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, which came into force last Friday, the Israeli army is stipulated to “immediately end” all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressing crowd of demonstrators outside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty ImagesOpenAI halted artificial intelligence-generated videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sora after it said users utilized its short-form video tool to create “disrespectful depictions” of the civil rights leader.At the request of the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc., “OpenAI has paused generations depicting Dr. King,” OpenAI said in a post to social media platform X on Thursday.”While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes…

“Where are you from?””What do you do?”We’ve all experienced the ritualized exchange of personal facts when getting to know someone. We present curated versions of ourselves: job titles, hometowns, badges of busy-ness.The thing is, most small talk feels like a polite but boring game of ping-pong. You serve a fact about yourself, they return with one of theirs, and you go back and forth without forming a real connection. As social scientists studying what makes people click with each other, we’ve found that meaningful bonds form not simply through trading facts or even discovering that you have similar backgrounds, but by…

People should be more excited and less dispirited about artificial intelligence, according to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.”I don’t see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive,” said Bezos, 61, during a panel at Italian Tech Week 2025 on October 3. “[AI will make every business’] quality go up and their productivity go up … Every manufacturing company, every hotel, every consumer products company … That’s hard to fathom, but it’s real.”Bezos said he didn’t have a timeline prediction, because different industries will likely embrace AI at different rates. Currently, AI is in an “industrial bubble,” with inflated stock…

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 leads Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari SF-24 and Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL38 Mercedes into turn 1 at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos RodriguezPeter Fox – Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Getty ImagesApple and Formula 1 announced a five-year media rights deal Friday that will bring every F1 race to Apple TV beginning in 2026.Apple TV will provide coverage of all Formula 1 events, including practice, qualifying and Sprint sessions, as…

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta on Friday announced new safety features that will allow parents to see and manage how their teenagers are interacting with artificial intelligence characters on the company’s platforms.Parents will have the option to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters completely, Meta said. They will also be able to block specific AI characters, get insight into the topics their children are discussing with them.Meta is still building the controls,…