Somali ex-child soldier's nightmares: 'It was either killed or be killed''It was either killed or be killed' - ongoing nightmares of an ex-child soldier in SomaliaGetty ImagesFighters from the Union of Islamic Courts took control of Mogadishu in June 2006Shopkeeper Yusuf Ali still battles with memories of his time as a child soldier fighting on the streets of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.The...

As ceasefire holds, Iran war could become battle of competing blockadesThe US blockade of Iran is a gamble. Will it work?1 hour agoPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentReutersA vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, near Oman, on SundayThere's no doubt the US military has the capability to mount a blockade of vessels moving in and out of the Gulf. The question is: to what end?"I do think it's doable,"...

Leave Those Laptops at Home. OpenAI Adds Codex to ChatGPT Mobile App You'll never escape your vibe coding projects as long as you have your phone with you. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being somewhat fascinated by the...

Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’ Databricks co-founder and CTO Matei Zaharia almost missed the email telling him that he was the 2026 recipient of the ACM Prize in Computing. “Yeah, it was a surprise,” he told TechCrunch. Back in 2009, the tech Zaharia developed for his PhD at UC Berkeley, under the tutelage of famed professor Ion Stoica, was...

FBI director James Comey indicted for a second timeGetty ImagesFormer FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time and will face charges brought by the US Department of Justice, multiple sources told the BBC's US partner CBS News.The specific charges are not known, but the sources said they relate to an image Comey briefly shared on Instagram last year that showed seashells...