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Qatar intercepts two missiles, evacuates key areas, as Iran continues retaliatory strikes

The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran’s attacks in response to US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war.

‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’: Study says AI chatbots help plot attacks

Eight out of 10 chatbots tested helped their make-believe attackers, providing advice on “locations to target” and “weapons to use” in an attack.

Norwegian police search for suspect after U.S. embassy explosion

The U.S. embassy, after the Norwegian police said that the embassy was hit by a loud explosion, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche

Google gives CEO new three-year pay deal worth up to $882m

Google CEO Sundar Pichai makes about US$2 million a year, but his main compensation comes from Alphabet stock.

Google to open German centre for ‘AI development’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition has signalled it wants to make progress in the area as part of efforts to revive the struggling economy, and there have been a flurry of announcements related to AI recently.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 5, 2026

Healthcare workers in Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of Iranian sailors who died when a US torpedo hit their warship off Sri Lanka's southern coast on March 4.

Florida family sues Google after AI chatbot allegedly coached suicide

Jonathan Gavalas died in October 2025, after allegedly being coached to commit suicide by Google's Gemini AI chatbot.

South Korea set to finally get fully functioning Google Maps

Google submitted a revised proposal that meets virtually every security condition the government had set except a plan to build a data center in Korea.

Where artificial intelligence lives: South-east Asia’s data centre boom

Racks of servers are seen inside an operational Microsoft data centre in Karawang, West Java.

Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally

China-linked UNC2814, or “Gallium”, has a nearly decade-long history of penetrating government organisations and telecommunications companies, Google said.

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