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March 31, 2026 17 visible stories Cyber & Technology

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Cybersecurity, telecoms, chips, AI, and digital infrastructure.

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March 31, 2026

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Cyber & Technology

Cybersecurity, telecoms, chips, AI, and digital infrastructure.

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Cyber & Technology

NPR World 1m ago

Russia is building in parts of Ukraine. What does it mean for a peace deal?

Russia is heavily developing occupied territory in Ukraine, suggesting it has no plans to return the land as part of any peace deal. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Reuters reporter Mari Saito.

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US
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NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century
Rappler 1m ago

NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century

Not since Apollo 17 in 1972 have humans touched down on the moon's surface, a tricky feat NASA aims to repeat in 2028 at the rugged lunar south pole

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Philippines Earth & Space Science
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Microsoft Upgrades Copilot With Multi-Model AI To Improve Workflow
NDTV World 1m ago

Microsoft Upgrades Copilot With Multi-Model AI To Improve Workflow

While GPT generates the response, Claude will review the output for accuracy and quality before presenting it to the user, Microsoft claims.

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India
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Israel Is Using 'New, Classified' AI To Target Iran's Top Leaders: Report
NDTV World 1m ago

Israel Is Using 'New, Classified' AI To Target Iran's Top Leaders: Report

The new AI platform is designed to scan massive volumes of data collected from Iran and identify patterns in the movements and behaviour of top leaders.

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India
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IPL: 15‑year‑old Sooryavanshi tears apart Chennai with 15‑ball fifty
Al Jazeera English 1m ago

15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scores 15-ball fifty for Rajasthan Royals

Indian teenage prodigy smashes his third IPL half century as Rajasthan routs Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

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Global Sport
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China prosecutes former regulatory official in graft crackdown
The Hindu International 1m ago

China prosecutes former regulatory official in graft crackdown

Investigations showed ‌that Wang Jianjun, previously vice chairman of the China Securities ‌Regulatory Commission, illegally took the funds ‌and ⁠property, while helping to ⁠benefit others by abusing his position, prosec...

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India World
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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

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Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

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China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

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Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

HTTP 404

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Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

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