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Jamaican city gripped by violence after police shooting of gang boss | Jamaica newsthirst.

Schools and businesses in a Jamaican city have been closed and taxis and buses stopped running after the police shooting of a powerful gang boss prompted a violent backlash. Gunfire echoed throughout Spanish Town on Thursday and at least one business was burned hours after police shot dead Othneil “Thickman” Lobban, whom they described as…

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Captain arrested over UK ship collision is Russian, owner says | UK news newsthirst.

The arrested captain of the Solong, a container ship that crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, is a Russian national, its management company has confirmed. The 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday after Monday’s fiery collision about 12 miles off the East Yorkshire coast, which left one man…

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu says it’s ‘amazing’ for women like Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif to do action films | Bollywood newsthirst.

It’s inspiring that female actors like Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, and Anushka Shetty are fronting major action movies, says south star Samanth Ruth Prabhu, who has also dived into the genre with her upcoming series, Citadel: Honey Bunny. (Also Read – Samantha Ruth Prabhu interview: ‘I had a particularly difficult relationship with my father’) Samantha…

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Brain implant cleared by FDA for Musk Neuralink rival Precision newsthirst.

Precision Neuroscience’s Layer 7 Cortical Interface Courtesy of Precision Neuroscience Neurotech startup Precision Neuroscience on Thursday announced that a core component of its brain implant system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a major win for the four-year-old company. Precision is building a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, which is a…

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Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records newsthirst.

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies…

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Russia criticises Canberra’s ‘hostile stance’ as it looks into reports Australian fighter captured in Ukraine | Australia news newsthirst.

Moscow is looking into reports that the Russian army may have captured an Australian citizen fighting with Ukrainian forces, while a foreign affairs official noted Canberra’s “hostile stance towards Russia” at a briefing. Family and friends hold grave fears for Australian man Oscar Jenkins who was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers while fighting alongside Ukrainian…

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Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok posting about ‘white genocide,’ South Africa newsthirst.

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Grok chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI startup is responding to user queries with unrelated comments about the controversial topic of “white genocide” and South Africa. CNBC on Wednesday found numerous instances of Grok discussing the topic in response to unrelated user prompts. Screenshots of examples were also…

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