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"Digital nuclear weapons" - CIA puts artificial intelligence in the zone of extreme risks

The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Ratcliffe, said that the most advanced models of artificial intelligence can be compared to "digital nuclear weapons", in a formulation that reflects the growing concerns of American intelligence services about the evolution of AI, reports AFP.

Climate change shifts billions of dollars to HVAC and energy infrastructure

The El Niño-fueled heat wave has sparked an unprecedented boom in the HVAC industry, and major investment banks see the trend as one of the most lucrative opportunities in the coming years, according to an analysis by Goldman Sachs and published yesterday by the Zerohedge website.

RoBOOST - new financing mechanism for companies

Start-ups, SMEs and companies in expansion will benefit from easier access to capital, after the Investment and Development Bank (IDB), founded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) signed the Memorandum of Understanding that lays the foundations for the future fund of funds, an instrument considered by the authorities to be a first for the Romanian investment market.

Fuel prices monitored by the Government

• On July 1, the measures taken by the government in March expired, after fuel prices exploded following the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz • IMM Romania requests the government to extend the 36 bani reduction in fuel excise duty by three months • Since the Bolojan government is interim, such a decision can only be made by Parliament, in an extraordinary session

Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple - the most profitable companies in the world

• Alphabet, the owner of Google, generated a profit of $ 160 billion in the last 12 months, ranking first in the world • Technology companies occupy six of the top ten places • Saudi Aramco is the non-tech company with the highest annual profit, at $ 99 billion

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NASA accelerates plans for a base on the Moon

NASA has announced the launch of four new lunar missions, part of a larger program aimed at building a future base on the surface of the Moon.

One of the most valuable works of Etruscan civilization, bought for a museum

WHO warns: Europe's current heatwave is just a "dress rehearsal"

Photo source: facebook/ Universitatea din Bucureşti

University of Bucharest starts admission: over 20,000 places available in the summer session

Searches on the European far-right

Ireland takes over EU presidency: five key issues for the future of the bloc

Naval procurement, a new apple of discord

The decision of the Bolojan government to continue the Naval Procurement Program by contracting two patrol ships under the European SAFE mechanism, in parallel with the direct acquisition of the Turkish corvette "Rear Admiral August...

FITS 2026: Over 100,000 spectators per day and 5,000 artists from 83 countries

The first high school program in Romania dedicated to the musical industry

Dietician: Heatwaves Can't Be Combated with Water Only

Next-Generation Climate Models Improve Forecasting and Save Lives

Possible conflict of interest at the CJEU: over 40% of judges and advocates-general have interests in the functioning of the business environment

Parliamentary recess in the midst of a political crisis

The current political class and the leaders of the parliamentary parties demonstrate, once again, that they do not care about the wishes of Romanian citizens, their daily lives, the well-being of those who voted for them and that they did not...

Switzerland, Denmark, Norway - the safest countries for investors

• Europe has nine of the top ten spots in the 2026 ranking, with Singapore the only non-European country in the top • The US ranks 24th, with political instability and other risk factors influencing its overall score

Thousands of calls to the ambulance, hundreds of people needed help due to the heat

The heat wave affecting Romania is putting enormous pressure on emergency medical services.

Denmark records highest temperature in history

Heatwave - hundreds of thousands of poultry died; French farmers, completely overwhelmed

The heat wave affecting Western Europe is having severe effects not only on the population but also on agriculture.

CERN begins upgrade of accelerator that could reveal secrets of dark matter

Before losing the elections, Orban paid 5 million euros to the Hungarian press in Transylvania

Elon Musk's net worth exceeds the GDP of most countries in the world

• Musk's net worth recently reached about $1 trillion, making him the world's first trillionaire • At that level, his wealth exceeds the annual GDP of 174 countries, according to IMF estimates for 2026 • Only 21 economies are expected to...

Israel wants to expand cooperation in AI, defense and investment in our country

• Diana Şoşoacă requested the cancellation of Isaac Herzog's speech in Parliament, but the visit of the Israeli president took place without incident • In protest, some of the sovereignist parliamentarians left the plenary hall during the...

CSAT: Suspension of Romatsa activity - major systemic vulnerability to national security

A possible suspension of ROMATSA activity would generate a major systemic vulnerability to national security, causing the immediate degradation of integrated airspace surveillance and the disruption of NATO tactical or logistical missions on the...

The fate of the Transelectrica Board of Directors, in the hands of the Bucharest Court of Appeal

The Bucharest Court of Appeal postponed, at the end of last week, until July 9, the ruling in a case with major implications for Transelectrica SA, in which the legality of the selection procedure of the current Board of Directors is analyzed,...

The World Cup of Prejudice

Before this 48-team World Cup began, the prophets of football apocalypse had already painted the picture. The tournament was going to be buried under an avalanche of exotic, unknown teams and, in their opinion, completely unsuitable for the...

China, Japan, Switzerland - countries with the largest foreign exchange reserves

• China holds foreign exchange reserves of more than $3.4 trillion, almost three times more than Japan • Seven of the world's top ten foreign exchange reserve holders are in Asia, reflecting decades of export-led growth • The US ranks only...

Commerzbank urges shareholders not to accept UniCredit offer

Technology - more powerful and energy-efficient chips

PNRR: 100 million lei investment in schools

Volkswagen prepares massive layoffs globally

China Resources New Energy - Shenzhen's biggest IPO

• Company raises $943 billion from retail investors

Spain experiences hottest June in decades

Photo source: facebook/ Mircea Cartarescu

Mircea Cărtărescu, received by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

Bucharesters increasingly dissatisfied with traffic and congestion

Study: Low vitamin D levels persist even in summer in people at high risk

NATO prepares to launch Defence, Security and Resilience Bank

• Romania is one of the founding members of the future bank

Medvedev's paradox: no Western military bases, but with Russian bases

FTM Analysis: Continuing Middle East Conflict Triggers Global Food Crisis

„Ethiopia is not a safari destination; it is a journey into a living time capsule”

• (Interview with Endegena Abebe, State Ministry for Marketing and Promotion at the Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism)

Cities with the most billionaires in the world: New York, Shenzhen, Shanghai

• New York has 146 billionaires - the highest concentration of any city • Chinese cities Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing rank in the top four globally • Asia is home to 58% of the billionaires on the list