December 2024
January 2025
AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Target Gmail's 2.5 Billion Users
AI-driven phishing attacks targeting Gmail's 2.5 billion users are increasing, using deepfake technology and LLMs to create realistic and difficult-to-detect malware; Unit 42 research offers a potential solution using adversarial machine learning algorithms to improve detection and defense.
AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Target Gmail's 2.5 Billion Users
AI-driven phishing attacks targeting Gmail's 2.5 billion users are increasing, using deepfake technology and LLMs to create realistic and difficult-to-detect malware; Unit 42 research offers a potential solution using adversarial machine learning algorithms to improve detection and defense.
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44% Bias Score
Israel Extends State of Emergency Amidst Gaza War, Netanyahu's Christmas Message
Israel's Knesset extended its state of emergency for a year following the October 7th Hamas attack, while Prime Minister Netanyahu sent a Christmas message to global Christians, amid over 45,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza.
Israel Extends State of Emergency Amidst Gaza War, Netanyahu's Christmas Message
Israel's Knesset extended its state of emergency for a year following the October 7th Hamas attack, while Prime Minister Netanyahu sent a Christmas message to global Christians, amid over 45,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza.
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64% Bias Score
CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Autoimmune Disease Cure
UK scientists are trialing CAR T-cell therapy—a cancer treatment—to cure autoimmune disorders like lupus, with early results showing potential for remission and prevention, although long-term effects are still unknown.
CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Autoimmune Disease Cure
UK scientists are trialing CAR T-cell therapy—a cancer treatment—to cure autoimmune disorders like lupus, with early results showing potential for remission and prevention, although long-term effects are still unknown.
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56% Bias Score
EU Worried by Growing Pro-Russian Sentiment Among Member States
Growing pro-Russian sentiment in several EU nations, including visits by Hungarian and Slovakian leaders to Moscow and the rise of pro-Russian populist parties, worries the EU, particularly given the incoming US administration's potential for early peace negotiations with Russia.
EU Worried by Growing Pro-Russian Sentiment Among Member States
Growing pro-Russian sentiment in several EU nations, including visits by Hungarian and Slovakian leaders to Moscow and the rise of pro-Russian populist parties, worries the EU, particularly given the incoming US administration's potential for early peace negotiations with Russia.
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44% Bias Score
Supervolcano Threat: A 1-in-6 Chance of Catastrophic Eruption This Century
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora caused a global catastrophe, and scientists warn of a 1-in-6 chance of a similar event this century, with potentially devastating consequences due to a warmer, more populated world.
Supervolcano Threat: A 1-in-6 Chance of Catastrophic Eruption This Century
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora caused a global catastrophe, and scientists warn of a 1-in-6 chance of a similar event this century, with potentially devastating consequences due to a warmer, more populated world.
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44% Bias Score
Zelenskyy Reports Heavy North Korean Casualties in Ukraine; Warns of Further Involvement
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy claims over 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia's war in Ukraine, while South Korea estimates at least 1,100; Zelenskyy also criticized some EU leaders for their stance on Russian gas imports and warned of further North Korean involvement, ...
Zelenskyy Reports Heavy North Korean Casualties in Ukraine; Warns of Further Involvement
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy claims over 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia's war in Ukraine, while South Korea estimates at least 1,100; Zelenskyy also criticized some EU leaders for their stance on Russian gas imports and warned of further North Korean involvement, ...
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36% Bias Score
Mossad's covert operation shifts Israel-Hezbollah war
Following a year-long war, Mossad detonated over 16,000 modified walkie-talkies and bombs planted among Hezbollah members in Lebanon in September 2024, resulting in widespread injuries and a subsequent ceasefire.
Mossad's covert operation shifts Israel-Hezbollah war
Following a year-long war, Mossad detonated over 16,000 modified walkie-talkies and bombs planted among Hezbollah members in Lebanon in September 2024, resulting in widespread injuries and a subsequent ceasefire.
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56% Bias Score
Parker Solar Probe Sets Record for Closest Approach to the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun to within 6.2 million kilometers on Christmas Eve, a record-breaking distance aimed at studying the Sun's atmosphere and solving the mystery of its extremely hot corona, and the effects of space weather on Earth.
Parker Solar Probe Sets Record for Closest Approach to the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun to within 6.2 million kilometers on Christmas Eve, a record-breaking distance aimed at studying the Sun's atmosphere and solving the mystery of its extremely hot corona, and the effects of space weather on Earth.
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28% Bias Score
US Military Presence in Syria Uncertain After Assad Regime Collapse
The collapse of Syria's Assad regime creates uncertainty for the roughly 2,000 US troops in eastern Syria, tasked with fighting ISIS and monitoring Iran, amid broader regional instability following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
US Military Presence in Syria Uncertain After Assad Regime Collapse
The collapse of Syria's Assad regime creates uncertainty for the roughly 2,000 US troops in eastern Syria, tasked with fighting ISIS and monitoring Iran, amid broader regional instability following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
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36% Bias Score
Australia Faces Extreme Bushfire Risk Over Christmas"
Total fire bans are in place across multiple Australian states due to hot, dry conditions and high fire danger, with Victoria expecting its worst conditions since Black Summer on Boxing Day, leading to significant economic losses and requiring immediate government intervention.
Australia Faces Extreme Bushfire Risk Over Christmas"
Total fire bans are in place across multiple Australian states due to hot, dry conditions and high fire danger, with Victoria expecting its worst conditions since Black Summer on Boxing Day, leading to significant economic losses and requiring immediate government intervention.
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24% Bias Score
Massive Volcanic Eruption Threat in a Warming World
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, the largest in recorded history, caused a global temperature drop, widespread famine, disease, and tens of thousands of deaths; scientists warn of a 1-in-6 chance of a similar event this century, with potentially catastrophic consequences due to climate change and...
Massive Volcanic Eruption Threat in a Warming World
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, the largest in recorded history, caused a global temperature drop, widespread famine, disease, and tens of thousands of deaths; scientists warn of a 1-in-6 chance of a similar event this century, with potentially catastrophic consequences due to climate change and...
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48% Bias Score
Parker Solar Probe Achieves Record-Breaking Close Approach to the Sun
On December 25, 2023, NASA's Parker Solar Probe reached its closest approach to the Sun at six million kilometers, collecting crucial data on the Sun's corona to improve our understanding of solar activity and enhance future space mission safety.
Parker Solar Probe Achieves Record-Breaking Close Approach to the Sun
On December 25, 2023, NASA's Parker Solar Probe reached its closest approach to the Sun at six million kilometers, collecting crucial data on the Sun's corona to improve our understanding of solar activity and enhance future space mission safety.
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28% Bias Score