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Monday (Lundi), April (Avril) 13, 2026 · Curated by Zaki Qayoumi ("Zack")
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Deep Fake AI
Democracy 2026
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France 2027
The Synthetic Threat: Deep Fakes, Democracy, & the Coming Storm
How AI-generated video weaponizes disinformation across three pivotal elections — the 2026 U.S. Midterms, the 2027 French Presidential race, and the 2028 U.S. Presidential contest — and why democracy's survival may depend on what we do next.
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Politics & World Affairs
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The Economist
There is still time to resurrect talks between America and Iran
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The Economist — The Insider
America and Iran have a truce. What does it really mean?
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Foreign Affairs
Why the Cease-Fire With Iran Will Hold — The De-escalatory Logic That Will Shape Negotiations
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The Guardian
Iran warns US blockade of strait of Hormuz would violate ceasefire
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CFR.org
Was the Iran War Worth It? — CFR President Michael Froman analyzes the war and weaponization of chokepoints
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Business Insider
What smart people are saying about the failed US-Iran peace talks and Trump's blockade impact on markets
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The New York Times
Trump Says Gas Prices Might Not Drop By Midterms, Underscoring G.O.P. Peril
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The Cipher Brief
Trump asks Netanyahu to limit attacks on Lebanon as U.S. races to prevent ceasefire collapse
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The Intercept
DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone
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MSNBC Now
The sneaky reason Tucker Carlson and other far-right voices are criticizing Trump
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Washington Post
Struggling town that voted twice for Trump weighs Democrats' midterm pitch
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Huffington Post
Bill Maher Hopes Trump Will 'Cut And Run' From Iran War: 'It Didn't Work'
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FiveThirtyEight
What we know about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
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VICE
Tech Bros, Edgelords, and E-girls Threw a 'Will Trump Nuke Iran?' Party in NYC
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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
How to counter health misinformation when it's coming from the top
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Europe, France & Diplomacy
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Reuters
Hungary's conservative icon Orbán defeated by centre-right opposition
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Vox
Viktor Orbán has fallen — What it means that MAGA's favorite strongman is out of a job
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Le Monde
French government pushes for conversion of empty office spaces into 8,200 homes in Paris region
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Le Monde Diplomatique
Le Liban sous le feu
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Intelligence Online FR
La gazette des services — DGSI et Palantir, remaniement à la NSA, base américaine en Micronésie, guerre police-gendarmerie
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LinkedIn — French Consulate SF
Clara Chappaz's mission in San Francisco & Silicon Valley: meetings with Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, NVIDIA, Perplexity, Scale AI & Crusoe — ahead of #G7Summit in France
Discussions on AI challenges, children's safety, and responsible technological development — reaffirming dialogue between public authorities and private sector.
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Foreign Policy
Taiwan's Political Crisis Is a Security Nightmare
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Al-Jazeera
History of flotilla campaigns to end Israel's siege of Gaza
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Technology & Artificial Intelligence
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TechCrunch
At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude
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Quanta Magazine
Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary Stories About AI?
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MIT Technology Review
Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable
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Harvard Business Review
How Designing with Disability in Mind Sparks Innovation
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Mashable
Kindle owners are furious over Amazon's plan to end support for older devices
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CERN — FR
[Info Presse] Le CERN va accueillir une grande plateforme de publication en libre accès en Europe
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MotorTrend
Bosch's Wild New Way to Clean Up Gas Engines Starts With a Flame
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Science, Space & Environment
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NASA
Artemis II Crew Return to Earth
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National Geographic
Inside NASA's audacious plan to build a nuclear-powered moon base
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The Economist — 1843 Magazine
How do you replace 40 million dead vultures?
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The Economist Podcasts
The Weekend Intelligence: In search of Lithium Valley
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Air & Space Forces Magazine
Air Force Offering Bonuses up to $600K for Aviators to Stay in Service
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INTERPOL
INTERPOL Heads of NCBs convene to shape global policing future
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Cap Radio News
Eight indicted in deadly Esparto blast; sheriff denies knowledge of illegal operation
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Culture, Arts & Entertainment
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The Verge
Watch Coachella Day Three — Model/Actriz, Jane Remover, FKA Twigs, Oklou, Clipse & The Rapture
A jam-packed lineup to close out the three-day festival. Full schedule available. Who are you most excited about?
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The New Yorker
All Grown Up — Elle Fanning in "Margo's Got Money Troubles" alongside Nicole Kidman & Nick Offerman
She talks with Jennifer Wilson about what she's discovered about sex work, parenthood, and performance.
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The Atlantic
Why Can't Euphoria Grow Up? — On the teen drama's third season, adulthood brings only more misery.
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NPR
Asha Bhosle, the voice of Bollywood, has died aged 92
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Bloomberg
People Are Paying $1,000 to Read Among Strangers
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BBC
I've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices?
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Chess.com Blog
How To Beat a Grandmaster — Course by Niranjan is LIVE!
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