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Businessman Batyr Rakhimov Elected to Lead Uzbekistan Tennis Federation in Unanimous Vote
Batyr Rakhimov, a businessman and former president of football club Pakhtakor, was unanimously elected chairman of the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation on…
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Gates warns AI is humanity’s most dangerous technology, calls self-regulation insufficient
The Microsoft co-founder told CNN that unrestricted AI in malicious hands could produce a bioterrorist catastrophe 50 times worse than a…
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AI agents could learn to self-replicate through smart home devices by end of 2026, Anthropic warns
Researchers networked 15 cheap Android TV boxes to run a 26-billion-parameter model and tested whether AI could independently spread itself to…
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Samarkand ecology official jailed five years for computer bribe
The former head of Jambay District's ecology department has been sentenced to five years in prison for accepting an 11-million-soum computer…
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Apple unveils Home Collection smart-home line built with LG and Schneider Electric
The new range spans cameras, a video doorbell, an electronic deadbolt and a thermostat — all controlled through the iPhone's Home…
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Uzbekistan to Fine Firms for Excess Water Use From 2027
Cabinet Resolution No. 585, signed on 21 October 2026, sets out a graduated financial penalty system for firms that over-abstract water…
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Airbus and Kratos Complete First Flight of Rocket-Launched Combat Drone in Northern Europe
The U740 Valkyrie, a European adaptation of the American XQ-58A, reached 960 km/h and demonstrated in-flight mission reprogramming during a test…
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U.S. sanctions Central Asian logistics firms on second anniversary of Ukraine invasion
OFAC has blacklisted Uzbekistan's Polarstar Logistics representative office alongside two Kazakh companies and a Kyrgyz firm accused of routing American-made aircraft…
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Nearly 6,000 Road-Construction Violations Found in Uzbekistan in Nine Months
Uzbekistan's road inspectorate found 5,815 violations at construction, reconstruction and repair sites in the first nine months of 2026, issuing more…
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Central Asia locked at bottom of Freedom House democracy rankings as scores slide further
Uzbekistan's Democracy Score fell to 1.18 out of 7 in the 'Nations in Transit 2024' report, as all five Central Asian…
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