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New electronics reach Iran, but prices soar as gov’t fees, US sanctions hit
Latest smartphones are finding their way into Iran despite sanctions and trade restrictions, but many can't afford them.
QA Oct 23, 2026Al Jazeera English World03
South Korea invites North for military talks over border
The proposal comes days after Pyongyang says it moved new military units into 'firing positions' along the border.
QA Oct 23, 2026Al Jazeera English World04
Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment?
<p>An old idea springs anew as a chorus of influential voices predicts that AI may trigger crises of vast magnitude</p><p>In a preface to his book Capitalism and Freedom, the American economist Milton Friedman famously observed that a crisis can propel once-fringe ideas into the political mainstream.</p><p>“Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around,” he wrote. The job of intellectuals, thinktanks and economists, he argued, is to refine the quality of these ambient ideas, so that good ones are ready when disaster strikes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/23/job-guarantee-ai-mass-unemployment">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 23, 2026The Guardian World