Tyson Fury announced his return to boxing, citing Anthony Joshua's car accident in Nigeria as a key motivator, according to Al Jazeera. Meanwhile, in other news, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's spokesman claimed his doctor was denied access to treat him in jail, and Ukrainian forces continued their counteroffensive, regaining territory from Russian troops. Additionally, a new AI lab, Flapping Airplanes, secured $180 million in seed funding, and a cybersecurity researcher faced death threats from hackers.
Fury's decision to return to the ring was influenced by the car accident involving Anthony Joshua in December, which resulted in the deaths of Joshua's strength and conditioning coach Sina Ghami and trainer Latif Latz Ayodele, Al Jazeera reported. Fury is scheduled to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11.
In Pakistan, Imran Khan's spokesman, Zulfi Bukhari, told Sky News that Khan's personal doctor had not been allowed to examine him in prison. Bukhari expressed concern about Khan's health, stating that the former leader had suffered partial vision loss in one eye.
Ukraine's counteroffensive gained momentum, with Kyiv's troops reclaiming territories from Russian forces, according to Euronews. The report indicated that Ukrainian forces had wiped out weeks of Russian gains and liberated several small settlements in southeastern Ukraine, with the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also reporting on the developments.
In the tech world, Flapping Airplanes, a new AI lab, secured $180 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reported. The lab, founded by brothers Ben and Asher Spector and Aidan Smith, focuses on developing less data-hungry ways to train AI models. The founders cited the current moment as an exciting time to start a new AI lab, according to TechCrunch.
Finally, a cybersecurity researcher named Allison Nixon, who tracks cybercriminals, received death threats from hackers using online handles, as reported by MIT Technology Review. The threats began in April 2024 and were posted on Telegram and Discord channels.
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