Microsoft updated artificial intelligence Copilot

Microsoft has updated its artificial intelligence Copilot. Now, it can engage in conversations with users on personal topics, according to the Microsoft website.

Microsoft has announced the use of the Copilot GPT feature. It allows users to customize the behavior of Microsoft Copilot based on topics that are of particular interest to them.

According to a statement, multiple Copilot GPTs will be able to engage in conversations on topics such as fitness, travel, cooking, and much more.

Users of the extended version, Copilot Pro, will also have the ability to create their own algorithms using the Copilot GPT Builder.

The company has also revealed the launch of a mobile application with the same features as the desktop version.

NATO maritime exercises Dynamic Manta commence in Mediterranean Sea

In the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Sicily, maritime exercises called Dynamic Manta, involving NATO countries, are set to commence this morning, February 26, according to NATO Maritime Command's Twitter.

Military personnel and ships from Turkey, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States will participate in the annual NATO maritime exercises. Seven submarines, several surface ships, and the aviation of NATO member countries are involved in the exercise.

According to the statement, the goal of the exercise will be to enhance the ability to perform naval tasks including sea control and sea denial, strengthening NATO's collective defense and crisis response capabilities.

It is noted that the Mediterranean Sea, with its complex underwater topography, provides an ideal backdrop for the exercises.

Dynamic Manta training also serves as a platform for testing and strengthening the Alliance's crisis response capabilities. Under the tactical leadership of Rear Admiral Pasquale Esposito, the training aims to demonstrate NATO's readiness to protect its members from any threat.

Britain imposes new sanctions against Russia on second anniversary of invasion of Ukraine

Britain has announced the imposition of over 50 new sanctions against individuals and entities supporting the illegal war of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, according to British Foreign Minister David Cameron.

The sanctions are aimed at those supplying his depleted arsenal with ammunition such as missile launch systems, missiles, and explosives.

The new sanctions also target key sources of Russia's income, restricting trade in metals, diamonds, and energy resources, and cutting off funding for Putin's illegal war from all sides.

"Today’s measures will disrupt Putin’s ability to equip his now struggling military with high tech equipment and much needed weaponry, as well as blocking him from refilling his war coffers- while Ukraine defends itself. This round of designations serves as a clear signal that two years on, the UK stands united with our allies in unwavering support for Ukraine," the minister said.

Today’s package forms part of wider UK action to restrict Putin’s war revenue streams and clamp down on his repeated attempts to evade western sanctions.

The following companies are now under sanctions:

Russia condemned for aggression against Ukraine at G20 summit

Western foreign ministers condemned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine at the G20 meeting in Brazil, citing Reuters.

"Russia must be made to pay for its aggression," British Foreign Minister David Cameron told the closed session, according to his office.

Norwegian Minister Espen Barth Eide told reporters that Lavrov calmly responded to Cameron's remarks with "a set of alternative facts" regarding events in Ukraine.

"We have to support Ukraine until it emerges as a free and independent sovereign country without another army on its soil," said the Norwegian foreign minister, speaking at the meeting.

High-ranking diplomats from the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, and France made similar remarks on the first day of the two-day meeting.

The meeting was aimed at preparing the agenda for the G20 summit in November.

Brazil, which chairs the G20 this year, opened the meeting of foreign ministers, blaming the UN and other multinational structures for their inability to stop conflicts that result in the deaths of innocent people.