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US President Barack Obama is pictured here with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at the private get-together in California. Photo by the White House
US President Barack Obama has met Silicon Valley bosses, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Steve Jobs and Google chief executive Eric Schmidt at a private get-together in California.
The bosses of Twitter, Yahoo and Oracle also attended the meeting with the president, who has set out to encourage American businesses to invest more money in innovation.
Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs was in attendance, despite media reports that his health had taken a turn for the worse.
US newspaper the National Enquirer published pictures, said to be of Jobs, looking emaciated.
He is currently on his third medical leave of absence from Apple since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004.
Thursday's meeting with the president was a private event, hosted by venture capitalist John Doerr.
Job vacancy levels across Europe showed limited movement at the end of 2025, with Bulgaria remaining among the countries with the lowest rates, according to Eurostat data.
Over 2,000 jobs in Bulgaria’s coal sector have been lost amid the ongoing shift toward a low-carbon economy, CITUB President Plamen Dimitrov reported at a labor market forum focused on the energy transition
Google Street View cars are back on Bulgarian roads, starting a new mapping tour that will span from March 5 until the end of October.
US President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon and other government agencies to release documents related to extraterrestrials and unidentified flying objects, citing “tremendous interest” in the subject
Between 2019 and 2023, Bulgaria’s industrial sector has experienced a significant contraction, with roughly 104,557 jobs lost, nearly half of them in the processing industry, amounting to almost 15% of the country’s industrial workforce
Google has granted funding of 500,000 US dollars to the Bulgarian INSAIT Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, recognising the institute’s strong performance in the field of artificial intelligence at both national and international level.
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has formally enacted legislation withdrawing the country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a decisive step in Chisinau’s gradual disengagement from Russian-led structures
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
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