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Burger King is piloting an AI-driven headset called BK Assistant in the US, designed to assist staff while also monitoring their interactions with customers.

Burger King has implemented an AI bot to monitor employee friendliness at U.S. fast-food locations by tracking specific words used in customer interactions.

Burger King has initiated a pilot program using AI headsets, named BK Assistant, to enhance customer service by monitoring employee interactions in real-time.

The German Interior Minister announced that the secret service will keep monitoring the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party due to currents within it opposing democracy.

A company CEO sold all his shares after learning about an impending adverse audit opinion, prompting the Financial Supervisory Service to enhance monitoring of unfair trading during financial reporting periods.

Czechia has appointed a new ombudsman who will focus on monitoring food quality and safety.

South Africa's government is increasingly utilizing digital tools to enhance public program evaluation and performance monitoring as part of its public-sector reforms.

The ongoing reform in Latvia's State Revenue Service has been laborious, marked by significant challenges and associated legal battles.

January 2026 is reported to be one of the five warmest Januarys on record, according to the Copernicus European monitoring service, which has drawn a response from Donald Trump, who openly questions the reality of climate change.

Air quality in Latvia is improving according to measurements from the State Environment Service (VVD).

The Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has increased monitoring of cargo from a specific supplier after pesticide residues were found in dill imported from Uzbekistan, despite continued sales in stores.

A 50-year-old wing commander in Greece has confessed to espionage on behalf of China, revealing the methods used by the Greek Intelligence Service to track him down.

Minister V. Kondratovičius stated that measures and plans are ready for potential floods, emphasizing the importance of local government readiness in monitoring river water levels and engaging with the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service.

Jonathan Carley posed as a Royal Navy admiral and misled neighbors about being a NATO spy monitoring Russia during a Remembrance Day service in Llandudno, Wales.

NetBlocks reports a total internet outage across Iran.

Twelve oil tankers have left Venezuela's territorial waters without surveillance, seemingly violating US sanctions as pressure on President Nicolás Maduro intensifies, according to the monitoring service TankerTrackers.

A German weekly, Die Zeit, reported that the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) had been monitoring former U.S. President Barack Obama for years, intercepting his phone calls while he was aboard Air Force One until 2014.