Five Key Takeaways from Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union
Biden addressed his legislative agenda for the coming year, including economic goals, relations with China, and police reform. U.S. President Joe Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address, the second of his presidency, in which he outlined his policy goals and spoke about accomplishments as he ponders running for a second term. But […]
Death Toll Tops 4,000 After Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Sub-zero weather conditions and snowfall in the devastated region have increased hardship for rescue workers. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared seven days of national mourning, and Syria has appealed to the United Nations for help following devastating earthquakes that killed more than 4,000 people and toppled buildings in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. […]
Google Invests Nearly $400 Million in ChatGPT Rival Anthropic
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has invested nearly $400 million in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, which is testing a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to a person familiar with the deal. Google and Anthropic declined to comment on the investment but separately announced a partnership in which Anthropic will use Google’s cloud computing services. The deal marks […]
Thousands Mistake US Research Plane, Viral Explosion for Chinese Spy Balloon
A US high-altitude research balloon is now among the world’s most tracked aircraft after thousands of internet users mistook it for the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over the western state of Montana. More than 4,000 users followed every move of “N257TH,” a standard high-altitude research balloon that is often launched over the United States, […]
US Alleges Chinese Spy Balloon Flew Over Sensitive Military Sites
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, but the Pentagon has decided not to shoot it down for fear of harming people on the ground, US officials said. The United States took “custody” of the balloon as it entered US airspace and observed it with […]
Peshawar Bomb Blast at Police Line Mosque
PESHAWAR, January 30: A powerful suicide blast here at the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines mosque on Monday martyred at least 59 worshippers, mostly policemen, and wounded 175 others during the Zuhr (afternoon) prayer. According to a police spokesman, the death toll rose to 59 with 13 more critically injured expired here at Lady Reading […]
Apple Supplier in India Begins Manufacturing Components for AirPods
A key supplier to Apple Inc. has started manufacturing components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in the U.S. tech giant’s push to expand production in the country. Jabil Inc.’s Indian unit has begun shipping AirPods, or plastic bodies, boxes to China and Vietnam, where the wireless earphones are assembled, said people familiar […]
Adani Group Shares Plummet, Extending Defeat After Hindenburg Report
Shares of Adani Group companies have lost more than $30 billion in market value in less than two sessions as a sell-off triggered by the scathing report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research deepened on Friday. The defeat is putting pressure on billionaire Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest man, as it erodes his net worth and threatens […]
Netflix to Charge Extra on Password Sharing
Streaming giant Netflix will begin its crackdown on password sharing in the first quarter of this year, after the release of its company earnings report to shareholders last week. The practice of sharing passwords with people outside the subscriber’s household will become more complex and is likely to involve an additional fee to share a […]
Trump Will Return to the Meta Facebook Platform after Two Years of Ban
Social media giant Meta announced it will end a two-year suspension of former US President Donald Trump from its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Calling the suspension an “extraordinary decision made in extraordinary circumstances,” Meta issued a press release on its website Wednesday saying it would allow Trump to return to his platforms “in the coming […]