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 […]
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 […]
Imran Khan Confident of Winning Elections and Back IMF Role in Pakistan
Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was confident of returning to power this year and would back a continued role for the International Monetary Fund to shore up the economy and avert a growing risk of a debt default. The former cricket star, who was removed from office in a confidence vote last […]
RAW 30th Anniversary Special Will Feature the Return of a Group of Legends
RAW is XXX! It’s the 30th anniversary special that will feature the return of a group of Legends led by Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, and more! In addition, The Bloodline will put Sami Zayn on trial. Also scheduled for the card are two title matches, as The Judgment Day challenges The Usos for the […]
Suspect Chunli Zhao a 67-year-old Half Moon Bay Resident
Authorities identified the suspect as 67-year-old Half Moon Bay resident Chunli Zhao. He was taken into custody without incident around 4:40 p.m. after he was found in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Half Moon Bay sheriff’s office substation, the sheriff’s office said. A semi-automatic pistol was found in his car. Seven people […]
Microsoft Invests $10 Billion in ChatGPT Maker OpenAI
Microsoft is investing $10 billion ($14 billion) $US in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has lit up the internet since its introduction in November, racking up more than a million users in a matter of days and sparking a new debate about AI’s role in the workplace. The new support, based on $US1 billion […]