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China's Tech Sector Focuses on AI Race with US Titans like Google and Microsoft
China's tech sector is focusing on competing with US titans like Google and Microsoft in the global artificial intelligence race.
China's Baidu AI Surpassed ChatGPT On Multiple Key Metrics
The Chinese Tech Giant’s Latest AI Offering Makes Strides in Comprehensive Abilities and Performance in Chinese Language Tasks
The Disney Downturn: A Near Billion-Dollar Box Office Blow for the House of Mouse
A disheartening financial spell for Disney as it faces nearly $900 million in losses amid a series of films; Analyst highlights choices and missed opportunities.
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Britain's Got Talent judges break show rules after shedding tears over dancer
Musa Motha gave an unforgettable performance that meant he sailed through to the next round of the show. The dancer from South Africa began his audition by revealing a little about his life story. While chatting to the judges, he spoke ...
Simon Cowell 'breaks rules' after Bruno Tonioli left fighting back tears
Simon Cowell admitted breaking the rules on Britain's Got Talent when an emotional performance left all the judges tearing up.
King Charles III Coronation fashion: Best outfits from the day
Pomp, politicians and powder blue was the order of service, as thousands gathered in their finery to celebrate King Charles III
What it was really like inside the Abbey
This was history in the making - and you had to pinch yourself to think you were seeing it close-up, inside Westminster Abbey.
The New Finance Rich List
The world of finance is a constantly changing landscape, with new players emerging and old ones falling by the wayside. In 2023, the list of the world's richest people in finance has seen some major changes.
Twitter blue tick cull - The Pope, JK Rowling and Ant and Dec among hundreds of thousands losing their verification
Twitter has finally started removing "legacy" blue ticks from verified accounts, with some of the world's best-known figures losing the verification sign.
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be ‘heartbreaking’
The United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, the head of the UN Development Program said.
The Financial Times reported that SoftBank has moved to sell almost all of its remaining shares in Alibaba
The Japanese investor has already sold about $7.2 billion worth of Alibaba shares this year, according to the newspaper
Alibaba to roll out ChatGPT rival
Chinese technology giant Alibaba has announced plans to roll out its own artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT-style product called Tongyi Qianwen.
China's Alibaba invites businesses to trial AI chatbot
Tech giant Alibaba is seeking companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, business publication STAR Market Daily reported on Friday, joining the rush to emulate the explosive success of ChatGPT.
Simon Cowell arrives at America's Got Talent in surgical corset
Simon Cowell was seen wearing a surgical corset as he arrived to film the new series of America’s Got Talent, three years after his bike crash.
Alibaba: China tech giant shares jump after breakup plan announced
Shares of Chinese technology giant Alibaba have jumped after it announced a plan to break up the company.
Alibaba to split into six units, explore IPOs
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning to split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud, the company said on Tuesday, adding that each of the units will explore fundraising or initial public offerings.
China's top tech firms, including Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, NetEase, and JD.com, are developing their own versions of Open AI's AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT
This comes after ChatGPT, backed by Microsoft, became the fastest-growing consumer app in history since its launch in November.
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SoftBank's Vision Fund posts fourth straight quarter of losses as tech slump hits Japanese giant
SoftBank's flagship investment arm, the Vision Fund, has been hit by a slump in technology valuations over the past year.
Simon Cowell 'set on fire' during horrifying Britain's Got Talent audition
One Britain’s Got Talent contestant reportedly brought the heat in their audition and judge Simon Cowell felt the burn.
China’s economic growth falls to 3%
China’s economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump, but activity is reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at home ...
Portugal’s digital nomad bubble poised to pop
Tech entrepreneurs cool on the country as locals protest against rising costs and gentrification.
Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, disappeared from public view in 2020. He's been living in Tokyo for the past 6 months, a new report says.
Ma has been lying low since October 2020, when he gave a speech criticizing China's financial regulatory system that angered Chinese authorities.
New measures for size, as world's people surpass 8 billion
What is bigger: A ronna or a quetta?
UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises
With the global population now at eight billion and growing, action or inaction by the world’s largest economies, the G20, will be critical to determine if everyone gets to live on a peaceful and healthy planet, UN Secretary-General Antó...
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Paper straws found to contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals - study
FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail
Blackrock gets half a trillion dollar deal to rebuild Ukraine
Israel: Unprecedented Civil Disobedience Looms as IDF Reservists Protest Judiciary Reform
America's First New Nuclear Reactor in Nearly Seven Years Begins Operations
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system
Today Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate, Devon Archer, testified that Joe Biden met in Georgetown with Russian Moscow Mayor's Wife Yelena Baturina who later paid Hunter Biden $3.5 million in so called “consulting fees”
Singapore Carries Out First Execution of a Woman in Two Decades Amid Capital Punishment Debate
Google testing journalism AI. We are doing it already 2 years, and without Google biased propoganda and manipulated censorship
Unlike illegal imigrants coming by boats - US Citizens Will Need Visa To Travel To Europe in 2024
Musk announces Twitter name and logo change to X.com
The politician and the journalist lost control and started fighting on live broadcast.
The future of sports
Unveiling the Black Hole: The Mysterious Fate of EU's Aid to Ukraine
Farewell to a Music Titan: Tony Bennett, Renowned Jazz and Pop Vocalist, Passes Away at 96
Alarming Behavior Among Florida's Sharks Raises Concerns Over Possible Cocaine Exposure
Transgender Exclusion in Miss Italy Stirs Controversy Amidst Changing Global Beauty Pageant Landscape
Joe Biden admitted, in his own words, that he delivered what he promised in exchange for the $10 million bribe he received from the Ukraine Oil Company.
TikTok Takes On Spotify And Apple, Launches Own Music Service
Global Trend: Using Anti-Fake News Laws as Censorship Tools - A Deep Dive into Tunisia's Scenario
Arresting Putin During South African Visit Would Equate to War Declaration, Asserts President Ramaphosa
Hacktivist Collective Anonymous Launches 'Project Disclosure' to Unearth Information on UFOs and ETIs
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Server Arrested For Theft After Refusing To Pay A Table's $100 Restaurant Bill When They Dined & Dashed
The Changing Face of Europe: How Mass Migration is Reshaping the Political Landscape
China Urges EU to Clarify Strategic Partnership Amid Trade Tensions
Europe is boiling: Extreme Weather Conditions Prevail Across the Continent
The Last Pour: Anchor Brewing, America's Pioneer Craft Brewer, Closes After 127 Years
Democracy not: EU's Digital Commissioner Considers Shutting Down Social Media Platforms Amid Social Unrest
Sarah Silverman and Renowned Authors Lodge Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI and Meta
Italian Court's Controversial Ruling on Sexual Harassment Ignites Uproar
Why Do Tech Executives Support Kennedy Jr.?
The New York Times Announces Closure of its Sports Section in Favor of The Athletic
BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Hospitalized Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations, Family Confirms
Florida Attorney General requests Meta CEO's testimony on company's platforms' alleged facilitation of illicit activities
The Distorted Mirror of actual approval ratings: Examining the True Threat to Democracy Beyond the Persona of Putin
40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.
BBC Personalities Rebuke Accusations Amidst Scandal Involving Teen Exploitation
A Swift Disappointment: Why Is Taylor Swift Bypassing Canada on Her Global Tour?
Historic Moment: Edgars Rinkevics, EU's First Openly Gay Head of State, Takes Office as Latvia's President
Bye bye democracy, human rights, freedom: French Cops Can Now Secretly Activate Phone Cameras, Microphones And GPS To Spy On Citizens
The Poor Man With Money, Mark Zuckerberg, Unveils Twitter Replica with Heavy-Handed Censorship: A New Low in Innovation?
Unilever Plummets in a $2.5 Billion Free Fall, to begin with: A Reckoning for Misuse of Corporate Power Against National Interest
Beyond the Blame Game: The Need for Nuanced Perspectives on America's Complex Reality
Twitter Targets Meta: A Tangle of Trade Secrets and Copycat Culture
The Double-Edged Sword of AI: AI is linked to layoffs in industry that created it
US Sanctions on China's Chip Industry Backfire, Prompting Self-Inflicted Blowback
Meta Copy Twitter with New App, Threads
The New French Revolution
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Application Refiled, Naming Coinbase as ‘Surveillance-Sharing’ Partner
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