Internet weighs in on Andrew Tate’s take on Artificial Intelligence: ‘You entirely misunderstand it’
Top G stressed that human intelligence is way more important than AI
2023-10-23 19:26
Jets to Ukraine: Crucial questions over supplying F-16s to Kyiv
Supplying the jets to Ukraine will be a military boost for Kyiv - but the devil is in the detail.
2023-05-20 17:51
World leaders to meet at UN as big powers vie for developing states
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS World leaders meet at the United Nations next week in the shadow of
2023-09-15 23:17
50 shades of ballet? Melanie Hamrick on her steamy novel that makes 'Black Swan' seem tame
Melanie Hamrick recently had to wrest a copy of her steamy new novel out of the hands of the curious 6-year-old son she shares with Mick Jagger, replacing it with the more appropriate “The Cat in the Hat.”
2023-07-01 00:58
UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil
UBS says it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse
2023-06-12 16:23
DeSantis seeks review of Florida's holdings in Bud Light maker over transgender influencer backlash
Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking for an investigation of the state's investments in the company that makes Bud Light because of conservative backlash over a transgender social media influencer marketing the beverage
2023-07-22 06:55
The tech flaw that lets hackers control surveillance cameras
Security flaws in two surveillance camera brands used around the world have been identified by Panorama.
2023-06-26 19:23
Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills
Congress will consider renewed efforts to shore up voting and election laws in the coming weeks
2023-07-10 12:28
xQc abruptly ends livestream after saying 'something’s wrong', leaves fans concerned
Known for his energetic and entertaining broadcasts, xQc interrupted his usual content with a serious tone, suggesting that something was amiss
2023-05-17 14:22
New study finds prehistoric migrations from China to Americas
As the last continents to be settled by humans, the question of how and when people first came to the Americas...
2023-05-09 23:21
Philippine president to deliver state-of-the-nation speech amid protests
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was to deliver a state-of-the-nation speech Monday after his first year in office, which saw him allow an expanded U.S. military presence and refuse to rejoin the International Criminal Court in a move aligned with his predecessor, whose bloody anti-drugs crackdown was under an ICC investigation. More than 20,000 police, backed by other security forces and army troops, were deployed to keep order amid protests and secure the House of Representatives, where Marcos will deliver his speech before a joint session of Congress. Marcos, 65, rose to power in June last year in a landslide victory that was among the most dramatic political comebacks in recent history. His father was ousted as a dictator accused of widespread human rights violations and plunder in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising that became a harbinger of change at the time in authoritarian regimes worldwide. The president has refused to apologize and has steadfastly defended his father’s legacy. Marcos told reporters last week that his speech would be “a performance report for Filipinos to see if the flurry of pronouncements, the many words, had an impact or were just mere words." "That's what I want to explain to people — that we have made significant progress. We can see the difference now not only in terms of how the systems work, how the government works. It is also in how we are now seen or judged in the international community,” Marcos said. He was expected to press his campaign call for national unity, although deep divisions remain. About 6,000 left-wing, labor and human rights groups staged protests ahead of his speech in Congress with diverse demands, including for wage increases, to address attacks against political activists and journalists, and to recall a government program to phase out traditional but aging passenger jeepneys. A group of drivers began a three-day strike on Monday to protest the jeepney phaseout, but no major transport paralysis was reported by midday, police said. Marcos approved the suspension of school classes and government work in metropolitan Manila on Monday due to the planned transport strike and an approaching typhoon. Despite a police restriction on the burning of effigies, left-wing activists burned a mock giant coin that depicted a smiling Marcos flashing the peace sign with his fingers on one side and as a thief holding a gun and bag of cash in the other. Pro-Marcos groups separately held a musical concert and displayed congratulatory streamers. Since assuming the presidency, Marcos has embarked on more than a dozen foreign trips, including to the United States and China, to seek investments and boost trade. He was scheduled to leave for Malaysia on Tuesday for a three-day visit. The government said the foreign trips are crucial to drum up economic reforms and initiatives, including a bill that Marcos signed into law last week creating the country’s first sovereign wealth fund, which aims to pool money for infrastructure and other projects. But opponents said the trips, including one that brought him to Singapore to watch Formula One races in October, reflected the president’s misplaced priorities given problems at home, including soaring food prices early in his presidency. Marcos made himself agriculture chief to directly deal with what he said last year was a looming food crisis caused in part by the war in Ukraine. He has held the post until now despite calls for him to appoint another official so he can focus on other concerns. In February, Marcos approved an expansion of the U.S. military presence in the Philippines to add four new bases from five existing sites under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the longtime treaty allies. The move, which Marcos said would help boost the Philippines’ coastal defense, dovetails with the Biden administration’s efforts to strengthen an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to better counter China. China warned the move “will drag the Philippines into the abyss of geopolitical strife and damage its economic development at the end of the day.” But Philippine officials said the move was not aimed at China. Marcos's moves to reaffirm ties with Washington was a key turnaround from the often-hostile approach his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, took toward Manila’s treaty ally. In a decision that clearly favored Duterte but came under attack from human rights activists and Marcos' opposition, he refused to take steps to bring the Philippines back to the ICC and said his administration would not cooperate with its investigation into thousands of killings under Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs. Duterte withdrew the Philippines from The Hague-based court in 2019 in a move rights activists said was an attempt to evade accountability and prevent an international probe into the killings in his anti-drugs crackdown. The ICC, however, has jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed when the Philippines was still a member state of the court. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Gunman who killed co-workers at New Zealand building site died from self-inflicted wound, police say Moscow, Crimea hit by drones as Russian forces bombard Ukraine's south Macron promotes French interests on a trip to South Pacific where US-China rivalry is intensifying
2023-07-24 16:29
Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65
Shane Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for their ballad “Fairytale of New York,” has died
2023-11-30 20:20
You Might Like...
Live updates | Israel open to 'little pauses' as it bombards Gaza
Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests
South Africa: Ninety schoolchildren given 'cannabis muffins'
Oil Steadies as US Inflation Eases and IEA Sees Record Demand
Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: 'We may now have to go first'
Germany appoints senior lawmaker with governing party as ambassador to Russia
Abortion rights groups drop suit challenging Kentucky's ban but continue legal fight
