North Korea's Kim calls for military readiness against any provocations
SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the military's readiness to respond to any provocation
2023-12-01 07:24
Explainer-Why prior mega health insurer deals like the possible Cigna/Humana merger failed
WASHINGTON U.S. health insurers Cigna and Humana are in talks to merge, a potential deal likely to face
2023-12-01 05:49
Musk says antisemitic tweet was ‘foolish’ – but blames media for angry reaction
Elon Musk has admitted that his endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory on his social media site X, previously known as Twitter, was a “mistake” and “one of the most foolish” things he had done on the platform. The world’s richest man said he had “no problem being hated” but also blamed members of the media for much of the outrage surrounding the post, which is thought to have contributed to major investors in the platform pulling funding. Earlier this month, Mr Musk responded to a Twitter/X user who accused Jewish people of hating white people by saying it was “the actual truth.” His actions sparked global outrage, with several world leaders condemning his endorsement of the conspiracy theory. Speaking at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit this week, Mr Musk discussed the post and said that the outrage caused was “not my intention”. “[It was] one of the most foolish — if not the most foolish — thing I’ve done on the platform,” he said. “I should in retrospect not have replied to that one person and should have written in greater length what I meant,” he said. “But those clarifications were ignored by the media and essentially I handed a loaded gun to those who hate me and arguably to those who are antisemitic. And for that I’m quite sorry, that was not my intention.” Earlier this week, Mr Musk visited Israel and toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas, meeting with Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The pair visited the Kfar Aza kibbutz, which Hamas attacked on 7 October, killing an estimated 52 residents. Another 20 people are reported as missing. Mr Musk said witnessing the scenes of the massacre was “jarring”, during a live event on Twitter/X with Mr Netanyahu after the tour. Speaking at the Dealbook Summit, he denied that the visit had been – as some had described it – an “apology tour”. “[The trip to Israel] wasn’t in response to that at all,” Mr Musk said, adding: “I have no problem being hated.” Mr Musk later went further, addressing companies that had pulled marketing from X over concerns related to far-right content and accusing them of “blackmail”. “Don’t advertise,” he said at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit. “If someone is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money? Go f*** yourself. Go f*** yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.” Read More Elon Musk believes OpenAI may have made ‘dangerous’ discovery OpenAI may have made a ‘dangerous’ artificial intelligence discovery, Elon Musk says Elon Musk publicly tells advertisers to ‘go f*** yourselves’ Elon Musk mocked for trying to resurrect QAnon Pizzagate conspiracy Elon Musk set to meet Netanyahu and hostage families in Israel Elon Musk weighs in on Dublin riots claiming country’s PM ‘hates the Irish people’
2023-12-01 04:45
Canada Buys Boeing’s Sub-Hunting 737 in Snub to Bombardier
Canada has finalized a deal to order as many as 16 military surveillance aircraft from Boeing Co. as
2023-12-01 02:59
Biden backers rev up write-in campaign in New Hampshire to avoid loss
By Jarrett Renshaw President Joe Biden's name will not be on New Hampshire's primary ballot, but top Democrats
2023-12-01 02:51
Angola Rejects OPEC Quota and Vows to Break It
Angola rejected a new output quota handed to it by OPEC and said it planned to breach it,
2023-12-01 02:46
Trump Gag Order in NY Fraud Case Reinstated by Appeals Court
A New York appeals court reinstated a series of gag orders barring Donald Trump and his lawyers from
2023-12-01 02:24
TD Cuts Thousands of Jobs, Takes Restructuring Charge; Earnings Miss
Toronto-Dominion Bank missed analysts’ earnings estimates after setting aside more money than forecast for potentially souring loans and
2023-11-30 23:25
Latin America’s Biggest Economies See Unemployment Tick Down
Unemployment rates in Brazil and Mexico fell in October, as strong labor markets underpin the outperformance of Latin
2023-11-30 23:25
US Pending Home Sales Index Drops to Lowest Level on Record
A gauge of pending sales of existing US homes fell to its lowest level on record in October,
2023-11-30 23:18
Henry Kissinger, dominant U.S. diplomat of Cold War era, dies aged 100
By Steve Holland and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Henry Kissinger, the dominant U.S. diplomat of the Cold War era who
2023-11-30 21:29
NYC Mayor’s Woes Are So Bad Even Andrew Cuomo Is Eyeing a Run
There’s political blood in the water after a series of blows to New York City Mayor Eric Adams,
2023-11-30 19:49