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New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
European leaders met for emergency talks on Thursday, expressing relief after Donald Trump backed away from threats over Greenland, but bracing for further shocks. A crisis eased after a framework deal with NATO chief Mark Rutte, diplomats said.
Acquittal of Juan Espinoza Martinez in Chicago marks latest major federal prosecution to fall apart in courtA man accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting a top US border patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in Chicago, the latest high-profile prosecution by the Department of Justice to fall apart in court.The government alleged that Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, had offered a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat in October for the killing of Gregory Bovino, the border patrol official who has spearheaded aggressive immigration operations in cities across the country. Defense lawyers argued Espinoza Martinez was sharing an innocuous social media message that did not constitute a threat. Continue reading…
Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night at the campground, but there had been no progress in finding missing people, officials sayNew Zealand is ‘full of grief”, the prime minister has said, after landslides tore through a house and busy campground, leaving two dead and at least six victims still missing.Police said emergency crews were still searching for at least six people, including two teenagers, believed missing beneath the debris of a landslide, which struck a Mount Maunganui campsite on Thursday morning. Police were attempting to contact another three people. Families enjoying the summer school holiday were among the campers. Recreational vehicles and at least one structure were crushed, images showed. Continue reading…
Asia-Pacific markets rose as investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan's decision.
TikTok said late Thursday it has finalized a long-awaited deal that will allow the popular video-sharing app to keep operating in the U.S.
Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedA large-scale manhunt is under way after three people were shot dead, including a pregnant woman, and a fourth was seriously injured in the New South Wales central west region.NSW police said the alleged perpetrator, Julian “Hoolio” Ingram, also known as Pierpoint, aged 37, was believed to be “on the move” in a vehicle on Friday morning. Continue reading…
Fintech Super App With 68% Margins Sells at Emerging Market Discount: The Kaspi.kz Question
Vimeo is in the process of laying off some of its global staff after being acquired last year by Bending Spoons for $1.38B.
Not all of Tesla's fleet in Austin will be fully driverless. Per Tesla's AI lead Ashok Elluswamy, the company will be "starting with a few unsupervised vehicles mixed in with the broader robotaxi fleet with safety monitors, and the ratio will increase over time."
New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
European leaders met for emergency talks on Thursday, expressing relief after Donald Trump backed away from threats over Greenland, but bracing for further shocks. A crisis eased after a framework deal with NATO chief Mark Rutte, diplomats said.
Acquittal of Juan Espinoza Martinez in Chicago marks latest major federal prosecution to fall apart in courtA man accused of a murder-for-hire plot targeting a top US border patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in Chicago, the latest high-profile prosecution by the Department of Justice to fall apart in court.The government alleged that Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, had offered a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat in October for the killing of Gregory Bovino, the border patrol official who has spearheaded aggressive immigration operations in cities across the country. Defense lawyers argued Espinoza Martinez was sharing an innocuous social media message that did not constitute a threat. Continue reading…
Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night at the campground, but there had been no progress in finding missing people, officials sayNew Zealand is ‘full of grief”, the prime minister has said, after landslides tore through a house and busy campground, leaving two dead and at least six victims still missing.Police said emergency crews were still searching for at least six people, including two teenagers, believed missing beneath the debris of a landslide, which struck a Mount Maunganui campsite on Thursday morning. Police were attempting to contact another three people. Families enjoying the summer school holiday were among the campers. Recreational vehicles and at least one structure were crushed, images showed. Continue reading…
Asia-Pacific markets rose as investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan's decision.
TikTok said late Thursday it has finalized a long-awaited deal that will allow the popular video-sharing app to keep operating in the U.S.
Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay insideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedA large-scale manhunt is under way after three people were shot dead, including a pregnant woman, and a fourth was seriously injured in the New South Wales central west region.NSW police said the alleged perpetrator, Julian “Hoolio” Ingram, also known as Pierpoint, aged 37, was believed to be “on the move” in a vehicle on Friday morning. Continue reading…
Fintech Super App With 68% Margins Sells at Emerging Market Discount: The Kaspi.kz Question
Vimeo is in the process of laying off some of its global staff after being acquired last year by Bending Spoons for $1.38B.
Not all of Tesla's fleet in Austin will be fully driverless. Per Tesla's AI lead Ashok Elluswamy, the company will be "starting with a few unsupervised vehicles mixed in with the broader robotaxi fleet with safety monitors, and the ratio will increase over time."