TAIPEI: At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. Officials said the quake was the strongest to shake the island in
SAN FRANCISCO: After the earthquake of ChatGPT’s phenomenal success a year ago, Silicon Valley investors have gone into overdrive with artificial intelligence, looking for the newest blockbuster idea in an ocean of hype and overpromising. OpenAI sparked a generative AI craze with ChatGPT, which can pen stories, create pictures, write
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the tech giant illegally maintained a monopoly on its iPhone, stifling competition and imposing high costs on consumers. The lawsuit, supported by multiple US states, accuses Apple of making it difficult for consumers to switch to cheaper
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel on Friday to press for a truce in Gaza, ahead of a key UN Security Council vote on a US draft resolution on the need for an “immediate” ceasefire. Israel’s main backer the United States announced it would
WASHINGTON: US surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, the hospital said on Thursday, a procedure that could help address the chronic shortage of donor organs. The four-hour operation was carried out on Saturday on a 62-year-old man suffering from
TOKYO: A theme park based on Japan’s “Dragon Ball” manga franchise will be built in Saudi Arabia’s new high-end tourist attraction of Qiddiya just outside Riyadh, authorities said on Friday. The announcement comes two weeks after fans of the massively popular and influential series were shocked by news of the
BUDAPEST: Tens of thousands of people rallied behind an emerging critic of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in central Budapest on Friday, as politicians gave fiery speeches for Hungary’s national day. In the wake of a child abuse pardon scandal that has shaken Orban’s government, former government insider Peter Magyar has
HONG KONG: Twelve Hong Kongers were jailed Saturday for up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the height of pro-democracy protests that challenged the Beijing-backed government. It was the most violent episode in the initial stage of the huge protests that upended the
ZURICH: British telecoms giant Vodafone said Friday it has agreed to sell its Italian unit to Swisscom for eight billion euros ($8.7 billion) in a cash deal that was slammed by Switzerland’s main political party. Shares in the two companies jumped following the announcement but the hard-right Swiss People’s Party
LAGOS: The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria’s naira currency as the government puts cryptobusinesses under increasing scrutiny. The decision came after authorities in Africa’s biggest economy imposed restrictions on cryptocurrency exchanges as part of attempts to halt the sliding value of the local currency. Nigeria’s
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