SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have invested heavily in an artificial intelligence venture, betting on its potential growth. This investment is a significant move by both parties, indicating their confidence in the future of AI technology. Source: https://www.ft.com/content/fc57feea-db72-4e86-b3ce-8956b3d739e3
The Governor General’s office has revoked singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada, citing questions raised about her Indigenous heritage. A report by CBC in 2023 claimed that a birth certificate showed she was born in Massachusetts and listed both her and parents as white. Sainte-Marie, 83, denies the allegations and claims she has always identified … Read more
Former child star Christy Carlson Romano, 40, is recovering after being shot in the eye during a birthday celebration with her husband Brendan Rooney in Texas. The incident occurred on Friday, Feb. 7, while she was shooting clay pigeons as part of the party. Romano shared a video on Instagram, revealing that another party had … Read more
Cryptocurrencies have become more prominent as financial and investment vehicles than payment mechanisms, prompting corporate treasuries to reassess their role in digital assets. Companies like MicroStrategy are exploring bitcoin’s potential as both a store of value and transactional asset. MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, announced its rebranding as Strategy on Wednesday, February … Read more
Destiny 2’s latest dungeon release, Sundered Doctrine, offers a wealth of new loot for players to unlock. The dungeon takes place within Savathun’s Throne World and features four new legendary weapons, one exotic linear fusion rifle, and exclusive cosmetic items. Players can expect to receive rewards such as the Finality’s Auger Exotic Linear Fusion Rifle, … Read more
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model from Chinese startup DeepSeek has sparked a divide among innovators in machine learning, exposing a similar tension between two visions for the technology’s future. On one side are those seeking “artificial general intelligence” (AGI), where machines match or surpass human capabilities. They envision AI as a path to creating … Read more
The Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – are set to sever ties with Russia’s power grid that date back to the 1950s and instead integrate further with the European Union. The decision comes after suspected sabotage of subsea cables has spurred efforts to strengthen regional security. Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 increased … Read more
A geo-restriction error message is displayed when a user attempts to access certain online content that is restricted to specific geographic locations due to copyright, licensing, or regional restrictions. This type of error typically occurs when a website or streaming service detects the user’s IP address as being located outside a designated region. The error … Read more
The US government closed a loophole that allowed China-based online retailer Shein to flood the country with billions of duty-free packages annually. The test was introduced in 2019, but instead of being effective, it created a way for low-value parcels to enter the country with little oversight. As a result, over a billion packages from … Read more
King Soopers, a Colorado-based grocery chain, has filed a lawsuit against its union, UFCW Local 7, amid a strike by over 8,500 employees. The strike began on Thursday and is expected to last up to two weeks. King Soopers claims the union prioritizes out-of-state special interests and unlawfully requires it to bargain with out-of-state labor … Read more