João da Silva Business reporter CCTV A meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and some of the country’s foremost business leaders this week has fuelled excitement and speculation, after Alibaba founder Jack Ma was pictured at the event. The charismatic and colourful Mr Ma, who was one of China’s most prominent businessmen, had withdrawn from […]
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have reintroduced a bill to repeal the FACE Act, calling it “unconstitutional” and arguing it has been “easily weaponized” against at least 50 pro-life advocates. Sen. Mike Lee introduced the bill Thursday, just a day ahead of the March for Life, the nation’s largest annual pro-life demonstration, and a few hours
Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Samuel Weidenhofer Samuel Weidenhofer’s acts of kindness started with hugs and roses Growing up, Samuel Weidenhofer struggled with his mental health after losing his aunt to suicide when he was nine, experiencing a speech impediment, and being bullied. The trauma of it all made him want to end his own life,
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The White House is claiming victory over Colombia in a showdown over flights of deported Colombian migrants who were in the U.S. illegally. After Colombian President Petro blocked two U.S. military planes with deportees from landing in the South American nation, President Trump ordered 25% tariffs on imported goods from Colombia including crude oil, coffee,
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Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC. The BBC gave OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini and Perplexity AI content from the BBC website then asked them questions about the news. It said the resulting answers contained
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President Trump signed several executive orders on Monday night to undo Biden-era military policies. One of his big moves: reinstating thousands of service members who were dismissed for their objections to the COVID vaccine. Trump’s national security agenda is also rolling out on a separate front as immigration officials are pursuing nationwide arrests and deportations
Zoe Kleinman & Liv McMahon Technology editor & reporter Vance: ‘American AI will not be co-opted into a tool for authoritarian censorship’ The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, pledges
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday promising “immediate action” from the Department of Justice to deport foreign national college students and resident aliens who took part in pro-Hamas protests after the terrorist group massacred 1,200 Israelis and took more than 250 hostage. A document describing the proposed order explained the DOJ was instructed
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Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it “Gulf of America” for users in the US. The tech giant updated the name of the location on Wednesday after President Donald Trump ordered it to be changed in official government
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have announced bipartisan legislation to restore tax credits for Americans who donate to nonprofits. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) have reintroduced the Charitable Act. It would “reward Americans who give to charity” to “incentivize more people to donate to worthy causes,” which include houses of worship, religious organizations,
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