Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition

Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years

Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition
Environment|Travel

Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes

The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country’s southwest, has reopened after authorities said a nearby volcano had stabilized after erupting four days earlier

Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbols

The iconic yellow and green of Brazil’s flag mixed with a sea of rainbow-colored tutus, hand fans and drag queen hairdos at Sunday’s LGBTQ+ pride parade in Sao Paulo

Gay pride revelers in Sao Paulo reclaim Brazil's national symbols
Travel

Friday's preholiday travel breaks the record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports

A record was broken ahead of the Memorial Day weekend for the number of airline travelers screened at U.S. airports

Friday's preholiday travel breaks the record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports
Business|Travel

Frontier Airlines, stuck in a money-losing slump, is dumping change fees and making other moves

Frontier Airlines is dropping those dreaded change fees, at least for some of its passengers

Frontier Airlines, stuck in a money-losing slump, is dumping change fees and making other moves
Sports|Travel

Swiatek on course for Madrid-Rome double; facing Keys in the quarters

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek remains on course for an uncommon Madrid-Rome double after beating Angelique Kerber to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals

Swiatek on course for Madrid-Rome double; facing Keys in the quarters
Entertainment|Travel|World

How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final

Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest

How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
Sports|Travel|World

Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports

The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports

Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
Technology

Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers

New laptops equipped with Microsoft Windows start shipping to customers next week but without a flagship feature called Recall that drew concerns about privacy and cybersecurity

Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows computers
Business|Technology

OpenAI appoints former top US cyberwarrior Paul Nakasone to its board of directors

OpenAI has appointed a former top U_S_ cyberwarrior and intelligence official to its board of directors, saying he will help protect the ChatGPT maker from “increasingly sophisticated bad actors.”

OpenAI appoints former top US cyberwarrior Paul Nakasone to its board of directors
Economy|Political|Technology

EU Commission asks 3 major porn sites to give details on kids' protection measures under digital law

The European Commission is asking three of the world’s biggest pornography sites to provide details of the measures they have taken to better protect minors from accessing their content and prevent gender-based violence

EU Commission asks 3 major porn sites to give details on kids' protection measures under digital law
Technology

What happened to the likes? X is now hiding which posts you like from other users

Social media platform X is now hiding your likes

What happened to the likes? X is now hiding which posts you like from other users
Business|Technology

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation

Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without explanation
Business|Economy|Technology

The European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat

The European Union has moved to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers

The European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat
Technology

Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall

Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users

Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall
Business|Political|Technology

Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm

Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
Business|Technology

Software giant SAP agrees to buy WalkMe for $1.5 billion cash

German software giant SAP has agreed to buy WalkMe in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.5 billion

Software giant SAP agrees to buy WalkMe for $1.5 billion cash
Business|Technology

Tech news site Gizmodo sold for third time in 8 years as European publisher Keleops looks to expand

Longtime technology news and review site Gizmodo has been sold for the third time in the past eight years

Tech news site Gizmodo sold for third time in 8 years as European publisher Keleops looks to expand
Business|Economy|Technology

China to impose controls on exports of some aviation and aerospace equipment

China's Commerce Ministry has announced it will restrict exports of some aviation and aerospace-related equipment and technology beginning July 1

China to impose controls on exports of some aviation and aerospace equipment
Business|Technology

Google to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub

Google plans to invest $2 billion in Malaysia, developing its first data center and a Google Cloud hub in the latest big foray by a U.S. tech giant in the Southeast Asian country

Google to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub
Political|Technology

China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology

China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine in a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that Chinese AI models should abide by

China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology
Sports|Technology

Replay reviews unavailable in Blue Jays-Tigers game after power failure disrupts both broadcasts

Replay reviews were unavailable to the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers throughout much of their game at Comerica Park because of a technical issue that affected both team broadcasts

Replay reviews unavailable in Blue Jays-Tigers game after power failure disrupts both broadcasts
Business|Economy|Technology

EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai

Chinese state media have reported that electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack energy storage batteries

EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai
Business|Economy|Technology

Trump Media and Technology Group posts more than $300 million net loss in first public quarter

Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter

Trump Media and Technology Group posts more than $300 million net loss in first public quarter
Business|Technology

UK watchdog decides not to investigate Microsoft's AI partnership with France's Mistral

British regulators say they don’t need to open a competition investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with French artificial intelligence company Mistral, a month after asking for industry feedback on the deal

UK watchdog decides not to investigate Microsoft's AI partnership with France's Mistral

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