Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday touted the Trump administration’s ties with the cryptocurrency industry — a once-fringe business that President Trump and his allies have embraced in recent months. “I’m here today to say loud and clear, with President Trump, crypto finally has a champion and an ally in […]
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Tesco shoppers mock ‘VAR’-style cameras at self-checkout
Tesco’s introduction of AI technology to some self-checkouts has led to customers joking that it bears a striking resemblance to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology used in football. The supermarket is aiming to reduce shoplifting by installing overhead cameras to identify when shoppers fail to scan an item properly, […]
Why Apple doesn’t make iPhones in America – and probably won’t | CNN Business
CNN — In 2011, then-President Barack Obama pressed Apple CEO Steve Jobs on what it would take to bring iPhone production to the United States, according to The New York Times . Fourteen years later, President Donald Trump is resurfacing that question to current Apple CEO Tim Cook – and […]
Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war
Hundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war Hundreds of lawyers have called on the UK government to use “all available means” to stop the fighting in Gaza, including reviewing trade ties with Israel and imposing sanctions and travel bans on Israeli ministers. Some 828 UK-based […]
How Trump’s $175 billion Golden Dome could make Reagan’s missile defense real | Fox News
On May 20, President Donald Trump launched the Golden Dome missile defense initiative.I was in college when President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative—initially mocked by its opponents as “Star Wars.” Trump named Space Force Gen.Michael Guetlein as the Golden Dome project’s leader, a tell that the system will […]
‘Stop using my voice’ – ScotRail’s new announcer is my AI clone
‘Stop using my voice’ – New train announcer is my AI clone A woman who believes her voice has been used to create ScotRail’s new AI-generated announcement system is calling for it to be removed from trains. ScotRail recently introduced a synthetic Scottish voice to make onboard announcements in place […]
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry | The Verge
As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would “basically kill” the AI industry. Speaking at an event promoting his new book, Clegg said the creative community should […]
Stock market today: Live updates
Stocks rallied on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said over the holiday weekend that he agreed to delay tariffs of 50% on the European Union.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 740.58 points, or 1.78%, to finish at 42,343.65, while the S&P 500 rose 2.05% to 5,921.54.Both snapped four-day losing streaks.The […]
Never-before-seen photos reveal WWI-era submarine 1,300 feet before surface where 19 sailors perished in 1917
In Dec.1917, 19 sailors serving on a World War I-era U.S.submarine made the ultimate sacrifice during a training mission. Perhaps fittingly, scientists have captured never-before-seen photos of its watery resting place off the California coast just ahead of Memorial Day. The U.S.Navy submarine, USS F-1, went down after a collision […]
Trump administration launches ‘full-frontal assault’ on deadly border cartel | Fox News
The Trump Treasury Department’s new sanctions are a “full-frontal assault” on one of the deadliest southern border cartels, a local border official told Fox News Digital. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two high-ranking Cartel del Noreste (CDN) members, Mexican nationals Miguel Angel de […]