NEW YORK (Reuters) — As part of President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on anti-Israel demonstrators, US immigration authorities detained a Palestinian graduate student who had played a key role in pro-Palestinian rallies at Columbia University in New York. Mahmoud Khalil, a student at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs,Read More →
(AFP) – The White House announced on Friday that Israel and Saudi Arabia are nearing an agreement to normalize relations after decades of enmity. President Joe Biden hopes to alter the Middle East — and score an election-year diplomatic success — by gaining Saudi Arabia’s recognition of the Jewish state,Read More →
BELLEVILLE, Michigan Reuters: President Joe Biden joined autoworkers on a picket line in Michigan on Tuesday to back their demand for a 40% wage hike, saying they deserve “a lot more” than they are now receiving. The Republican front-runner for president, Donald Trump, will address auto workers in Michigan theRead More →
Beijing (Reuters) – More than three years after ceasing because to COVID-19 limitations, Beijing has let North Korea’s state-run airline Air Koryo to restart flights to China, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Monday. The decision coincides with indications of greater communication between North Korea and its largest commercial partnerRead More →
Reuters: Bangkok The second-largest economy in Southeast Asia’s Facebook (META.O) may be shut down, according to Thailand’s digital minister, if Meta Platforms doesn’t take steps to stop frauds that have impacted more than 200,000 individuals. “We are asking the court to close Facebook, not allowing it to provide services inRead More →
(Web Desk) – Creators who want to monetize their material may now use the YouTube Partner Programme (YPP). YouTube has now imposed reduced qualifying requirements. Creators in the United States with more than 20,000 YPP subscribers may now participate in the platform’s retail affiliate programme. According to the new requirements,Read More →
Reuters (Reuters) – Want to stay near a Christmas market, a vegan restaurant, or another attraction in New York? Look no farther than artificial intelligence from Google (GOOGL.O), which will be available at Priceline as early as this summer, according to the businesses. According to Martin Brodbeck, Priceline’s chief technologyRead More →
Sweden (Reuters) – The CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the organisation behind ChatGPT, Sam Altman, said at a conference in Abu Dhabi that there are no immediate plans for the business to go public. When we achieve superintelligence, we may make choices that most investors would find incomprehensible, according to Altman.Read More →
(AFP) – Before new penalties on Moscow take effect, major oil-producing nations headed by Saudi Arabia and Russia appear ready to maintain their existing output levels at a summit on Sunday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which has 13 members, will reconsider its agreement to reduce outputRead More →
Uber Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to connect its ride-hailing app with Italy’s top taxi dispatcher in order to expand its footprint in the eurozone’s third-largest economy. The move is part of Uber’s aim of partnering with established cab companies to capitalise on a reboundRead More →
