A federal government shutdown looks increasingly likely The House of Representatives failed to pass short term spending account Thursday. The House of Representatives was scrambling to approve a budget after House Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday they opposed…
Earlier this year, Meta announced Movie Gen, an AI-powered video editing tool that looked (at least in the sample clips he released). However, Meta said at the time that this was still a research project and it had no plans…
Linden Lab spent $1.3 billion on building the Second Life virtual world, which ended back in 2003 in the first century of the metaverse. And Second Life is still around today. Philip Rosedale, founder and former CEO of Linden Lab,…
AFP French high school teacher Samuel Paty (pictured center) was killed by a radicalized Islamist teenager in 2020. Eight people accused of complicity in the jihadist killing of French teacher Samuel Paty will learn their fate after a six-week trial…
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 02: The People's Bank of China (PBOC) building can be seen on December 2, 2024 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group | Getty Images China kept its key benchmark interest rates unchanged on Friday as Beijing…
This is a sad story of Florida. Megan Garcia thought her 14-year-old son spent all his time playing video games. Little did she know that she was having abusive, deep and sexual conversations with a chatbot powered by the app…
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has warned that the sanctions have “dangerous” effects on “regional stability”. Pakistan has criticized the new US sanctions on the country's missile program as “racist” and said they put peace and security in the area at risk.…
Giselle Pellicot's ex-husband among dozens of men convicted in French rape case – CBS News Watch CBS News The ex-husband of Giselle Pellicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday in a French court after he admitted drugging her…
The US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a point on Wednesday – its third cut this year – but also signaled it expects to cut interest rates next year more slowly than previously thought,…
Newly elected US President Donald Trump has repeatedly taunted his counterpart Justin Trudeau about Canada becoming the '51st state' of the US. He has been publicly referring to Trudeau as “the governor”, and has claimed that Canadians are willing. It…
