Private equity firms and other big investors are moving aggressively into the U.S. power sector, viewing regulated electric utilities and their sprawling networks of plants and transmission lines as a …
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Strands Cut, Signals Lost: Thousands Report Spectrum Outage Across Texas
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaThousands of Spectrum customers across North and Central Texas experienced sudden internet, phone and TV disruptions on Friday, with outage reports peaking in the afternoon as users scrambled for answers. …
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Musk’s xAI accuses rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaSan Francisco — Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI filed a lawsuit this week in a California federal court accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a campaign to poach employees and steal trade …
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Chinese studio faces backlash after AI-edit turns gay couple straight in body-horror film
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaBeijing / Los Angeles — A wave of online anger has hit a Chinese distributor after viewers spotted that a same-sex couple in the new body-horror film Together was digitally …
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Microsoft severs parts of cloud access to Israeli military unit after probe into alleged mass surveillance
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaMicrosoft has disabled a set of cloud and artificial-intelligence services used by a unit within Israel’s Ministry of Defence after an internal review found elements of reporting that alleged the …
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Quick rules before you start Silicone / Rubber / Sport bands Good for: sweat, workouts, swimming. Leather bands Good for: dress watches — be gentle. Metal bands (stainless steel, plated …
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What we know about investors taking over TikTok in the U.S.
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaHere’s a concise, sourced update on the deal announced this week and the open questions that remain. Who the buyers are (so far): A group led by Oracle and private-equity …
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Can AI fulfill its promise without hurting the environment?
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaShort answer: Yes — but only if we build and deploy it deliberately.AI today can deliver big social and economic benefits (better healthcare diagnostics, smarter grids, climate modelling, efficiency gains …
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Senators press Match/Tinder for answers as romance scams surge
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaWashington — Two bipartisan U.S. senators this week demanded detailed information from Match Group — the parent company of Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid — about the company’s efforts to detect …
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William Shatner is “perfectly fine” — and warns fans not to believe tabloids or AI
by Riya Sharmaby Riya SharmaLos Angeles — William Shatner reassured fans Thursday that he is “perfectly fine” after widespread reports that the 94-year-old actor had been rushed to hospital following a medical scare, and …