Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Kyiv to sign what Downing Street is calling a “landmark 100-year partnership” with Ukraine. The pact would formalise economic and military support already pledged to the country, and offers more. It is the prime minister’s first visit to the country since taking office last summer, in a show of…
A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Amber Wang / AFP) Amber Wang | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s fourth-quarter revenue and profit beat expectations, as demand for advanced chips used in artificial…
Pakistan’s prime minister has ordered an investigation after the country’s national airline released an advert that drew accusations that it evoked imagery of the 9/11 attacks. The advert was released by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) last week to celebrate the resumption of flights to Paris, which had been suspended for four years over safety concerns…
Synthesia is a platform that lets users create AI-generated clips with human avatars that can speak in multiple languages. Synthesia LONDON — Synthesia, a video platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate clips featuring multilingual human avatars, has raised $180 million in an investment round valuing the startup at $2.1 billion. That’s more than than double…
A tragic case of mistaken identity could be behind a deadly arson attack that claimed the life of a young woman who was house sitting for her brother while he was on his honeymoon. The 27-year-old was trapped inside a three-storey townhouse at Dover Street in Truganina in Melbourne’s west as it went up in…
A soldier walks next to a Tesla Cybertruck, which was donated to the National Guard, after powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area forced people to evacuate, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, California, U.S. Jan. 13, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters Tesla started offering discounts…
Lemon8, a photo-sharing app by Bytedance, and RedNote, a Shanghai-based content-sharing platform, have seen a surge in popularity in the U.S. as “TikTok refugees” migrate to alternative platforms ahead of a potential ban. Now a law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare these Chinese social media apps, and others…
Paige Bueckers hardly showed any signs of rust after missing two games with a sprained left knee. “I’m feeling good,” Bueckers said after No. 6 UConn’s 71-45 rout of St. John’s on Wednesday night. “I’m just glad to be back out there. Obviously first game back from anything you just want to get your feet…
Mel Gibson toured the ash heap that was once his California home … but he seemed vastly more concerned with making sure the first responders knew how much he appreciated their efforts. Mel was photographed returning to his Malibu property for the first time on Wednesday where he was seen shaking hands with firefighters and…
Mel Gibson toured the ash heap that was once his California home … but he seemed vastly more concerned with making sure the first responders knew how much he appreciated their efforts. Mel was photographed returning to his Malibu property for the first time on Wednesday where he was seen shaking hands with firefighters and…
