THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Many of us have witnessed unusual and even antisocial behavior at an airport or on a flight. These may range from benign acts such as sleeping on the floor or doing yoga in front of the flight information display system to serious incidents…
The vilified linchpin of millennial and Y2K fashion – the skinny jean – might be on its way to a comeback. Over the last few months, a range of skinny styles, including pants and jeans, have cropped up on fashion runways, influencer videos and Google search trends, indicating the divisive garment could soon be a…
As one of CNBC’s resident Eagles fans, I was appalled to open my inbox earlier this week to find an email chain with the subject line, “Why the Bulls Hate the Birds.” Circulating among my colleagues was data from Carson Group chief market strategist Ryan Detrick, who pointed out that Philadelphia Super Bowl and World…
Megacap technology companies funneled billions of dollars into artificial intelligence last year to try and keep up with unfettered demand. The hype isn’t dying down in 2025. Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft intend to spend as much as $320 billion combined on AI technologies and datacenter buildouts in 2025, based on comments from their CEOs…
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued a preliminary injunction on Saturday to prohibit access, ordering Musk and his team to immediately destroy any copies…
Yoshua Bengio (L) and Max Tegmark (R) discuss the development of artificial general intelligence during a live podcast recording of CNBC’s “Beyond The Valley” in Davos, Switzerland in January 2025. CNBC Artificial general intelligence built like “agents” could prove dangerous as its creators might lose control of the system, two of of the world’s most…
Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told a group of business leaders he believes President Donald Trump might be serious about annexing his country. Trudeau suggested Trump has floated the idea of taking over Canada and making it the “51st state” because he wants to access the country’s critical minerals. “Mr Trump has it…
Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi EPA More than 60% of Delhi’s 15 million registered voters cast their ballots on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is ahead of its rivals in Indian capital Delhi, where votes are being counted after a tightly-fought election. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 41 seats in the…
L’Oreal global flagship store is seen on Nanjing Road on May 8, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The world’s largest beauty group L’Oreal said Friday that it plans to become less dependent on the Chinese consumer for growth, instead targeting burgeoning opportunities in the U.S. market. “We see…
French prosecutors on have opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over allegations that it distorted its algorithms to manipulate discourse taking place on the social media platform. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said it received a report from a French lawmaker on Jan. 12 criticizing X over “biased algorithms” that were “likely to have…
