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Iranians step up negotiations, put forward revised terms
Iranians step up negotiations, put forward revised terms

TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran has handed over its newest 14-point proposed plan for ending the war with the United States to mediator...

Tragedy in Maldives as 4 Italians go missing in underwater cave
Tragedy in Maldives as 4 Italians go missing in underwater cave

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Divers in the Maldives searched on May 16 for four Italian divers who are believed to have died inside an underwater...

Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft
Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cuba's Raul Castro may be indicted by the United States, a U.S. Department of ​Justice official said late on May...

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike
North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades, bringing the Long Island Rail Road,...

Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby
Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby

BANGKOK, Thailand: Miners in Myanmar have found a very large and rare ruby. It is believed to be the second-largest ruby ever found...

Kalshi and Polymarket flag rise in questionable bets
Kalshi and Polymarket flag rise in questionable bets

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Kalshi and Polymarket are reporting a sharp increase in suspicious trading as prediction markets attract more...

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OpenAI and Musk clash in closing arguments over AI future
OpenAI and Musk clash in closing arguments over AI future

OAKLAND, California: Elon Musk and Sam Altman exchanged sharp accusations in closing arguments as a closely watched trial over the...

Anthropic, Gates Foundation fund AI for health and education
Anthropic, Gates Foundation fund AI for health and education

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have launched a four-year, US$200 million partnership to support artificial...

WhatsApp adds private Incognito Chat for Meta AI users
WhatsApp adds private Incognito Chat for Meta AI users

MENLO PARK, California: Meta Platforms is introducing a new Incognito Chat feature for its artificial intelligence assistant on WhatsApp,...

LinkedIn to lay off about 5% of employees, source says
LinkedIn to lay off about 5% of employees, source says

SAN FRANCISCO, California: LinkedIn plans to lay off about five percent of its workforce as the Microsoft-owned professional networking...

Report: Oilers receive permission to interview former Leafs coach Craig Berube
Report: Oilers receive permission to interview former Leafs coach Craig Berube

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images) The Edmonton Oilers will reportedly interview Craig Berube for their vacant head...

Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI, jury cites expired statute of limitations
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI, jury cites expired statute of limitations

Oakland [US], May 19 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday (local time) lost a lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after a federal...