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Markets

Lyft shares rocket 62% over a typo in the company's earnings release

Lyft shares jumped 62% after the closing bell on Tuesday thanks in part to a typo in the ride-hailing company’s earnings release that appears to have sent investors' auto-trading algorithms - or “bots” - into a buying frenzy.

14/02/2024

Tech News

AI models can learn language through the eyes of a baby, study shows

Can artificial intelligence learn language like a baby? Researchers tested this by recording footage from a child’s life and feeding it to an AI system.

14/02/2024

USA

Shooting at New York subway station leaves 1 dead and 5 injured

Police say the shooting at a Bronx station began with a dispute between teenagers.

13/02/2024

USA

US Senate passes Ukraine aid, but House Speaker refuses to hold vote

Speaker of the House said the combined Ukraine-Israel aid package would pass the lower chamber without including a plan for the Mexican border.

13/02/2024

Culture news

The creative duo behind Dracula Daily: The classic novel sensation

From Dracula Daily to myriad other fun projects, the Kirklands are proving the value of indulging your creative side

13/02/2024

Lifestyle

New York Fashion Week 2024: Seamlessly blending the old and the new

New York Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2024 has kicked off in the Big Apple. Here's the scoop on all the established brands, newcomers, celebrities, glamour and what's coming next.

12/02/2024

Travel News

Airport sniffer dog discovers mummified monkeys in passenger's luggage

Bushmeat is illegal in the US due to the risk of viruses.

12/02/2024

Culture news

Here's everything we know about Beyoncé's upcoming 'Act II' album

The megastar unveiled her follow up to 2022's "Renaissance" through an unexpected Super Bowl commercial - and now, we have a release date.

12/02/2024

Culture news

Casting Directors, on the Oscar awards list for the first time

Good news for casting directors! From 2026, they will be eligible to receive Oscar awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

12/02/2024

USA

Kansas City Chiefs win second straight Super Bowl title

The Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions after they beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 on Sunday.

12/02/2024

Culture news

Everything you need to know about the Super Bowl

Every year the Super Bowl, the pinnacle event of the American football season, presents a huge half-time music show and some jaw dropping unique and innovative trailers for its estimated 110-million strong television audience.

11/02/2024

USA

Trump encouraging Russia to attack puts allies at risks - NATO leader

Moscow could 'do whatever the hell they want' with NATO members that didn't meet spending targets, warned Trump on Saturday.

11/02/2024

Culture news

Has public opinion turned against Taylor Swift?

Swift is at the top of her game critically and commercially, but is she now more corporation than artist?

11/02/2024

USA

Trump wins Nevada caucus after main rival Haley skips contest

Caucus was effectively one-horse race after Haley dropped out citing what she considered an unfair process favouring Trump.

09/02/2024

Tech News

US regulators declare AI-generated robocalls illegal

A US agency has said that robocalls that are AI-generated are now illegal.

09/02/2024

Climate

Could this year’s Super Bowl be the most polluting yet?

As superstar singer-songwriter Taylor Swift comes under fire for her “excessive” private jet usage, just how damaging will the thousands of planes going to Las Vegas for this weekend’s Super Bowl really be?

09/02/2024

Tech News

Google introduces AI-powered Gemini app and casts aside Bard

Google will cast aside the Bard chatbot that it introduced a year ago in an effort to catch up with ChatGPT.

08/02/2024

Earth News

NASA’s new satellite blasts off - how will it help climate scientists?

With 200 colour vision, the SpaceX-launched satellite can better predict when harmful algal blooms and hurricanes will happen.

08/02/2024

USA

US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to bar Trump from election

Donald Trump's behaviour before and during 2021 attack on Congress have already seen him struck from ballot in more than one state.

08/02/2024

Health news

Refusing to wear a mask during COVID was not free speech, court rules

Not wearing a mask during the COVID health emergency isn’t a free speech right, a court in the US has ruled.

08/02/2024

Culture news

Kevin Spacey to pay just $1 million settlement over ‘House of Cards’

The actor was dropped from the hit show’s final season in 2017 amid accusations of sexual harassment. Now the production company behind ‘House of Cards’ needs his help.

07/02/2024

USA

Haley defeated by 'none of these candidates' in Nevada primary

The former U.N. ambassador, aiming to emerge as a contender against Trump, did not campaign in Nevada, stating her intention to "concentrate on states that are fair."

07/02/2024

Tech News

Bluesky: Jack Dorsey's new social platform now open for anyone to join

Bluesky, a Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, now allows anyone to create an account and join the service.

07/02/2024

USA

Trump does not have immunity from insurrection case - US court

The former president may yet appeal as far as the Supreme Court, but the likelihood of success is unclear.

06/02/2024

Tech News

Meta's manipulated media policy is 'incoherent', oversight board says

A board set up to provide judgments on online freedom of expression for Meta urged the company to alter its policy on manipulated media.

06/02/2024

Culture news

US porn star Whitney Wright causes uproar after visit to Iran

US-based activist Masih Alinejad, who faced assassination attempts by Iran, condemned Wright for making the trip and for alleged remarks where the actress said "if you respect the law, you will be safe in Iran".

06/02/2024