Images of African senior citizens walking the runway created a buzz on social media, eventually going viral. These AI-generated pictures challenged the typical depictions of elderly Africans, showcasing them in …
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Eastern European Startups Come to US Searching for Opportunities
Immigrants from Belarus, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries are actively exploring the American IT startup market. One immigrant-run venture capital firm is helping them find investments. Evgeny Maslov has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Camera: Michael Eckels. …
your ads here!Tesla Recalls Over 2 Million Vehicles to Fix Defective System that Monitors Drivers Using Autopilot
Detroit, Mich — Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use …
your ads here!Hong Kong-Raised British Painter Launches ‘Silent Protest’ Show in London
London — In 1979, British painter Martin Lever was only 9 years old when he moved to Hong Kong because his father was employed as a surveyor in the Hong Kong …
your ads here!US Commerce Secretary Vows ‘Strongest Action’ on Huawei Chip Issue
WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo vowed Monday to take the “strongest action possible” in response to a semiconductor chip-making breakthrough in China that a House Foreign Affairs Committee said …
your ads here!At COP28, Ukrainians and Palestinians Make Their Cases
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Undeterred by wars at home, delegations from Ukraine and the Palestinian territories are active at COP28, determined to call attention not only to the environmental threats …
your ads here!EU Establishes World-Leading AI Rules, Could That Affect Everyone?
European Union officials worked into the late hours last week hammering out an agreement on world-leading rules meant to govern the use of artificial intelligence in the 27-nation bloc. The …
your ads here!Five Countries in East and Southern Africa Have Anthrax Outbreaks, WHO Says
Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World …
your ads here!US States Suing Meta Over Alleged Harm to Young Users
Lawmakers and parents are blaming social media platforms for contributing to mental health problems in young people. A group of U.S. states is suing the owner of Instagram and Facebook …
your ads here!Draft for Final Deal Released of COP28 UN Climate Summit
The U.N.’s climate body has published a draft of what is set to be its final agreement from the COP28 climate summit, which ends Tuesday. Activists have condemned the draft …
your ads here!UK’s Sunak Defends Government’s Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognize testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality …
your ads here!Doctor and Self-Exiled Activist Gao Yaojie Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic in Rural China Dies at 95
Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s, has died at the age of 95 at her home in …
your ads here!Nvidia to Expand Ties with Vietnam, Support AI Development
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s chief executive said on Monday the company will expand its partnership with Vietnam’s top tech firms and support the country in training talent for developing artificial intelligence …
your ads here!‘Barbenheimer’ Tipped to Dominate Revamped Golden Globes Nominations
“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — the unlikely pair of films that dominated the box office and spawned countless internet memes this summer — are expected to lead the newly revamped Golden …
your ads here!Japanese Anime ‘The Boy and the Heron’ No.1 at Box Office
For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, “The Boy and the …
your ads here!Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor …
your ads here!Organizer of ’24 Olympics Seeks Way to Keep Surfing in Tahiti
The Paris 2024 organizing committee president said Thursday that he still wanted the surfing competition at next year’s Olympics to take place in Tahiti, despite the controversy surrounding the construction …
your ads here!‘Shadows of Children’: For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers
After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back from …
your ads here!Understanding Carbon Capture and Its Discussion at COP28
The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists, experts and nations are calling for an agreement to phase …
your ads here!Lebanon’s Christians Feel Heat of Climate Change in Sacred Forest and Valley
Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the miracle …
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