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The AI already in your phone | BBC News
We’re slowly getting used to Artificial Intelligence doing uncannily human things - chatting with us, creating pictures and videos. But so far, all of this AI has used a lot of computing power.
Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of election | REUTERS
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets, the harshest sentence the former cricket supe...
Toyota again top carmaker in 2023, ahead of VW | REUTERS
Toyota sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, taking the crown as the world's top-selling automaker for a fourth straight year. 👉 Read the story here:...
Charlie Munger in final CNBC interview: You've got to learn how to recognize rare opportunities
CNBC's Becky Quick joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to discuss her recent interview with Charlie Munger ahead of what would have been his 100 birthday. Long-time business partner of Warren Buffett, Munger died at the age of 99.
RUIN: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX
RUIN is a feature documentary about Sam Bankman-Fried and the stunning collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, as narrated by Bloomberg journalists and some of the central players in the rise of digital assets.
Office-sharing giant WeWork files for bankruptcy
WeWork, the SoftBank Group-backed startup whose meteoric rise and fall reshaped the office sector globally, sought US bankruptcy protection after its bets on...
China property giant Evergrande files for US bankruptcy protection - BBC News
Property giant Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US as the real estate crisis in China deepens. It will allow the heavily-indebted company to protect its assets in the US as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors. Ev...
Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.
Terrifying near-miss between passenger planes at JFK Airport
The pilot of a Delta jet braked moments before colliding with an American Airlines plane. No one was hurt in the incident, but the Delta flight returned to the gate where 145 passengers and six crew members deplaned. Delta issued an apology to customers,...
Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study.
Pressure mounts on Musk, Tesla after big Q4 deliveries miss
The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins on Tesla's stock plunge after the company's misses on delivery estimates. With CNBC's Brian Sullivan and the Fast Money...
Ukraine faces grim start to 2023 after fresh Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile and drone attacks following a blistering New Year's Eve assault that killed at least three civilians across the country, authorities reported.
Ukrainian drones drop bombs above positions Russian Wagner mercenaries near city Bakhmut
Ukrainian drones drop bombs above positions Russian Wagner mercenaries near city BakhmutAnother relatively new feature in the war in Ukraine is the widesprea...
Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
BAZHOU, China (AP) — Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 and needed urgent medical care, but all hosp...
Did Ukraine Use Wagner Chief Son's Photo To Bomb Headquarters Of Putin's Mercenaries In Luhansk?
The son of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin may have given away the mercenary group’s secretive location in Ukraine. Pavel Prigozhin posted a photo in front of...