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Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf exec Jeff Wang took to X to offer more details about the drama and uncertainty around the deal. Windsurf was previously reported to be in acquisition talks with OpenAI, but...
US tech CEO suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral
A US tech company has placed its CEO on leave after an embrace caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert - rumoured to involve two of the firm's employees - went viral.In the clip, which initially appeared on a giant screen at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough,...
At least 9 killed, many abducted in ‘bandit’ gang attack in Nigeria
Many women and children were reportedly abducted in the deadly attack in northwestern Zamfara State.At least nine people have been reported killed and many abducted following an attack in Nigeria’s northwest, residents and local officials said, amid increasing...
Seager hits 2-run double in 8th to get Rangers to .500 and hand MLB-best Tigers 5th loss in row
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers finally got back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over Detroit on Friday night that extended the MLB-best Tigers' season-worst losing streak to five.The Tigers...
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Tennessee embraces QB battle as Florida, Mississippi State seek new heights
ATLANTA -- The Southeastern Conference's evolving quarterback situations continued to be a focal point of SEC media days on Wednesday.Florida quarterback DJ Lagway went 6-1 after taking over as the starter midway through 2024, creating some buzz around the Gators...
A fight to save a Hindu temple for the ‘unheard and unseen’
NEW YORK (RNS) — Illuminated by a skylight at the center of a small factory-turned-Hindu temple in Queens sits a murti of the Divine Mother — a 1-ton, 6-foot-tall icon of the South Indian village goddess Mariamman, an incarnation of Kali, the deity of time and death....
Kalen DeBoer is looking to escape Nick Saban’s shadow and lead Tide back to playoffs in 2nd season
ATLANTA -- Four years without a national championship feels like a severe drought for veteran Alabama players.Similarly, one year of missing the College Football Playoff has second-year coach Kalen DeBoer feeling the pressure to restore the Crimson Tide's status as...
Joint global operation takes down pro-Russian hacking group
NoName057(16) had carried out thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its supporters.An international operation spanning North America and Europe has taken down a pro-Russian cybercrime group linked to thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its allies. In recent days, law...
Israeli demolition threat looms over vital Jenin disability rehab centre
The Al-Jaleel Society for Care and Community-based Rehabilitation has provided essential services to disabled Palestinians in Jenin refugee camp for decades. But now, after repeated Israeli attacks, the centre has been destroyed, and its staff have discovered that it...
Canada introduces tariffs on trade partners to protect domestic industries
Prime Minister Mark Carney also introduced a fund to invest in domestic steel projects.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that Canada will introduce a tariff rate quota on countries it has free trade agreements with, excluding the United States, in order to...
At least 21 Palestinians killed in Gaza aid site stampede
NewsFeedAt least 21 Palestinians were killed at a US-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution site. GHF blamed armed “agitators” for the crush. Footage shows scores of people being rushed to the hospital, including numerous children.Published On 16 Jul 202516...
Video: Several injured in latest Russian drone strikes in Ukraine
NewsFeedAt least fifteen people have been injured in the latest wave of Russian drone strikes, which this time hit four Ukranian cities. Video shows firefighters battling flames from a large blaze. This comes amid the 50-day deadline from the US for Russia to secure a...
Lynx beat the Mercury 79-66 to improve to 12-0 at home heading into the All-Star break
Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Courtney Williams had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 79-66 to improve to 12-0 at home this season heading into the All-Star breakMINNEAPOLIS -- Kayla McBride scored 18 points,...
Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business
Data-labeling startup Scale AI is laying off 200 employees, roughly 14% of its staff, and cutting ties with 500 of its global contractors, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The cuts come just a month after Meta hired Scale AI’s CEO in a $14.3 billion deal. In a memo...
Bangladesh police clash with pro-Hasina activists, at least three dead
Interim leader Yunus says Awami League members committed ‘heinous act’ in attempt to disrupt rally of student-led NCP.Bangladeshi security forces clashed with supporters of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least three people dead and many injured....
Sectarian tension, Israeli intervention: What led to the violence in Syria?
What started as a local conflict in southern Syria between local Druze and Bedouin communities over the weekend escalated on Wednesday into Israel bombing Syria’s Ministry of Defence and other targets in the capital Damascus.At least three people were killed in the...