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Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

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Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 18 (Reuters) – Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to … Read more

Celsius Network, One of Crypto’s Biggest Collapses, Ends Bankruptcy Case

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Celsius Network, One of Crypto’s Biggest Collapses, Ends Bankruptcy Case

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 12:52 pm ET|WSJ Pro Celsius Network, the crypto platform that touted itself as safer than a bank, won court approval to end its bankruptcy case and release most of its remaining cryptocurrency back to hundreds of thousands of customers whose funds have been trapped since last year. The plan approved in … Read more

Reactions to death of Chinese ex-Premier Li Keqiang

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Reactions to death of Chinese ex-Premier Li Keqiang

Oct 27 (Reuters) – Below are reactions to the death on Friday of Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang: ADAM NI, INDEPENDENT CHINA POLITICAL ANALYST, AUTHOR “Li was a premier who stood powerless as China took a sharp turn away from reform and opening.” DALI YANG, POLITICS PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: “The scope for Li’s policymaking … Read more

New York Republican moves to expel George Santos from Congress

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New York Republican moves to expel George Santos from Congress

[1/2]U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) stands alone at the back of the House chamber during a second round of voting that once again failed to elect a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A New … Read more

European Commission to step up scrutiny of influencers’ business practices

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European Commission to step up scrutiny of influencers’ business practices

European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Tuesday it would step up its scrutiny of the business practices of social media influencers, a market estimated to be worth some 20 billion euros … Read more

Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial

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Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump’s scheduled Oct. 2 civil fraud trial, after the … Read more

Top House Republican McCarthy to test narrow majority in shutdown fight

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Top House Republican McCarthy to test narrow majority in shutdown fight

WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy plunged forward on Monday into the biggest challenge of his eight months as the top Republican in Congress as he tries to avoid a government shutdown in less than two weeks without losing his speakership. The Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-led Senate have … Read more

Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board

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Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Jann Wenner was removed from his position on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s board of directors after comments he made about Black and female artists that were widely criticized, the hall said in a statement. In a terse statement, the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame … Read more

Rolling Stones launch new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’

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Rolling Stones launch new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones announced “Hackney Diamonds”, their first album of original music for 18 years and first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts, who played on two of the tracks, at the Hackney Empire on Wednesday. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood – the surviving core of the … Read more