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Grammarly acquires Superhuman to boost AI workplace tools

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Grammarly is doubling down on AI-powered productivity tools with the acquisition of Superhuman, a sleek...


Trump hints at DOGE investigation of Musk subsidies

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Elon Musk's success has been built on government subsidies. Without...


Western AI doesnt answer questions it installs values

Generative artificial intelligence spreads across the Global South, and with it spread values, ideals and modes of thinking Generative...


Empire in the machine: AI is a new form of colonization

Generative artificial intelligence spreads across the Global South, and with it spread Western values, ideals and modes of thinking...


Giants' Willy Adames looks to stay hot vs. Athletics

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images) Willy Adames received a seven-year, $182 million contract in the offseason to join...


Emmet Sheehan, Dodgers look to salvage series finale vs. Astros

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Right-hander Emmet Sheehan will get a second chance to make a first impression when he returns...


Diamondbacks look to Corbin Carroll in rubber game vs. Royals

(Photo credit: Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Arizona's Corbin Carroll was 0-for-5 in his return...


MLB roundup: Jays top Angels in 11th for 7th straight win

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images) Addison Barger hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning and the Toronto...


Willy Adames backs Logan Webb as Giants top Athletics

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images) Willy Adames drove in four runs and Logan Webb pitched 6 2/3 solid innings to help...


Red Bulls' own goal allows Earthquakes to earn 1-1 draw

(Photo credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images) The San Jose Earthquakes benefited from a Mohammed Sofo own goal and overcame a DeJuan...


Report: Dodgers' Blake Snell, Blake Treinen trending toward return

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) The Los Angeles Dodgers could soon welcome back starting pitcher Blake Snell and reliever...


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US debt limit raised, but spending bill fuels fiscal concerns

US debt limit raised, but spending bill fuels fiscal concerns

NEW YORK CITY, New York: With just weeks to spare before a potential government default, U.S. lawmakers passed a sweeping tax and spending...

Meta hires SSI CEO Gross as AI race intensifies among tech giants

Meta hires SSI CEO Gross as AI race intensifies among tech giants

PALO ALTO/TEL AVIV: The battle for top AI talent has claimed another high-profile casualty—this time at Safe Superintelligence (SSI),...

US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band

US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has made public a visa decision that would usually be kept private. It did this to send...

Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles

Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles

FRANKLIN, Tennessee: Hundreds of thousands of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles are being recalled across the United States due to a potential...

Microsoft trims jobs to manage soaring AI infrastructure costs

Microsoft trims jobs to manage soaring AI infrastructure costs

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft is the latest tech giant to announce significant job cuts, as the financial strain of building next-generation...

Stocks worldwide struggle to make ground Friday with Wall Street closed

Stocks worldwide struggle to make ground Friday with Wall Street closed

LONDON UK - U.S. stock markets were closed on Friday for Independence Day. Global Forex Markets Wrap Up Friday with Greeback Comeback...

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US debt limit raised, but spending bill fuels fiscal concerns

US debt limit raised, but spending bill fuels fiscal concerns

NEW YORK CITY, New York: With just weeks to spare before a potential government default, U.S. lawmakers passed a sweeping tax and spending...

Shein hit with 40 million euro fine in France over deceptive discounts

PARIS, France: Fast-fashion giant Shein has been fined 40 million euros by France's antitrust authority over deceptive discount practices...

Meta hires SSI CEO Gross as AI race intensifies among tech giants

PALO ALTO/TEL AVIV: The battle for top AI talent has claimed another high-profile casualty—this time at Safe Superintelligence (SSI),...

Engine defect prompts Nissan to recall over 443,000 vehicles

FRANKLIN, Tennessee: Hundreds of thousands of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles are being recalled across the United States due to a potential...

Microsoft trims jobs to manage soaring AI infrastructure costs

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft is the latest tech giant to announce significant job cuts, as the financial strain of building next-generation...

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Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status
Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status

MOSCOW, Russia: This week, Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan since...


Netanyahu vows 'No Hamas' in postwar Gaza amid peace talks
Netanyahu vows 'No Hamas' in postwar Gaza amid peace talks

CAIRO, Egypt: This week, both Hamas and Israel shared their views ahead of expected peace talks about a new U.S.-backed ceasefire plan....


US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band
US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has made public a visa decision that would usually be kept private. It did this to send...


Tragedy in Spain: Diogo Jota and his brother die in car accident
Tragedy in Spain: Diogo Jota and his brother die in car accident

MADRID, Spain: Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Silva, have died in a car accident in Spain. Spanish...


Early heatwave grips Europe, leaving 8 dead and nations on alert
Early heatwave grips Europe, leaving 8 dead and nations on alert

LONDON, U.K.: An unrelenting heatwave sweeping across Europe has pushed early summer temperatures to historic highs, triggering deadly...


U.S. military, China, Russia in Space race
U.S. military, China, Russia in Space race

President Donald Trump's plans to build a space-based Golden Dome missile defense shield have drawn immediate criticism from China,...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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