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Barclays bank payments restored after outage
The bank has apologised as some customers experienced issues with payments into and out of accounts.BBC News - Top stories -
Russian airstrikes hit Ukraine, sparking fires and power outages
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Holi festival celebrated by Hindus around the world – in pictures
Holi is the Hindu festival of colours and is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora. Celebrants rejoice by throwing coloured powders at one another on the street.. Festivities ...The Guardian - World -
Sites of resistance: threatened African burial grounds around the world
Too often cemeteries for enslaved people have been all but erased from history but how we remember matters. Buried: remembering the transatlantic slave tradeFor archeologists, what defines people as human is how we bury our dead. Imagine, then, a ...The Guardian - World -
Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world
Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums. Late last year, UrgentSeas received an anonymous tip from a former ...The Guardian - World -
The Sandbox reaches 1,000 user-generated experiences
The Sandbox has reached a new milestone of 1,000 user-generated experiences on its metaverse platform.VentureBeat - Tech -
Exclusive: Snowflake teams up with Reka to add multimodal LLMs to data cloud
Snowflake participated in Reka’s $60 million round of funding last year, but it did not confirm if it is increasing its investment with this partnership.VentureBeat - Tech -
Musk's xAI to Make Grok Chatbot Available to All Premium X Users
Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence company will make its Grok chatbot available to all premium subscribers of social-media platform X.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
'Ozempic babies': Some users getting pregnant despite birth control
Some Ozempic patients say they've gotten pregnant while using the injectable drug, despite being on birth control or dealing with infertility for years.The Hill - Politics -
Eventbrite to Boost User, Product Experience Through AI, CEO Says
Julia Hartz, who in June will succeed her husband as executive chair of the board, said her priorities center on boosting the event-management company’s user and product experience through generative artificial intelligence and added revenue.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Authoritarians Threaten Journalists Around the Globe
More than 520 reporters are locked up around the world, reflecting rising pressure on independent media.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Microsoft Is Working On Xbox Handheld Prototypes - Report
They might not see the light of day, but Microsoft is reportedly tinkering away on Xbox handheld prototypes behind closed doors. They're thought to be constructed with Steam Deck as the competition in mind--instead of something similar to ...GameSpot - Tech - Microsoft -
How the Apple and Microsoft Antitrust Cases Compare
Prosecutors compare their new fight against Apple to the seminal case against Windows in the 1990s.The New York Times - Business - Microsoft -
Apple SUED over alleged iPhone monopoly in the U.S., accused of ‘suppressing’ alternative messaging apps, smartwatches, cloud games
The suit highlights Apple's suppression of third-party smartwatches, messaging apps, cloud games, and digital wallets as examples.VentureBeat - Tech - Apple -
Observe raises $115M from Sutter Hill, Snowflake Ventures to supercharge data cloud observability
Snowflake, which has seen Observe evolve closely for years, plans to tap the startup’s observability capabilities.VentureBeat - Tech -
Palworld maker Pocketpair teams up with Tencent Cloud so you don’t have to wait for multiplayer servers
Palworld creator Pocketpair just teamed up with Tencent, the world's biggest game company on cloud technology.VentureBeat - Tech -
How the AI potential of Reddit’s user data has helped send its stock soaring
The social-media website’s stock continues to attract investor interest after its closely watched IPO last week.MarketWatch - Business -
Instagram users to see less of what Meta deems ‘political’ content unless they opt in
The change to Instagram and Threads comes as the parent company also prepares to retire the news tab from Facebook in Australia and the US. Instagram users will see less of what Meta deems to be “political” content in their recommendations and ...The Guardian - World -
Ghost of Microsoft Stalks Apple as DOJ Takes Its Shot
Bill Gates has said his legal battle distracted him from the rise of mobile.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Microsoft -
Apple Faces Legal Protest From Meta, Microsoft, X, Spotify and Match
Five tech companies object to Apple’s new app store policies related to payment for services.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Apple -
Spyro Developer Toys For Bob's Next Game Will Reportedly Be Funded By Microsoft
Newly independent studio Toys for Bob has reportedly reached a deal with Microsoft to fund its next title. The developer, which in recent years was utilized as a Call of Duty support studio, was originally absorbed alongside several other studios ...GameSpot - Tech - Microsoft -
Microsoft picks company veteran Pavan Davuluri to lead Windows and Surface
Microsoft said Monday it has selected company veteran Pavan Davuluri to run its groups working on the Windows operating system and Surface devices.CNBC - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft is already bigger than Apple, but its ‘iPhone moment’ could be coming
Wedbush is excited about the potential for AI to give a big boost to Microsoft’s cloud business.MarketWatch - Business - Microsoft -
Microsoft Hires DeepMind Co-Founder to Run Consumer A.I.
Mustafa Suleyman is leaving a start-up called Inflection to take the senior position with Microsoft.The New York Times - Tech - Microsoft -
Intel Agrees With Microsoft: Your Next PC Will Be Jam-Packed With AI
The chipmaking giantis even wooing small developers to get on the AI train by offering a program that includes an AI PC and training.Inc. - Business -
What's News: World-Wide
What’s News: World-WideThe Wall Street Journal - World -
A Walk to the Center of the World
On a hot day in Ghana, a visit to the spot where 0 degrees longitude meets the Equator.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
The world’s broken market for medicines
Record shortages of common drugs have countries scrambling for alternatives while patients skip treatmentsFinancial Times - Business -
Why Biden, Macron and More Leaders Have Low Approval Ratings
Why Biden isn’t alone with his low approval ratings.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
The world's tastiest dumplings
Dumplings are so popular that most cultures have them. From xiaolongbao to dim sim, and pierogi to ravioli del plin, here are 35 of the best.CNN - Top stories -
What's News: World-Wide
What’s News: World-WideThe Wall Street Journal - World -
March Madness scores, results: Caitlin Clark's debut, Paige Bueckers' return highlight NCAA tournament Saturday action
While the day lacked in upsets, it delivered with starpower.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Garçons! Paris’s waiters battle it out in revived Course des Cafés
Waiters carried in one hand a tray holding a coffee, croissant and glass of water during the 2km race. Ever complained about the slow service in a Paris cafe or restaurant? Your server may be able to get to your table quicker than they are letting ...The Guardian - World -
20 have been charged for threatening election workers around the country: Feds
A concerted Justice Department effort to prosecute those who threatened election workers since 2020 has resulted in 20 prosecutions, the department announced Monday. The news comes as Arizona prosecutors announced the sentencing of a man who ...The Hill - Politics -
Can coach Kenny Brooks turn around Kentucky in the SEC?
Kenny Brooks, who guided Virginia Tech to the 2023 Final Four, is leaving the Hokies to take over at Kentucky. How will he fit into the SEC?ESPN - Sports -
Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse Upends Traffic Around I-695
The collapse severs the southern stretch of Interstate 695, a critical portion of the Baltimore Beltway that runs through the areas around the port.The New York Times - Top stories -
Biden goes local in effort to get around national media
President Biden is seeking to find ways to lure swing state voters without just relying on the national media. And increasingly, he’s going local. Biden and his top aides say the road to reelection isn't only through the national television and ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Heavy fighting reported around Gaza’s al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals
Israeli forces also blockading al-Amal hospital amid mounting concern for the safety of patients, civilians and medical staff. Heavy fighting took place around two key hospitals in Gaza on Thursday, while a third was reportedly under Israeli ...The Guardian - World -
Makers of ‘Food, Inc’ sequel launch impact campaign around pressing issues
The Oscar-nominated documentary “Food, Inc” helped change the way many consumers think about the systems behind the things we eatABC News - Entertainment -
New image reveals "twisted" magnetic fields around our black hole
Supermassive black holes are believed to have emerged very early in the universe but their creation remains a mystery.CBS News - World