Investigation of China’s DeepSeek finds America losing edge in tech talent
America looks to be losing its advantage in the top tech talent needed to compete globally for advanced artificial intelligence.
Day: April 23, 2025
Judge orders bail hearing for detained student Mohsen Mahdawi next week
Palestinian green-card holder was arrested by US immigration authorities in Vermont on 14 AprilMohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and student at Columbia University who was detained by the Trump administration on 14 April, will have a hear…
Trump slams Zelenskyy for keeping the ‘killing field’ going in Ukraine
President Trump ripped into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for saying Ukraine will not accept a deal that has Russia keeping Crimea.
Local officials call for state to continue signature homelessness program
Since 2022, the program has cleared more than 70 encampments of people living outdoors next to highways across five counties, bringing nearly 80% of them inside.
Who are the cardinals selecting the next pope?
The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.
Nvidia updates its G-Assist AI chatbot, offering plugin and API support to let developers connect to external services and tools, such as Spotify and Gemini (Tom Warren/The Verge)
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Nvidia updates its G-Assist AI chatbot, offering plugin and API support to let developers connect to external services and tools, such as Spotify and Gemini — G-Assist is moving beyond just improving PC gamin…
US Will “Walk Away” Unless Russia, Ukraine Agree On Peace Deal: JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that the United States would “walk away” unless Russia and Ukraine agree a peace deal, as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for downgraded talks in Britain.
Canary Islands to tear up tourism rulebook & launch crackdown on Brits with new laws ahead of mass protests
BRITS heading to the sun-soaked Canary Islands this summer are in for a shock with furious locals plotting mass protests and the government ripping up its tourism rulebook.
Holida…
Boeing hopes to find new buyers for up to 50 planes returned by China
Airplane manufacturer says it is lobbying Donald Trump over ‘unfortunate’ decision to impose tariffsBoeing will try to divert as many as 50 planes ordered by Chinese airlines to customers elsewhere after steep tariffs prompted by Donald Trump’s trade w…
‘Why didn’t they fight for it?’ Trump shames Ukraine for letting Russia take Crimea
President Donald Trump took aim at Volodymyr Zelensky in a lengthy Truth Social post Wednesday after Ukraine’s president said his country would not “legally recognize” the Russian occupation of Crimea.The United States is promoting a cease-fire agreem…