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4/9: The Takeout with Major Garrett
President Trump says he asked Netanyahu to scale back Lebanon strikes; Melania Trump makes a rare statement denying relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Alibaba leads $290 million investment for building a new kind of AI model as LLM limits emerge
Startup Shengshu plans to use the money for a “general world model,” paving the way for more practical robot applications.
Peaky Blinders: Uncovering the truth behind Tommy Shelby’s empire; what’s real and what’s fiction?
Peaky Blinders blends real history with fiction, drawing inspiration from Birmingham’s street gangs and figures like Billy Kimber and Oswald Mosley. While the Shelby family is fictional, the show incorporates real elements of early 20th-century crime a…
Fast Retailing shares soar to record high after the Uniqlo owner lifts profit forecast
Shares of Fast Retailing surged over 9% to a record high on Friday after the Japanese parent of Uniqlo lifted its full-year outlook.
Hundreds of Queen Elizabeth II’s looks feature in Buckingham Palace exhibition
A new exhibition in London tracks Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion and style over her life and reign – and confirms her skill at power dressing long before the term was used.
Alibaba led a ~$293M funding round for ShengShu, just two months after the creator of the Vidu AI video generator raised ~$88M (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Alibaba led a ~$293M funding round for ShengShu, just two months after the creator of the Vidu AI video generator raised ~$88M — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud division led a 2 billion yuan ($293 million) funding roun…
Oil edges higher as U.S.-Iran ceasefire fails to boost traffic via Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to “stop now” if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado over new rules for artificial intelligence
Company claims law regulating AI systems, set to go into effect in June, infringes on its first amendment rightsElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over a new AI law set to take effect in …
Hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa, dies aged 67
The Bronx born rapper’s global hit Planet Rock is credited with shaping hip-hop in the 1980s.