AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - Fast bowler Mitchell Starc took three wickets as Australia dismissed India for 240 in the World Cup final in front of nearly 130,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Single parents, domestic abuse survivors and people having to make the choice between paying the fee or feeding their kids have all been hauled before court.
The Bridgeport Islanders played the Saturday night, Nov. 18 games against the Hershey Bears as part of a tripleheader. Following a 5-4 loss to the same team on the road,…
Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) Nov 17, 2023
Tajikistan announced plans Friday to link with China's telecommunications network in order to improve the mountainous, landlocked country's internet access, as Beijing's influence in Central Asia grows.
Tajikistan has one of the slowest internet services in the world despite improvements in recent years, with all traffic going through a centre controlled by a government monopoly.
The pro
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 16, 2023
In an era where planetary exploration increasingly relies on unmanned rovers, ensuring their safe and effective navigation across challenging extraterrestrial terrains is paramount. This is especially true in environments like Mars or the Moon, where surfaces are often covered with regolith-a fine, loose material that can significantly impair rover mobility. Addressing this challenge, researcher
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 16, 2023
Rice University scientists used a commercially available mixed-reality headset with custom-designed software to measure and analyze forest floor vegetation, demonstrating a correlation between animal diversity and the mapped habitat of a Tanzanian national park. According to the paper published in the journal Ecology, the greater the microhabitat surface area, the richer the biodiversity of its
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 16, 2023
In a significant development in the telecommunications landscape of Africa, Intelsat, a prominent operator of a vast integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has joined forces with Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) to dramatically expand cellular coverage across the continent. Since their collaboration began in 2018, they have successfully deployed over 3,000 rural base satellite antennas in sev
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 16, 2023
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it was cancelling a planned cloud service spinoff announced this year over US chip restrictions, as it reported results for the third quarter of 2023 that were in line with market expectations.
The announcement sent shares in Alibaba plummeting by as much as ten percent on Thursday, though it later traded at about eight percent lower.
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Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2023
OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT a year ago, said Friday it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman in a shock firing of a central figure in the AI revolution.
Altman became a tech world sensation with the release nearly a year ago of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot with unprecedented capabilities, churning out human-level content like poems or artwork in just seconds.
His
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 17, 2023
US restrictions on advanced computer chips are forcing China's tech giants to rethink their ambitious AI-powered projects, analysts say.
E-commerce titan Alibaba on Thursday became the latest Chinese firm to admit to feeling the bite of US sanctions, as it abandoned a plan to spin off its multi-billion-dollar cloud computing arm.
It followed gaming giant Tencent's acknowledgement this we
Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2023
Rarely a month goes by without big tech companies getting fined for price fixing, squashing competitors or misusing data, but it can take years before they pay a penny.
Ireland's data regulator confirmed to AFP that Meta has not paid any of the two billion euros ($2.2 billion) in fines issued since last September. TikTok also owes hundreds of millions.
Amazon is still appealing against
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 18, 2023
Sam Altman, the tech titan behind ChatGPT, was abruptly fired Friday by OpenAI, the company that launched the revolutionary artificial intelligence chatbot.
The news of his dismissal caught Silicon Valley by surprise, as the 38-year-old had been hailed as a pioneer and one of the leading figures in the high-stakes world of AI.
He said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that his time at Op
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 17, 2023
The United States and China plan further talks on commercial issues next year, the US Commerce Department said Friday in a commitment to continue high level engagement despite tensions.
The announcement came after the US and Chinese presidents, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, held a summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco this week.
US Com
San Francisco (AFP) Nov 16, 2023
Like gunpowder and the atomic bomb, artificial intelligence (AI) has the capacity to revolutionise warfare, analysts say, making human disputes unimaginably different - and a lot more deadly.
Ahead of a summit between China's Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, there had been suggestions that the two men would agree to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
The meeting appeared to produce no
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2023
A plan to make SUV owners pay more for parking in Paris has met with a mixed response from residents, ranging from Gallic shrugs to outright support or rejection.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo is asking the capital's residents to vote on the fee hike in February, leaving no doubt about where she stands on the issue.
"We want to say stop to the excesses of car companies," Hidalgo said.
Launching
Panama City (AFP) Nov 18, 2023
Anchored in the heart of colonial San Salvador, a towering and expansive library was inaugurated this week by President Nayib Bukele, the latest sign of China's growing influence across Central America.
With the Chinese ambassador at his side, Bukele toured the seven-story building, erected at a cost of $54 million paid for by China.
The building sprawls over 24,000 square meters (260,00
Wolverhampton got officially into the Christmas spirit on Saturday as the city centre was lit up for the festive season.
GENTING HIGHLANDS: After working together for almost a year to form the Pahang state government, Pahang Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further enhance the stability of the state's administration and politics.
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The decision, undertaken after a mid-term appraisal analysis ended in October, is aimed at ensuring Physics Wallah’s primary focus on maintaining a high-performing team, a top official told ET.
mwindass wrote:
He's the signing I'm most excited/intrigued about.
Question marks around his fitness but he could he an absolute wrecking ball over here
Statistics: Posted by RockNRolla — Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:44 pm
Quote from: Nobby Reserve on November 16, 2023, 11:49:11 am
The fickle weather gods! :'(
The company has unveiled a new device with the name Jio Phone Prima 4G. Jio hasn’t stopped launching 4G phones even after bringing 5G services. That means the company is constantly showing more interest in introducing 4G feature phones. Let’s deep dive into the features and specifications offered by this phone.
That’s the main thing ????????
I can’t say it bothers me either, I think some misread confidence for arrogance with sportsmen
Wilf Grimshaw wrote:
Deserved
Statistics: Posted by Double Movement — Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:44 pm