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Watch as an Israeli commando unit deploys a drone and grenade to wipe out Hamas militants in the southern city of Khan Younis.

Dara Khosrowshahi took over as the CEO of Uber Technologies in 2017, when the mobility firm was in its most controversial period. The Iran-born executive, who replaced founder Travis Kalanick, is now being called tech’s newest turnaround chief. In an interview with ET’s Pranav Mukul, Samidha Sharma and Surabhi Agarwal, Khosrowshahi spoke about the company’s focus on only mobility, profitability and electric vehicle push.

"It was a difficult time," Gellar said in a new interview. "I was there for it. I think Shannen's just about sharing her truths in general right now."

The former Brazilian president is being investigated over his alleged role in attacks on government buildings following election loss.

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One of the questions CAPA - Centre for Aviation pondered in its North American outlook for 2024 was: how Canadian start-up ultra-low cost carriers (ULCC) would ensure that they could compete, given some of the unique characteristics of the country’s aviation market. 

Feb 26, 2024. The decimal point is 150 years older than was previously thought.

Nathaniel Rich, Can Humans Endure the Psychological Torment of Mars?, The New York Times Magazine, Feb. 25, 2024. From the article:

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Lincoln Public Schools on Sunday officially dedicated Ada Robinson Elementary School, named after the longtime Clinton Elementary teacher who died last year.

Fractal is now in the league with companies such as OpenAI’s Dall-E, Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion, Midjourney and Runway. However, the text-to-image model Kalaido is the first Indic language image model which can create images and also enhance user prompts automatically to suggest better descriptions, cut the time spent on iteration, and increase creative output.

In an exclusive interview with ET, Senthil Ramani, global lead – data and AI at Accenture, said the company's clients across key sectors, including banking and insurance, consumer goods, retail and software and platforms, are betting on potential increase in revenues through integration with generative AI.

A majority of investors in Byju’s parent Think & Learn unanimously voted to remove founder Byju Raveendran as CEO and revamp the board, which includes wife and cofounder Divya Gokulnath and brother Riju Ravindran. Here's a look inside the boardroom battle, the shareholder resolutions at the meeting and what comes next.

54-year-old Dara Khosrowshahi, who steered Uber to full-year profits of $1.1 billion in 2023 globally, said Uber India was now a “self-sustaining business” and was reinvesting profits into expansion across Tier-II and III markets and other fast-growing products.

Nikki Haley has again promised not to drop out of the 2024 GOP presidential primary, despite losing her home state of South Carolina to former President Donald Trump. Nicole Sganga has more.

In over 120 years, Australia’s best result in the blue riband coxed eights event is a pair of silver medals. Rowing chiefs are considering a plan to go one better in Paris.

A young attacking midfielder who I personally have high expectations for. He started his European club career this season at Stoke City, and has 1 goal and 3 assists so far this season.

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He just scored his debut goal in European club football today.

Police comb the scene at Pottawattomie Park on Sunday. One person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting shortly after 3 p.m.

Sao Paulo, Brazil — Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro rallied in Brazil's biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. The far-right leader said in a speech that he seeks "pacification to erase the past,” taking a more conciliatory tone than when he was in office. Bolsonaro is seeking to show his base is resilient as he is being investigated by federal police over his alleged role in the Jan. 8, 2023, attacks on government... Читать дальше...

Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns. Built by a Chinese construction firm throughout the 2010s, the Great Mosque of Algiers features the world’s tallest minaret, measuring at 869 feet. The third largest mosque in the world and largest outside Islam’s holiest cities, its prayer room accommodates 120,000 people. Its... Читать дальше...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned of a potential government shutdown and urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to put the foreign aid package on the House floor during a press conference.

Baby Beckham wants to spice up his life.