Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in a windy city on Monday. She emphasized unity among Americans and their shared vision for the country's future.
In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump drew attention to a group of images that were created using artificial intelligence. One showed Swift dressed up as Uncle Sam with the headline: "Taylor Wants You to Vote for Donald Trump." The others depicted a crowd of young women wearing matching "Swifties for Trump" T-shirts.
The lawsuit filed Monday in a federal court in San Francisco alleges that Anthropic's actions "have made a mockery of its lofty goals" by tapping into repositories of pirated writings to build its AI product. "It is no exaggeration to say that Anthropic's model seeks to profit from strip-mining the human expression and ingenuity behind each one of those works," the lawsuit says.
A judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden's bid to dismiss a federal tax evasion case in California. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, was convicted in June in Delaware for lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun. He is set to go to trial in September for the tax evasion case. Hunter Biden, who has pleaded not guilty to the tax charges, contended that David Weiss, the special counsel leading both prosecutions, was illegally appointed. Biden's argument was based on a federal judge's... Читать дальше...
Symphony's board has approved a share buyback of Rs 71.40 crore at Rs 2,500 per share, which is nearly 48% above the last closing price. This buyback includes 2,85,600 fully paid equity shares and will follow a tender offer route. The record date has been set for August 21.
Kamala Harris proposed raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% if she wins the upcoming election. This plan aims to reduce the U.S. deficit by $1 trillion over ten years. Harris also vowed to maintain the current promise not to increase taxes for individuals earning $400,000 or less annually.
The Democratic National Convention began its first night with speeches from Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. Hillary Clinton addressed the ongoing effort to elect a female president, highlighting the historic challenge of breaking the "glass ceiling." Joe Biden was slated to be the final speaker of the evening in Chicago on Monday night.
GoPro expects to take charges in the range of $5 million to $7 million for the restructuring plan, with cash expenses of $1 million to be recognized in the third quarter and about $4 million to $6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and other companies including Symphony and Pfizer set August 21 as the record date for dividends. HAL declared a Rs 13 per share dividend. Today is the last day to purchase shares to be eligible. Several other firms will start trading on an ex-dividend basis from Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir experienced two consecutive earthquakes on Tuesday morning, causing widespread alarm. The first tremor had a magnitude of 4.9, shortly followed by another at 4.8. Both quakes originated in the Baramulla district. Fortunately, there were no reports of casualties or property damage, officials confirmed.
The United States is currently under immense political pressure from all sides due to the current geopolitical situation across the world. However, analysts are of the opinion that if the US were indeed to wage a war, they would have to do it in three frontiers. What could be the outcome if the US really entered into a war-like situation?
India has approved Nepal's export of an extra 251 MW of electricity, bringing the total to 1,000 MW. This decision came after discussions between Nepalese Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba and India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Previously, Nepal exported 690 MW from 16 hydropower projects, now increased to 941 MW from 28 projects.
KC Venugopal, Congress General Secretary, declared the party prepared for upcoming elections after a meeting in Delhi led by Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. Emphasizing public dissatisfaction with the BJP, they discussed assembly elections scheduled in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. Maharashtra elections have been temporarily postponed due to security concerns.
Members of the Indian community in Warsaw expressed excitement over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Poland, marking the first visit by an Indian PM in 45 years. The visit coincides with the 70th anniversary of India-Poland diplomatic relations, raising hopes of strengthened ties in various sectors.
Gold prices stayed above $2,500 due to a weaker U.S. dollar and lower Treasury yields. Traders awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes for insights on potential interest rate cuts. Spot gold and U.S. gold futures saw slight increases. The market also looked ahead to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on the economic outlook at the Jackson Hole symposium.