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Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup. A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4bn to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, months after the billionaire sued the artificial intelligence startup to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm. Musk’s…
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order that essentially reaffirmed free speech, which is already enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The order alleged that the previous administration of President Joe Biden “trampled on free speech” by censoring “Americans’ speech on online platforms”,…
As unions and Democrats denounced the Trump administration’s effort to slash the federal workforce through worker buyouts, some social media users have said the president’s actions parallel those of former President Bill Clinton. “To all you Democrats freaking out over President Trump’s buyout programme, I present to you a piece of history,” LD Basler, a…
Panama’s president says a State Department claim that it agreed to waive canal fees for the US government is false. Source link
A major trade war between the United States and Canada has been averted after US President Donald Trump agreed to hold off on imposing a 25 percent tariff for 30 days. But anger has erupted in Canada, with people calling for a boycott of US products, and some even calling to stop the export of…
Postal Service says working with US border agency on ‘efficient collection mechanism’ for Donald Trump’s China tariffs. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has said it will accept parcels from China again, reversing a suspension that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to end a trade provision used by retailers to ship low-value packages duty-free to…
Johannesburg, South Africa — United States President Donald Trump this week threatened to cut all funding to South Africa over what he claims are illegal land grabs by authorities in Pretoria. Trump’s assertion is grounded in the myth that white South Africans are the targets of unlawful land confiscations, something South Africa’s government has vehemently…
The case is part of a grudge match between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman which is playing out in court. A United States federal judge has said that parts of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI to halt its conversion to a for-profit entity might go to trial, adding that the Tesla CEO will have…
The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals and an NGO. As a result of the soaring costs and worsening displacement crisis, basic nutrition is out of reach…
This is not the first time the Petro administration has found itself in troubled waters, though. His presidency has been punctuated by high-profile political crises, both domestically and internationally. For example, his outreach to Venezuela and Cuba as mediators in Colombia’s peace process has fuelled scepticism among more conservative sectors. Meanwhile, his ambitious domestic agenda,…
