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CUPERTINO, California: After months of speculation, Apple on Monday unveiled “Apple Intelligence,” joining Silicon Valley tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and OpenAI in the race for generative AI. “Recent advances in generative AI and large-scale language models offer powerful capabilities. As we build these new features, we want to ensure that the results reflect the principles at the core of our products,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said of the company’s AI efforts. “It needs to be powerful enough, intuitive, deeply integrated and understand your individual context. And it needs to be built with privacy in mind from the start.…
Wayne Cole gives his outlook for European and global markets.Asian markets are closely watching the impact of the success of right-wing parties in the European Union and what it means for EU cohesion.EUROSTOXX 50 futures rose 0.2%, stabilizing after Monday’s decline, while FTSE futures were little changed. The euro also traded at $1.0766, above a one-month low of $1.0733.French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly trying to bring together left-wing and center parties to counter the right, but has so far had little success.Initial opinion polls suggest that the far-right National Rally party could win the general election, but not with…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (left) and Justice Samuel Alito (right) were secretly recorded by a documentary filmmaker posing as a Catholic conservative. Alex Wong (via Getty Images) A documentary filmmaker secretly recorded Supreme Court Justices Alito and Roberts at a recent event.The tape has led to criticism of the judges, but one legal expert told BI that the criticism could backfire.The courts are facing serious problems and the tapes could force judges to be more secretive. Rolling Stone magazine reported early Monday that a documentary filmmaker posing…
The US State Department is monitoring the situation following an attack on four Iowa university lecturers in a park in northeastern China’s Jilin province on Monday.Cornell University President Jonathan Brand confirmed that the lecturers were stabbed in a park in Jilin province, home to Beihua University, which has a partnership with the private school, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday.Iowa Public Radio reported Tuesday, citing a family member of the instructor, that none of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and that four were recovering in local hospitals.A State Department spokesman said Tuesday that the department is aware of reports of…
A closer look at the election results reveals some common trends. Firstly, out of the 15 Lok Sabha elections held in the Union Territory (UT), the Congress Party and the BJP (formerly the Jana Sangh) have won 8 and 5 respectively. Candidates from the Janata Party (of which the Jana Sangh is a member) and the Janata Dal won in the 1980 and 1989 elections. All the winning and runner-up candidates were from national parties. The only state party to win was the 1977 Lok Sabha election in alliance with the Janata Party. The preference for national parties is due…
Pharoah Cooper finished it.The 29-year-old Cooper announced his retirement in a Twitter/X post on Monday afternoon. The Havelock, North Carolina native spent seven seasons as a professional, including one with the Carolina Panthers.Goodbye Football. I am officially retiring from the NFL. I am forever grateful and give all the glory to God for allowing me to fulfill my childhood dream. Thank you for all the love and support I have received from my family, friends and fans throughout my career. Much love. pic.twitter.com/GLqlF6J9X9— Pharoah Cooper (@KingTutt_chdown) June 10, 2024That lone season came in 2020, when Cooper served as the team’s…
Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, a newly elected member of parliament from Bihar state, was arrested on Monday for allegedly trying to extort money from a businessman. The incident occurred on June 4, when votes for India’s Lok Sabha elections were being counted. Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, won the Purnea LS seat as an independent candidate (file photo) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Police said Yadav had called up the businessman, who runs a furniture sales business in Bihar’s Purnea district, and said, ” ₹”Damage amounting to Rs 100 crore,” PTI reported. The businessman then filed…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The author is a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s PM.With the referendum still a long way off, even the most inflammatory campaign can only do so much: it cannot completely change the perceptions of a public that has had practical experience of the government and has been observing the opposition for years.So we should not demand too much from parties in their pre-election pitches and should allow for a little excess. But what we are witnessing now, a third of the way through…
In a surprise announcement on May 31, U.S. President Joe Biden outlined a road map for “an enduring cease-fire [in the Gaza Strip] and the release of all hostages.” The plan, he declared, had been authored by Israel, and he urged Hamas to acquiesce to its terms. Biden’s speech gave the president the upper hand in his growing rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and it caught the prime minister off guard. Biden’s action has put Netanyahu in a difficult bind. If he accepts the deal, then members of his right-wing coalition will likely follow through on their vow…
CommentaryThe message was clear: mixed results for Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, and India will see fewer women in parliament in the next term.Ahead of International Women’s Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unusual campaign appearance ahead of the country’s big general election, addressing an all-women rally in the eastern state of West Bengal. Modi said women voters were a shield against criticism of his decade-long rule, in line with his and his government’s efforts to target women, who make up 49 percent of India’s population. From distributing cooking gas connections to advocating for greater safety for women, the…