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Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from prominent tech investors, including Jeff Bezos, with a mission to take on Google in the information search business.But the company’s AI-powered search chatbot is already facing challenges as some news outlets have spoken out against its business practices and tech giants Google, and now Apple, are increasingly embedding similar AI features into their core products.Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has spent much of the past week defending the company after it published a summary news article that contained similar information and language to a Forbes investigation without citing…

A black head emerges, followed by a torso. The bald man is helped by two men and places his hands on either side of the manhole, pulling himself up. Out of breath, the man, who appears to be in his late 40s, sits on the edge of the manhole wearing only black trousers the same color as the putrid, swirling water he emerged from.This is an all-too-common scene in Karachi, where the city’s more than 20 million residents discharge 475 million gallons of wastewater per day (MGD) into a decades-old and crumbling sewer system.”I’ve proven to my superiors that I…

AAP leaders attend a meeting to analyse the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo ANI) The AAP won fewer seats than expected in the recently concluded Indian Lok Sabha elections, which party leaders said contributed to the BJP’s decline in seats in the Lower House. The leaders’ assessment was made at a meeting here to analyse the election results and plan the AAP’s future strategy. AAP national general secretary (organisation) and Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak, speaking at a meeting here on Thursday, said the party had fought the general elections under very adverse circumstances.”We were…

Many things USA vs Ireland Group A matches T20 World Cup The game was scheduled for Friday, but flood conditions in Florida and forecasts of further heavy rain threatened to cancel the game, favoring the home team.All three remaining Group A matches are scheduled to be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, one of three stadiums in the United States that will host some of the group stage matches of the T20 World Cup – the other two venues are in New York and Dallas. T20 World Cup: schedule | Points TableThe United States…

Howard Fineman, the witty, encyclopedic political reporter who dominated the rapidly evolving world of Washington journalism for nearly four decades and moved effortlessly from daily news reporting to Newsweek magazine, cable news pundit and later to the forefront of online journalism, died Tuesday at his Washington home. He was 75.His son, Nick, said the cause of death was pancreatic cancer.Feynman began his career at the Louisville Courier-Journal in Kentucky in the early 1970s and moved to Washington in the late 1970s, where he spent nearly 30 years as a reporter and editor, first at the Courier-Journal and then at Newsweek.He…

What’s going on?South Korean stocks rose on Friday, clocking a second straight weekly gain, led by Wall Street technology shares. stock The main stock index, KOSPI, was up 5.85 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,760.74 as of 0115 GMT.What does this mean?The rise signals rising investor confidence, buoyed by strong performance from the U.S. technology sector. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 1.3% for the week, following a strong 3.3% gain in the previous week, its biggest gain since late January. The gain tracks with gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which both hit record highs for…

With just one month until the 2024 Summer Olympics, it’s time for Team USA to decide which athletes will travel to Paris.For the first time ever, the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. This unique venue will allow hundreds of thousands of fans to watch the world’s best athletes compete for an Olympic berth throughout the nine-day event.The biggest name in the trials will be expected multi-sport athlete Katie Ledecky. The 27-year-old has already won seven gold medals in her illustrious career and will be looking to add a few…

In the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Pro-Indian Party were in a close race in the state of Uttar Pradesh, with the opposition ultimately winning 43 of the 80 seats. However, the outcome of the election could change as at least six Pro-Indian Party Members of Parliament (MPs) from Uttar Pradesh face multiple criminal charges that could lead to convictions. The most prominent of these is Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari, brother of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who won the election as the Social Democratic Party candidate. Also read: First-hand account: A visit to Mukhtar Ansari’s…

The Ryan Walters administration has brought in like-minded political and advocacy groups and sent representatives from those groups as speakers at professional development conferences for teachers that the Oklahoma Department of Education holds each summer.The “Inspire OK” conference will be held July 15 at the Cox Business Convention Center in Tulsa, with Tulsa Superintendent Ebony Johnson scheduled to be the keynote speaker.Last year, the Oklahoma Education Association announced that its sponsorship had been denied for political reasons by the administration of State Superintendent Walters. Walters, a former high school teacher himself, has railed against teachers unions, even calling them a…

In a paradox of our time, digital natives Gen Z and millennials are pioneering a movement back towards “dumb phones,” minimalist devices that lack the smart features that characterize smartphones and focus on basic communication. A recent segment on Al Jazeera’s The Stream delved into this cultural shift and piqued my interest by exploring the tech trends of a generation that, as a Gen Xer, I can confidently say has little to do with me. Yet the revelations about their choices are bridging the generational divide.In pursuit of mindfulness and social liberationThese forward-thinking young people demonstrate a deep understanding of…