People should be more excited and less dispirited about artificial intelligence, according to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. “I don’t see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive,” said Bezos, 61, during a panel at Italian Tech Week 2025 on October 3. “[AI will make every business’] quality go up and their productivity go…
By Alun John, Ankur Banerjee and Manya Saini SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Fear over credit quality in U.S. regional banks rippled through markets on Friday, dragging global financial stocks lower and reviving memories of the crisis of confidence that shook sentiment just over two years ago. The selloff hit Wall Street’s main indexes, with futures pointing to…
8m ago A history of government shutdowns: The 14 other times funding has lapsed since 1980 A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Before 1980, agencies largely continued operating during a lapse in funding with the assumption that Congress would act quickly. But in 1980 and 1981, then-Attorney…
Housing Secretary Steve Reed pushed back the deadline for making a decision on planning permission for the new Chinese embassy until December 10. The move, which further delayed a long-awaited decision on the embassy, brought condemnation from the Chinese government, with a spokesman for Beijing’s ministry of foreign affairs threatening “consequences”. On Friday, spokesman Lin…
Earlier this October, the LSU Textile and Costume Museum revealed its newest exhibit, “Dressing Louisiana: Histoires de la mode de la Louisiane,” which celebrates fashion and textiles centered around Louisiana. Taking the spirit of the two previous exhibits, “Color Me Fashion” and Geoffrey Beene, the exhibit highlights the artistry, history and culture that exists through…
The United States could help stabilise relations with Beijing by scaling back its military activities in the South China Sea and restraining Taiwan, a report by a think tank has suggested. Researchers from the Rand Corporation argued that stabilising the ongoing US-China rivalry was “not only possible but can serve the interests of both sides”….
News Desk 17 October 2025, 06:11 PM IST The quake, originating 47 km north-northwest of Khandūd at a depth of 51 km, struck at 05:30 IST Representational Image | Canva Kabul: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 47 kilometres north-northwest of Khandūd, Afghanistan, at 05:30 IST on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The initial…
The police today handed over 250 recovered mobile phones to their rightful owners. The recovery was made possible through a technology-driven tracing initiative that utilised Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), a national portal developed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to help citizens track and block lost or stolen mobile devices. According to SSP Ajay Gandhi,…
The Traitors creator has shared one of the main reason celebrities and contestants want to take part in the popular game show. Stephen Lambert, the man behind the hit series, said: “The exciting thing for Traitors is that they’re given this amazing licence to lie”. Discussing the show’s success when he appeared on Newsnight on…
These two stocks also benefit from the AI boom, but trade at cheaper prices. One of the first investors to buy Nvidia (NVDA 1.04%) for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom was Stanley Druckenmiller at his Duquesne Family Office investment fund. At the end of 2023, it was one of his largest positions, a year where…