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June 9, 2024 3:36 PM

Banks say growing reliance on Big Tech for AI carries new risks

The boom in artificial intelligence will increase banks' dependence on big U.S. tech firms, creating new risks for the industry, European banking executives said. Excitement around using artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services - widely used already for detecting fraud and money-launderin...

June 8, 2024 12:58 PM

Indian Diaspora Curates Unique Art Showcase on Paramount Classics

The PaintBrush Art Community, a collective of Indian diaspora artists in the UAE, hosted a unique exhibition titled "Retro Revival." This cross-cultural artistic endeavor brings together 22 artists from 8 countries to pay homage to iconic Paramount movies from Hollywood's golden era. The exhibition ...

June 7, 2024 3:19 PM

Amid war, Putin looks east from Russia’s window to Europe

Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at its premier investment forum in St Petersburg, which was founded by the tsars as a window to Europe. The war in Ukraine has led to the b...

June 7, 2024 12:33 PM

Sea urchin pandemic spreads beyond Red Sea, endangering coral reef

A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say. The particular species of sea urchin impacted is a well-known protector of coral reefs and the deaths put th...

September 16, 2024 6:39 PM

Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut crew welcomed aboard space station

Boeing's new Starliner capsule and an inaugural two-member NASA crew safely docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, meeting a key test in proving the vessel's flight-worthiness and sharpening Boeing's competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX. The rendezvous was achieved despite an earli...

June 6, 2024 12:30 PM

Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza

 Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to frustrate Israel's attempts to take control of Gaza, U.S. and Israeli officials told Reuters. The enclave's ruling group has been reduced to between 9,000 and 12,000 fighte...

June 6, 2024 10:27 AM

Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts twice, spewing red-hot lava

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the country's volcanology agency PVMBG said. The 1,325 metre-high (4,347 ft) volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted tw...