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soul AP — A South Korean court ruled on Wednesday that then-President Yun Seok-Yeol’s ill-fated imposition of martial law amounted to treason, and sentenced the prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement. Former Prime Minister Han Deok-soo became the first Yun government official to be convicted of sedition in connection with the imposition of martial law in December 2024. This ruling is expected to set the stage for future rulings regarding Yoon and other officials who are also charged with sedition. Appointed by Yun, Han served as one of three interim leaders during the martial law crisis…
Manchester United beat 10-man Arsenal 1-0 to reach their first-ever Women’s League Cup final and advance from a last-four tie.Elisabeth Terlando took the blame for Anneke Borbe’s costly mistake, and the Gunners ended the game one man down as Olivia Smith’s frustration exploded as she tried to equalize. This means United will face Chelsea in the final in March, aiming to win their first League Cup and become the fourth team to win the competition. Both meetings between the two teams in the Women’s Super League this season ended goalless, but Renee Slegers’ side made sure that didn’t happen with…
You might not need an AI smart ring to manage your to-dos. Doist, the company behind Todoist, the popular to-do list app that works on multiple devices, is releasing Todoist Ramble, a new AI-powered “voice to task” feature. This feature allows you to describe tasks using natural language. As the name suggests, Ramble can turn your meandering, unstructured speech into organized tasks. The app also captures the other details you mentioned, such as project deadlines, priorities, duration, and assignees. Image credit: Todoist People often think about things to do while on the go, but it can be difficult to pull…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his call for limits on single-family home purchases by large institutional investors, arguing that Wall Street companies are crowding out prospective home buyers.”Big corporations are buying up thousands of homes and renting them out and doing whatever,” Trump told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in an interview in Davos, Switzerland. “Some people are buying and selling for huge profits, and that’s too much. We want people to be able to buy homes.”President Trump’s comments come after he signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to curb the activities of institutional investors in the single-family…
Sam Altmann, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, participates in a panel discussion on artificial intelligence at the Technical University of Berlin on February 7, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Axel Schmidt | ReutersOpenAI is in talks with a Middle East sovereign wealth fund to secure investment in a new multibillion-dollar funding round, CNBC confirmed Wednesday. The total value of the round is expected to be about $50 billion, but the numbers are subject to change and no term sheet has been signed, said a person familiar with the discussions, who requested anonymity because the details are confidential. Bloomberg first reported the…
The bill would give Congress the power to block AI exports to China and other U.S. political opponents.The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has overwhelmingly voted to advance a bill that would give Congress more power over the export of artificial intelligence chips, despite pushback from White House AI czar David Sachs and a social media campaign against the bill.Florida Rep. Brian Mast, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the AI Surveillance Act in December after President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead to ship Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chip to China.Recommended stories list of…
Newcastle moved into the top eight of the Champions League with a decisive 3-0 win against PSV Eindhoven, starting a close battle with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain to decide their fate in the final game.The Magpies travel to the Parc des Princes on January 28th, aiming to avoid the play-offs and secure a place in the last 16, level on points with the reigning European champions, who are seventh and sixth respectively. With this win, they at least confirmed their place in the play-offs, but Eddie Howe will be hoping for more having already tasted victory against PSG in 2023.…
Last year was a tumultuous one for the U.S. semiconductor industry. From leadership changes at legacy companies to continuously changing dialogue around AI chip export controls, a lot has happened. If the first few weeks of 2026, which saw new chip tariffs and international semiconductor deals, are any indicator — this year will be as unexpected as the last. But before we get too deep into 2026, here is a final look at everything that happened in the U.S. semiconductor industry in 2025: December Nvidia finds gold with Groq December 24: Nvidia announced that it struck a non-exclusive licensing deal with…
January 21, 2026 Professional trader working at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStock futures rose Wednesday night as easing geopolitical concerns sparked a broad market rally. Traders were also keeping an eye on key inflation indicators due in the morning.futures tied to Dow Jones Industrial Average 64 points (0.1%) higher. S&P500 futures I added 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures It increased by 0.3%.Major U.S. stock averages immediately rose during regular trading after President Donald Trump said he would no longer impose new tariffs on Europe starting Feb. 1 and announced he had reached…
A judge granted The Washington Post’s request to prevent the U.S. government from reviewing materials seized from one of its reporters.The interim order is a small victory for press freedom advocates who argue that the seizure of materials belonging to reporter Hannah Natanson is a violation of her First Amendment rights and a threat to journalism as a whole.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listWednesday’s order, issued by Magistrate Judge William Porter, requires the federal government not to filter the seized materials until a hearing is held on Feb. 6.Porter argued that the suspension would allow the U.S. Department…