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Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has warned Iran that its regional neighbors have “significant” capabilities to counter Tehran’s aggression.Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has warned Iran that its tolerance for attacks on the country and its neighboring Gulf states is limited, and called on Iran to immediately “recalculate” its strategy.Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have “very significant capabilities and capabilities” that they can leverage if they “choose to do so,” the foreign minister said at a press conference early Thursday, warning that despite Iranian diplomats’ denials, Iran had carefully planned a strategy to attack its regional…
Newcastle’s Champions League dreams were dashed with a 7-2 defeat to Barcelona. The Spanish side won 8-3 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals.Newcastle traveled to Spain hoping to make history, and they did. This is a joint record for the most goals conceded by an English team in a Champions League match. Eddie Howe’s side completely collapsed in the second half at the Spotify Camp Nou, with Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski suffering from some truly miserable defending. The 3,000 fans in Newcastle’s away section, and an estimated 7,000 watching elsewhere in the city, would have still believed an upset…
An AI agent at Meta acted fraudulently, exposing sensitive company and user data to unauthorized employees. According to an incident report seen and reported by The Information, a Meta employee posted on an internal forum asking for help with a technical question, which is standard practice. However, when another engineer asked the AI agent to analyze the question, the agent posted the answer without asking the engineer’s permission to share. Mehta confirmed the incident to the Information. As it turns out, the AI agent didn’t provide good advice. The employee who asked the question ultimately took action based on the…
Lovey dolls are on display at a Popmart store in Shanghai, China.Video Visual China Group | Getty ImagesLeading collectible toy manufacturer and IP company pop mart is teaming up with sony Photos to bring the very popular Lovebu doll to movie theaters. The live-action/CGI hybrid film is in early development, according to a Thursday press release. The film is produced and directed by Paul King, known for 2014’s Paddington and 2023’s Wonka, and co-wrote the screenplay with screenwriter Steven Levenson.The now iconic Labub character was created by artist Kasing Lung as part of “The Monsters” toy universe and later became…
If happiness were an Olympic event, the Nordic countries would be guaranteed a spot on the podium. In fact, all three spots on the podium. According to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report, the three happiest countries in the world are Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for a record ninth time in a row, with Iceland in second place and Denmark in third place, in the annual report on world happiness compiled by Oxford University’s Center for Wellbeing Research. Costa Rica did well in fourth place, the highest ever for a…
After a thrilling 3-2 win in the second leg at home, Tottenham lost 7-5 on aggregate to Atletico Madrid and were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League with their heads held high. Igor Tudor’s side suffered a humiliating 5-2 first leg defeat at the Estadio Metropolitano, but Randal Kolo Muani capitalized on Spurs’ strong start to take an early lead, sparking hopes of a comeback. Julian Alvarez’s equalizer calmed the tense atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but Xavi Simmons’ quick reaction and a strike five minutes after his side had conceded gave the hosts confidence…
Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Head Office in Tokyo. The Bank of Japan left its base interest rate unchanged.Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday following losses on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a new yearly low.The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%, with Chairman Jerome Powell watering down his expectations for a rate cut, saying inflation has not fallen as much as “expected.”The producer price index, which measures changes in wholesale prices, rose 0.7% in February, well above the 0.3% forecast by economists compiled by…
Liverpool defeated Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield, setting them up to face holders Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals.Arne Slott was under pressure after the one-goal loss to Istanbul, but Liverpool played with the kind of tempo their supporters have wanted from their team all season, and Dominik Szoboszlai set the tone with another driving show to open the scoring. Mohamed Salah’s modest penalty was saved in first-half stoppage time, but the Egyptian equalized for Galatasaray after the interval. He contributed to goals for Hugo Ekitike and Ryan Gravenbirch before scoring the fourth goal himself. There were too many opportunities…
Artificial intelligence models are rapidly increasing and competition is increasing. With so many players crowded into the space, who will be the best? And who decides? Arena (formerly LM Arena) has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for Frontier LLM, influencing funding, launch, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup has grown from a PhD research project at the University of California, Berkeley, to a $1.7 billion valuation. Equity host Rebecca Bellan speaks with Arena co-founders Anastasios Angelopoulos and Wei-Lin Chiang about how their platform has become the go-to leaderboard for frontier AI models, and how they’re…
Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused “severe damage” to the industrial city of Ras Laffan, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack as a “dangerous escalation, a blatant violation of national sovereignty and a direct threat to national security and regional stability.”The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Qatar reserves the right to respond in accordance with its right of self-defense guaranteed under international law. brent crude oil The international benchmark price rose more than 7% to $111.23 by 4:52 p.m. ET. US West Texas Intermediate…