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The U.S. Department of Justice has admitted that the grand jury hearing the case against former FBI Director James Comey did not receive a copy of the final indictment against him.The revelations were made Wednesday as Comey’s lawyers sought to have the charges dismissed.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listDuring a 90-minute hearing in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, Comey’s lawyers argued that the case should be dismissed outright, citing not only prosecutorial failures but also President Donald Trump’s interference.Comey is one of three prominent Trump critics to be indicted between late September and mid-October.The hearing was held before…
istanbul — Turkish police are investigating after a family of four died of suspected poisoning while on vacation in Istanbul. The Becek family, who were visiting from Hamburg in Germany, fell ill on November 12 after spending the day sightseeing in one of Istanbul’s main tourist attractions and eating street food, Turkish state news agency Anadolu Agency said. The family was initially treated for what appeared to be food poisoning and released from the hospital, but later returned with worsening symptoms. The two children, Kadir, 6, and Masaru, 3, died on Thursday, followed by their mother, 27-year-old Chigdem, the following…
Lando Norris has taken control of the F1 world title race ahead of this week’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after a perfect Sao Paulo Sprint weekend with two pole positions and two wins.But how strong a position is the McLaren driver now in his bid for his first crown? With season-ending triple-headers taking place in Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi over the next three weeks until the 2025 season concludes on December 7th, we take a look at how the battle for the biggest prize in sports is currently shaping up. What is the latest status on the championship?Norris…
Adobe announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire search engine optimization company Semlash for approximately $1.9 billion in cash. The company aims to strengthen its suite of marketing products. Adobe said in a statement that it is offering Semlash $12 a share, nearly double Tuesday’s closing price of $6.89 before news of the deal. Semlash’s market capitalization was about $1 billion at Tuesday’s close. By acquiring Semrush, Adobe is betting that businesses will choose to invest in optimizing their content and web pages to make them more viewable to AI tools, as people increasingly use AI chatbots, agents, and…
Fed officials were at loggerheads over rate cuts during their October meeting, splitting over whether a stalled labor market or stubborn inflation posed a greater economic threat, according to minutes released Wednesday.The Federal Open Market Committee approved the rate cut at its meeting, but the path forward is less clear. The disagreement extended to the December outlook, with officials expressing skepticism about the need for further cuts that were widely expected by markets, with “many” saying no further cuts would be needed until at least 2025.”Several participants assessed that if the economy progresses broadly as expected over the coming session,…
Carson Bullock in Muddy Waters Capital on CNBC’s Delivery Alpha, September 28, 2022.Scott Mullin | CNBCMuddy Waters Capital’s Carson Block, known for his short selling campaign, took an unusually bullish stance at the Thorne London Investment Conference on Wednesday, touting the junior miner. snow line gold It has been cited as a top acquisition candidate in the mining sector.Snowline, valued at about C$2.1 billion, has made what Block called a “first-of-its-kind” discovery in Canada’s Yukon Territory, an area of historically limited production but vast geological potential, he said. The company manages large land packages in emerging areas, and Block said…
Photo | Future Publishing | Getty Imagesalphabet Shares rose 5% on Wednesday after Google unveiled its latest artificial intelligence model, Gemini 3, sparking investor optimism. The new model is an improvement over the previous model, Gemini 2.5, which Google released about eight months ago. Google says Gemini 3 will allow users to get better answers to more complex questions and require fewer prompts to determine the context and intent behind the request.Gemini 3 will be integrated into Google’s search products, Gemini apps, and enterprise services.Analysts at DA Davidson said in a note Tuesday that they were immediately impressed with Gemini…
Tom Steyer, co-chairman of Galvanize Climate Solutions, speaks at the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference on Monday, March 6, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBillionaire businessman and activist Tom Steyer, who previously ran unsuccessfully for the White House and spent his own money advocating for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, is running as a Democrat for governor of California.The 68-year-old’s vast wealth immediately makes him a high-profile candidate in June’s all-party primary, which will feature six Democrats and two Republicans, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the November general election to succeed…
Steve McClaren has resigned as Jamaica’s head coach after the team missed out on direct qualification to the World Cup.Jamaica could have advanced to next summer’s tournament if they had won against Curacao, but a goalless draw meant their opponents finished top of their group and qualified for the tournament instead. They are the smallest nation to ever compete in the World Cup. image: Steve McClaren resigns as Jamaica head coach McLaren said in a statement: “Over the past 18 months I have given my all to this job and this role.“I accepted the weight and pride of this work…
One of the most common use cases from new-age AI models is to power natural language searches to find files and other information faster. There are already several companies that connect different services to make data searchable. Now, a startup called Poly is launching a service that lets you dump all your files in one place and query them to find the right content. At launch, free tier users will receive 100 GB of storage. This is Poly’s second innings from a product standpoint. The company was founded in 2022 by founders Abhay Agarwal and Sam Young, who have since…