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london — The brother of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most high-profile victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, has called for a meeting with Britain’s King Charles, telling his sister’s story and urging the king to use his influence to bring more information to light about Epstein’s inner circle. “I think it’s important for them to listen to the survivor’s own story, not the perpetrator’s story. So if he asked me to come see him, I would go to London tomorrow,” Sky Roberts said in an interview on CNN on Friday. The comments came after the king took the…
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud infrastructure service, is on track to post its strongest growth in three years, driven by the AI industry’s unprecedented demand for computing power. Amazon said in its third-quarter earnings call Thursday that AWS grew 20% year-over-year, ending the quarter with $33.1 billion in revenue for the first nine months of the year. The segment’s operating income increased to $11.4 billion in the third quarter, up from $10.4 billion at the same point in 2024. “AWS is growing at a pace not seen since 2022, reaccelerating to 20.2% year-over-year,” Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy…
Youtube Podcast Mike is seen at Variety Podcasting Brunch Presented By YouTube held at the Austin Proper Hotel in Austin, Texas on March 8, 2025.Matt Hayward Variety | Getty ImagesYouTube is offering a voluntary buyout with severance benefits to its U.S.-based employees as it restructures its product organization to focus more on artificial intelligence.This movement looks like this google CEO Sundar Pichai is encouraging employees to leverage AI across the company to improve productivity.YouTube CEO Neil Mohan said in an internal memo to staff that the platform is restructuring its product teams for the first time in 10 years.”As we…
Two federal judges have ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot cut off food aid to low-income people, suggesting the government will need to draw from reserve funds as the shutdown drags on.Friday’s decisions were announced within minutes and both concerned the fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listApproximately 42 million people, or 1 in 8 Americans, rely on SNAP to support their households. The aid was scheduled to end on Saturday.The Trump administration claims it can no longer fund the program or use reserve funds to cover shortfalls because…
The US and China have agreed to establish military-to-military channels to “resolve conflicts and reduce tensions on all issues” following a “historic” meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, the US defense secretary said.Pete Hegseth said in a statement on Saturday’s X show that he made the decision following a phone call the night before with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThere was no immediate comment from the Chinese government.Hegseth said that the two leaders, who met in Malaysia after their summit in South Korea, “agreed that peace, stability and good relations…
Hurricane Melissa was one of the most powerful Atlantic storms to hit the Caribbean region in more than 150 years, bringing destruction and death to the Caribbean. Torrential rain and strong winds caused widespread destruction along the storm’s path in Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas Islands. At least 30 people were killed, but it could be days or weeks before the total damage caused by the devastating storm is known. As the hurricane headed toward Bermuda early Thursday, emergency officials in countries along Melissa’s path began recovery efforts, including clearing roads to reach isolated communities in need of relief. Jamaican…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said Liam Delap’s red card against Wolves was “very stupid” and “embarrassing”.Delap returned from a hamstring injury as a second-half substitute in the Carabao Cup fourth round match at Molineux, but within 25 minutes he was shown a second yellow card and sent off. The striker, making his first appearance since August 30, was booked in the 79th minute for shoving Jerson Mosquera in an off-the-ball accident, and just seven minutes later he delivered a diving elbow on Emmanuel Agbadu. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Enzo Maresca says Liam Delap’s two yellow…
Equity staff is live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! On Monday morning, hosts Kirsten Kolosek, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha took over the Builders Stage and kicked off the event with the question everyone should be asking. “Are we in an AI bubble?” Between a valuation that tripled in a few months, a $300 million seed round, and $100 billion in commitments flying around, money moves fast, maybe too fast. The equity team breaks down what the peak of the bubble looks like, where the business model actually lies (spoiler: many companies are betting on AI data centers), and why some…
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott pushed back against the idea that artificial intelligence technology will make enterprise software redundant in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday.”We recognized that the world needed access to great hyperscalers, so we integrated with all three companies. So this is a cooperative,” McDermott said. “The world would benefit from large language model providers, but they don’t do what we do.”As AI continues to develop, some on Wall Street worry that many enterprise software companies’ products will become obsolete as companies can rely solely on automated models.ServiceNow supports the National Hockey League, fedex, ulta beauty…
Ming Liang Tan speaks at the SXSW Sydney conference on October 16, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.Nina Huranova | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence will have a huge impact on the gaming industry and its billions of players, according to Min-Liang Tan, the billionaire CEO and co-founder of gaming company Razer.Tan said the technology’s impact on the entire field, from how games are developed to hacking to complete levels, cannot be overstated.”For us at Razer, we think AI is going to completely disrupt or change everything in gaming,” Tan said on CNBC’s “Beyond the Valley” podcast.Games play a vital role in the creative…