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AI scientist, entrepreneur, and investor Rana El Karioby worries that AI could become the tech industry’s new “boys’ club.” At the SXSW conference in Austin on Sunday, El Karioby shared her view that the lack of diversity in the field is putting women in tech at an economic disadvantage and could have further consequences. “I think AI today is a boys’ club. I think diversity is not a very popular topic these days, but I think it’s very important because AI is creating incredible economic opportunities,” El Karioby said on stage when asked if the perception that AI is a…
A visitor in a kimono (left) looks at a photo taken during a visit to Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of central Tokyo on September 16, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty ImagesAfter living in Tokyo for more than a year, Karin Nordin noticed something strange. The hot spring towns of Kusatsu and Zao, which are usually crowded with Chinese tourists, are now deserted.”There have been fewer Chinese tourists from the mainland in Tokyo,” the 33-year-old Malaysian told CNBC after returning from Japan in early 2026. Hotel prices in tourist destinations appear to have stabilized and, unlike…
Mastercard’s company logo on a stand during Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona.Joan Cross Garcia – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Imagesmaster card announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire London-based stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for up to $1.8 billion. This is the payments network’s biggest bet yet on mainstreaming digital currencies.The deal includes a $300 million payment contingent on BVNK achieving certain performance metrics and is expected to close by the end of the year, Mastercard said in a statement.With this acquisition, Mastercard will become the world’s second largest payment network. visathe ability to…
A rare fireball so bright it could be seen in broad daylight dazzled the sky Tuesday morning, causing a sonic boom in parts of the eastern United States. The fireball was probably an unusually bright meteor, a piece of space rock that flared up in Earth’s atmosphere. According to NASA, the fireball will burn as brightly or brighter than Venus, the third brightest object in the sky. The fireball was reported by sky watchers in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio near 9 a.m. ET, according to the American Meteor Society. A loud bang was heard in the Cleveland area when…
Tottenham Hotspur’s Mickey van de Ven has described reports suggesting players are no longer paying attention amid the Premier League’s relegation battle as “the biggest nonsense”.The Dutch international was suspended after Spurs picked up their first point under manager Igor Tudor with a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Sunday, leaving them just one point behind 18th-placed West Ham. Spurs now have their eyes set on the Champions League once again, facing the seemingly insurmountable task of overturning a three-goal deficit after losing the first leg 5-2 to Atletico Madrid in the last 16. Ahead of the match, Van de Ven…
OpenAI has signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell its AI products to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work. AWS confirmed the deal to TechCrunch. The Information first reported. The partnership comes after OpenAI signed an agreement with the Department of Defense that allows the military to use its AI models inside classified networks. This was a victory amid a conflict between Anthropic and the Department of Defense (DOD). Anthropic has since been designated a supply chain risk by the Department of Defense for failing to back away from allowing its technology to be used…
LONDON — European stock markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday, even as renewed supply concerns pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel.pan-european Stocks 600 Most sectors and major regional stock exchanges closed in the green, closing 0.6% higher.Utilities, insurance, communications, and oil and gas stocks led the gains, while tech and industrial stocks lagged the broader index.Meanwhile, oil prices rose as much as 4% before paring gains on Tuesday afternoon as uncertainty remained over the US-led coalition to protect ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.As of 4:35 PM London (12:35 PM ET), World Standards brent Crude oil prices rose 1.5%…
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a reception with business leaders and the US president on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, January 21, 2026.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imagesapple CEO Tim Cook appeared on “Good Morning America” on Monday to quell mounting speculation about his future at the company, telling viewers that talk of his retirement is just a rumor.Asked about reports that he was preparing to step down, Cook told ABC: “No, I never said that. I absolutely love what I do. 28 years ago, I joined Apple and…
Sen. Charles Schumer (D.Y.) speaks to the media as Cabinet members brief Congress on Iran at the Capitol on March 3, 2026 in Washington.Heather Deal | Getty ImagesCongressional Democrats have sent a new counterproposal to the White House calling for reopening the Department of Homeland Security, a person familiar with the negotiations told CNBC. DHS has been closed since February 14th. The closure comes after Democrats called for changes to how federal immigration enforcement operates in exchange for defunding after two Americans were shot and killed by DHS officers in Minneapolis. Democrats and President Donald Trump’s White House have been…
The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, which advises both US President Donald Trump and the Director of National Intelligence on the threat of terrorism, has resigned, citing the war with Iran.In his resignation letter published in X, Joe Kent said he could not “in good conscience” support the ongoing war.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Iran is not an immediate threat to our country, and it is clear that we started this war under pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.””You understood that war in the Middle East was a trap that would deprive America of…