For Henry Hung Chi-kuen, a veteran of the plumbing and drainage industry with more than 60 years of experience, toilets are not only how he earns his living but also something of an obsession. “Wherever I go [around the world], the first place I go [to] is the public toilet,” he said enthusiastically. The 78-year-old also buys toilet-themed souvenirs from …
Read More »OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist
OpenAI employees in San Francisco were told to stay inside the office on Friday afternoon after the company purportedly received a threat from an individual who was previously associated with the Stop AI activist group. “Our information indicates that [name] from StopAI has expressed interest in causing physical harm to OpenAI employees,” a member of the internal communications team wrote …
Read More »Kandi Burruss Announces Her 11-Year Marriage Is OVER… She and Todd Tucker Are Officially Separated!
Kandi Burruss Announces Her 11-Year Marriage Is OVER… She and Todd Tucker Are Officially Separated! Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker are officially going their separate ways after more than a decade of marriage. “After deep thought and a lot of prayer, I’ve made the decision to move forward with a divorce. This is a difficult and emotional time, but my …
Read More »Kandi Burruss Announces Her 11-Year Marriage Is OVER… She and Todd Tucker Are Officially Separated!
Kandi Burruss Announces Her 11-Year Marriage Is OVER… She and Todd Tucker Are Officially Separated! Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker are officially going their separate ways after more than a decade of marriage. “After deep thought and a lot of prayer, I’ve made the decision to move forward with a divorce. This is a difficult and emotional time, but my …
Read More »Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years | TechCrunch
Sierra, a 21-month-old, San Francisco-based startup that builds customer service AI agents for enterprises, announced on Friday that it reached $100 million in annual revenue run rate (ARR). The company’s rapid growth suggests that businesses across industries are embracing AI agents. The startup’s growth rate surprised even its seasoned co-founders, former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor and longtime Google alum Clay …
Read More »Activists Are Using ‘Fortnite’ to Fight Back Against ICE
SteveTheGamer55 is live on YouTube. He’s streaming a session to his 4.6 million subscribers of GTA 5 RP, a Grand Theft Auto 5 mod that allows people to role-play with other players. “Really wanna show you guys some real-life scenarios,” he says, offering a little background on his character, a man headed to his job while on a work visa. …
Read More »First Wetherspoons pub to open in Europe giving Brits taste of home overseas
JD Wetherspoon is to open its first-ever pub outside the UK, with English fry-ups and other British classics all part of the menu. The pub will be called the Castell de Santa Barbera and is set to open in Alicante airport in Spain. Alicante is a popular destination for British tourists and the pub will be based in the departures …
Read More »https://www.rt.com/news/628155-nyc-mayor-mamdani-could-do-very-good-trump/Mamdani ‘could do a very good job’ – Trump
The US president has praised Mamdani’s electoral victory in the first in-person meeting for the political opposites US president Donald Trump has said he believes Zohran Mamdani “could do a very good job” as the incoming New York City mayor. The political opposites held the first in-person meeting at the White House on Friday. ”I can tell you, some of …
Read More »Donald Trump sends 5-word warning to Zelensky over Ukraine peace plan
Donald Trump has broken his silence following Volodymyr Zelensky’s apparent displeasure with the US President’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine. Speaking to reporters at the White House in the presence of New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Mr Trump was asked if he had spoken with the Ukrainian President about his plan to end the war. “We have a plan. It’s …
Read More »https://www.rt.com/news/628101-uk-bbc-license-fee-refusals/BBC hit with .3bn blow amid mass license fee refusals
Millions of UK households now say they no longer use the broadcaster’s services, a parliamentary report has found The BBC has lost more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in revenue as millions of UK households cancelled or refused to pay the license fee, a parliamentary report has found. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee issued its findings on Friday, …
Read More »Trump team considering selling Nvidia H200 chips to China, insiders say
US officials are having early discussions on whether to let Nvidia sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a contentious potential move that would mark a major win for the world’s most valuable company. US President Donald Trump’s team has held internal talks about H200 chip shipments to the Asian country in …
Read More »‘Most beautiful’ train station is abandoned under the world’s richest city
There are plenty of beautiful train stations around the world, and most of them can be visited easily with trains arriving every few minutes. But there is one station hidden beneath the world’s richest city that most people will never see. It has been called one of the most beautiful stations ever built, yet no passenger train has stopped there …
Read More »https://www.rt.com/russia/628077-yermak-zelensky-power-explainer/Zelensky’s right hand man: Is Andrey Yermak too big to fall?
The unfolding graft scandal in Ukraine could potentially take down the man some describe as Kiev’s “real power broker” Andrey Yermak, the omnipotent chief of staff in Vladimir Zelensky’s administration, has been implicated in a massive $100 million graft scheme that continues to send shockwaves through Ukraine’s political landscape. RT looks into the 53-year-old official, caught in the crosshairs of …
Read More »The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you can buy right now | TechCrunch
A new wave of AI-powered gadgets on the market aims to integrate artificial intelligence into our daily lives like never before. Some of these AI wearables–including necklaces, rings, and wristbands, as well as portable devices- serve as productivity tools, while others claim to act as friendly companions listening to your everyday thoughts. Even OpenAI is working on a compact AI companion …
Read More »MediaWorld Accidentally Sold iPads for 15 Euros. Then It Asked for Them Back
On November 8, an offer for loyalty card holders appeared on the website of MediaWorld, a European electronics retailer. The deal: an iPad Air for 15 euros (about $17) instead of the usual €879 (about $1,012). No catch, no strings attached. The proximity to Black Friday only made the offer more plausible. And so several consumers immediately purchased the product …
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