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Cloudflare growth slows as AI-fueled investor expectations fade

Cloudflare growth slows as AI-fueled investor expectations fade

World's leading technology company Cloudflare has shown slow growth in a recent stock market update. Cloudflare shares tumbled more than 15% in...

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French professor under probe for allegedly awarding himself 'fake prize'

French professor under probe for allegedly awarding himself 'fake prize'

A strange act caught everyone's attention after a French academician was under investigation for inventing a Nobel-style prize for philology in...

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US trade court rejects Trump's proposed 10% global tariffs

US trade court rejects Trump's proposed 10% global tariffs

Trump's trade tariffs are again in the limelight, but many countries, including the European Union, are not in favor of these imposed duties or...

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Meta tightens age verification through teen face scanning on Instagram, Facebook

Meta tightens age verification through teen face scanning on Instagram, Facebook

Meta Platforms is introducing a new artificial intelligence-powered system that will analyze faces in photos and videos to estimate the ages of...

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OpenAI rolls out three new audio models for real-time voice tasks

OpenAI rolls out three new audio models for real-time voice tasks

OpenAI introduced three audio models for its developer platform on Thursday. The model aims to make voice-based software agents more ‌conversational...

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Colorado: Boulder fire-bombing attack suspect pleads guilty to all state charges

Colorado: Boulder fire-bombing attack suspect pleads guilty to all state charges

Colorado's Boulder fire-bombing attack suspect pleads guilty to all state charges on Thursday.  The man was accused of lobbing gasoline bombs at...

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Pope Leo and Rubio exchange symbolic gifts to mend relations at Vatican meeting

Pope Leo and Rubio exchange symbolic gifts to mend relations at Vatican meeting

Catholic leader Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio were scheduled for a "frank" meeting on Thursday. The agenda of the...

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Snap cancels $400 million Perplexity AI mega deal amid ad revenue pressure

Snap cancels $400 million Perplexity AI mega deal amid ad revenue pressure

Snapchat's founder company, Snap, recently took a bold step by ending a $400 million mega-deal with Perplexity AI. The Snap-Perplexity AI deal,...

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UK police arrested third suspect over London synagogue arson attack

UK police arrested third suspect over London synagogue arson attack

A third arrest has been made over an attempted arson attack at a London synagogue. British police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection...

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UK: FTSE 100 falls as oil stocks drag ahead of key elections amid economic uncertainty

UK: FTSE 100 falls as oil stocks drag ahead of key elections amid economic uncertainty

The UK stock market has been edged lower ahead of key vote polling as it's pressured by a ‌firmer pound and a slide in oil majors Shell and BP...

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Ted Turner’s net worth—'From cable visionary to billionaire': Inside media mogul’s legacy

Ted Turner’s net worth—'From cable visionary to billionaire': Inside media mogul’s legacy

Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully...

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'Absolute Disgrace' — Australians slam ban on World Cup screenings at Federation Square

'Absolute Disgrace' — Australians slam ban on World Cup screenings at Federation Square

Australian vowels and slam bans on World Cup screening. Football players, fans, and officials in Australia have criticized the ban on World Cup match...

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Anthropic rolls out 'dreaming' feature for AI agents to enable self-improvement

Anthropic rolls out 'dreaming' feature for AI agents to enable self-improvement

Google and Amazon backed Anthropic aims to targets business customers with new AI tools. Recently, Artificial intelligence AI lab Anthropic on...

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FDA recalls 9 popular potato chip products over possible salmonella risk

FDA recalls 9 popular potato chip products over possible salmonella risk

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an urgent product recall that has been issued for two popular brands of potato chips due to a...

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UK investigates Mastercard, Visa, PayPal for alleged anti-competitive conduct

UK investigates Mastercard, Visa, PayPal for alleged anti-competitive conduct

UK's Financial Conduct Authority FCA is reviewing major payment gateways as part of a broader probe over digital laws violations. The financial...

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G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff tensions persist

G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff tensions persist

The G7, or Group of Seven, trade ministers are scheduled for a highly important meeting in Paris on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The purpose of this...

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Anthropic AI to spend $200 billion on Google cloud in mega deal

Anthropic AI to spend $200 billion on Google cloud in mega deal

As per the latest report, AI firm Anthropic strikes a huge deal for Google Cloud. Anthropic has committed to spend $200 billion with Google Cloud over...

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Apple to let users choose external AI models in major iOS 27 overhaul

Apple to let users choose external AI models in major iOS 27 overhaul

Apple has recently decided to allow users to select from third-party artificial intelligence AI models for tasks such as generating ‌and editing...

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Pope Leo pushes back on Trump remarks as Rubio prepares for ‘frank’ talks

Pope Leo pushes back on Trump remarks as Rubio prepares for ‘frank’ talks

Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Catholic Church, has been in a tumultuous relationship with US President Donald Trump, as both can often be seen...

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Character.AI under scrutiny as Pennsylvania sues chatbot in latest probe

Character.AI under scrutiny as Pennsylvania sues chatbot in latest probe

Artificial intelligence's (AI) platform, Character. AI, is under scrutiny after xAI or OpenAI or ChatGPT's recent lawsuits. The news comes...

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'No Food and Beverages'—Delta Air Lines cuts complimentary snacks on short flights

'No Food and Beverages'—Delta Air Lines cuts complimentary snacks on short flights

Delta Airline has reportedly canceled several flights amid changes to its schedule, as well as personnel, while also considering a possible end to...

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Meta tightens teen safety controls across Facebook, Instagram accounts in US and Europe

Meta tightens teen safety controls across Facebook, Instagram accounts in US and Europe

Meta has decided to expand tech safeguards for European teens and US Facebook users. Mark Zuckerberg's founded Meta Platforms will expand...

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Google, Microsoft, xAI to give US government early access to AI models for security review

Google, Microsoft, xAI to give US government early access to AI models for security review

Recently, big tech giants including Google, Microsoft and Grok xAI has agreed to give access to US governments for security review. The world's...

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China: Death toll in Hunan firecrackers factory blast nears 30, dozens injured

China: Death toll in Hunan firecrackers factory blast nears 30, dozens injured

A deadly explosion in Hunan, China, took nearly 30 lives after a blast at a fireworks factory. As reported by state media on Tuesday, 26 people died...

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China’s Yuan eyes further gains against the dollar,market reports suggest

China’s Yuan eyes further gains against the dollar,market reports suggest

Recently China's currency, the yuan, has been seen as strong against the US dollar as per the latest market reports. The news comes as the yuan...

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Trump’s new 'Project Freedom' — Everything you need to know

Trump’s new 'Project Freedom' — Everything you need to know

Recently, US President Donald Trump has announced a new initiative, "Project Freedom." Trump announced that the US will help...

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EU removes leather from anti-deforestation rules following industry pressure

EU removes leather from anti-deforestation rules following industry pressure

The European Union has removed leather from parts of its anti-deforestation legislation following sustained pressure from industry groups and trade...

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World Liberty Financial: Trump's family crypto firm sues billionaire Justin Sun in recent dispute

World Liberty Financial: Trump's family crypto firm sues billionaire Justin Sun in recent dispute

World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture by Trump's family, said on Monday it had filed a ‌defamation lawsuit against Hong Kong-based crypto...

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New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions from Meta platforms in youth harm trial

New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions from Meta platforms in youth harm trial

Meta platforms are again under scrutiny for child safety concerns. It comes as a trial is slated to begin in New Mexico on Monday that will test the...

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EU countries push to settle US trade deal to avoid tariff hike

EU countries push to settle US trade deal to avoid tariff hike

The European Union EU has planned a new strategy to avoid tariff hikes in global trade networks. According to EU diplomats, the European Union...

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Amazon expands logistics network to other businesses in new growth push

Amazon expands logistics network to other businesses in new growth push

Amazon has decided to expand its business growth by giving other businesses access to its supply chain networks. The tech giant's "Amazon...

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GameStop’s $56B surprise bid for eBay shakes up e-commerce

GameStop’s $56B surprise bid for eBay shakes up e-commerce

GameStop has made an unsolicited offer to acquire e-commerce giant eBay ‌Inc. for about $56 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday,...

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Gretchen Walsh breaks 100m Butterfly World Record for fourth time

Gretchen Walsh breaks 100m Butterfly World Record for fourth time

The American swimmer Gretchen Walsh once again broke her own 100m butterfly world record for the fourth time. She has scored 54.33 sec spark in the...

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Hantavirus: Three dead on Atlantic cruise ship after WHO confirms case

Hantavirus: Three dead on Atlantic cruise ship after WHO confirms case

The World Health Organization WHO has reported a new form of virus outbreak known as "Hantavirus." A new report suggests that three people...

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White House Dinner Shooting: Investigators confirm officer shot by Trump assassination suspect

White House Dinner Shooting: Investigators confirm officer shot by Trump assassination suspect

The White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting investigation team confirms that the Trump assassination suspect shot an officer at the press...

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England: Search operations underway as two dead, three injured after explosion in Bristol

England: Search operations underway as two dead, three injured after explosion in Bristol

Search operations are still underway in South England after police declared a major domestic incident in Bristol on Sunday morning. Two people died...

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Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Pope Leo XIV pays tribute to journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Pope Leo XIV has marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed...

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Pope Leo XIV honours journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Pope Leo XIV honours journalists on World Press Freedom Day

Pope Leo XIV has marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed...

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Two migrants killled in failed channel crossing attempt from France to UK

Two migrants killled in failed channel crossing attempt from France to UK

Two women died after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross to ‌Britain from France capsized near Calais, the local French administration said on...

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Scientists unveil breakthrough treatment that cuts bad cholesterol by 50%

Scientists unveil breakthrough treatment that cuts bad cholesterol by 50%

Bad cholesterol can majorly affect your health and sometimes lead to heart attacks and strokes, which can be fatal. Scientists introduce a new...

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Pentagon tech chief says 'Anthropic is still blacklisted' despite Mythos program distinction

Pentagon tech chief says 'Anthropic is still blacklisted' despite Mythos program distinction

Pentagon-Anthropic rivalry again heats up. Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Friday said Anthropic AI is still a supply chain risk, but that...

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Texas Plane Crash: Five killed after small plane crashed at high speed near Austin

Texas Plane Crash: Five killed after small plane crashed at high speed near Austin

Five people were killed late Thursday when a small plane crashed near ‌Austin, Texas, local authorities said Friday. The Hayes County Homeland...

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UK: Woman charged over 2023 Wimbledon car crash that killed two girls

UK: Woman charged over 2023 Wimbledon car crash that killed two girls

UK police have arrested a long-awaited suspect who killed two minor girls in a brutal car crash in Wimbledon. A British woman has been charged with...

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Apple shares jump on strong quarterly sales ahead of major CEO transition

Apple shares jump on strong quarterly sales ahead of major CEO transition

Soon after the tech giant Apple announced a major role transitional change, Apple shares jumped 3% in premarket trading on Friday after the iPhone...

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Oscar goes missing: Statuette for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' lost on flight

Oscar goes missing: Statuette for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' lost on flight

The Oscar statuette belonging to the Russian director who won best documentary this year for "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" has gone missing...

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Trump’s new executive order on retirement accounts—Everything you need to know

Trump’s new executive order on retirement accounts—Everything you need to know

US President Donald Trump ordered the launch of a new website, TrumpIRA.gov, where workers can research, compare, and enroll in private-sector...

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YouTube now allows users to play videos while using other apps

YouTube now allows users to play videos while using other apps

YouTube has rolled out a new feature by which users can now shrink YouTube videos into a small, movable window while using other apps on their iPhones...

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Blue Owl sold half of its SpaceX holding at $1.25 trillion valuation, reports CEO

Blue Owl sold half of its SpaceX holding at $1.25 trillion valuation, reports CEO

Blue Owl sold about half its investment in ‌SpaceX at a $1.25 trillion valuation, the alternative asset manager's co-CEO Marc Lipschultz said...

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Netherlands Wildfires: Dutch airport evacuated as fires spread near Kempen military training areas

Netherlands Wildfires: Dutch airport evacuated as fires spread near Kempen military training areas

Dutch authorities had to immediately evacuate Kempen Airport on Thursday after a large wildfire broke out nearby the airport vicinity. As reported,...

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US-China trade officials hold ‘candid talks’ weeks ahead of Trump–Xi summit

US-China trade officials hold ‘candid talks’ weeks ahead of Trump–Xi summit

Before a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi-Jinping, top US and Chinese trade officials talked openly about...

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