Debate on scrapping CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forge new path | Characteristics
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Since the Niger coup on July 30, fissures within the Economic Community of West African States…
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After anti-'woke' backlash, Google's Gemini faces criticism over China taboos | Technology
Taipei, Twain – As Google finds itself embroiled in an anti-woke backlash over the Gemini artificial intelligence model's reluctance to…
The United States makes the first moon landing since 1972 with the Odysseus spacecraft | News
Odysseus is the first spacecraft built by a private company to land on the lunar surface. The United States made…
Google pauses Gemini's image tool for people after anti-'woke' backlash | technology
Tech giant says model is 'missing the mark' after controversy over failure to depict white people. Google has temporarily stopped…
'Tired, not demoralized': Ukraine's tech workers fight growing war fatigue | Russia-Ukraine War
When Russian forces crossed the Ukrainian border and advanced towards Kharkiv, Serhiy Evdokimov got into his car and started driving.…
Google's withdrawal of Internet archiving tool draws the ire of Chinese researchers | Technology news
Taipei, Taiwan – For China researchers, keeping up with the country's politics or economy is difficult enough due to its…
Republicans don't like California. Reader Response: Whatever
A recent poll found what I learned after writing a short op-ed last month calling for some goodwill from people…
Younger generations gained more wealth than others since 2019, study finds
Younger generations grew their wealth much faster than older Americans after the pandemic began, thanks in large part to stocks,…
'Out of this world': OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora lights up the Internet | News
A Microsoft-backed startup surprises social networks with hyper-realistic videos created through text messages. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has introduced…
Experts say billions of US Senate bill would be better spent at home | Economy and Business News
Several academics, politicians and advocates have condemned the US Senate's passage this week of a foreign funding bill that would…