Tag: the buzz
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Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO just days after being removed, along with a new board
The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, culminating a days-long power struggle that shocked the tech ... -
UK cybersecurity center says ‘deepfakes’ and other AI tools pose a threat to the next election
Britain’s cybersecurity agency said yesterday that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country’s next national election, and cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are ... -
Tea and nickel on the agenda as Biden hosts Indonesian president
President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House today [Macau time], one day before the U.S. leader leaves for San Francisco ... -
Jewish man dies after confrontation during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies
A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Paul Kessler, 69, died at ... -
Man accused of Antarctic assault sent to remote icefield with graduate students
A man accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica was then sent to a remote icefield where he was tasked ... -
German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to hostage situation
German police advised travelers yesterday not to use Hamburg airport due to a hostage situation. The airport in the northern part of the city has been ... -
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing Iran closer to Hamas war
Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time yesterday [Macau time] claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer into the ongoing Israel-Hamas ... -
Three astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth yesterday morning after six months aboard China’s orbiting space station. Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao emerged in good ... -
Portuguese police apologize to Madeleine McCann’s parents: BBC
Portuguese police have apologized to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way they handled the three-year-old’s disappearance, according to a BBC documentary. Madeleine went missing ... -
Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54
“Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. ... -
Harassment increases against Jewish and Muslim Americans: report
Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment, bias and sometimes physical assaults against members of their communities since the ... -
Activists demand transparency over Malaysia’s move to extend Australian miner’s operations
Environmental activists voiced disappointment yesterday at Malaysia’s decision to allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue operations until March 2026, and demanded more transparency on plans by the Australian ... -
China announces removal of defense minister Li Shangfu missing for almost two months
China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months, state media reported yesterday. No further information ... -
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far
It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday ... -
A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term
A Hong Kong man who was shot by police during pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced yesterday to 47 months in prison on charges of rioting, ... -
600 days into the war, Russia’s assault on a key Ukraine city appears to be weakening
A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said, as ... -
An employee at the Israeli Embassy in China has been stabbed. A foreign suspect is detained
A 50-year-old Israeli man who works at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was stabbed Friday in front of a supermarket, Chinese police and the Israeli government ... -
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone admitted fraud at a court hearing Thursday after prosecutors charged him with failing to declare millions of dollars held in ... -
Bulgaria arrests 12 people for violating EU sanctions on exports to Russia
Bulgarian police have arrested 12 people accused of illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia that can be used by the Russian military in the war in ... -
Xi says confidence ‘more valuable than gold’ in march toward rejuvenation
President Xi Jinping attended a grand reception held in Beijing to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and delivered ... -
Xi calls on Zhejiang to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization
President Xi Jinping has urged east China’s Zhejiang Province to strive toward writing a new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the ... -
Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting
More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents committed yesterday [Macau time] to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more, the White ... -
Underwater teams try to recover a firefighting helicopter that crashed in Turkey, killing three aboard
Underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake over the weekend, killing three crew members, while fighting a forest fire in ... -
Macau Int’l Marathon registration slots sold out in a few hours
It took only a few hours to fill all 12,000 entry slots available for the several races included in the 42nd Macau International Marathon. The response ... -
Europe’s central bank faces close call on interest rates as threat of recession grows
Caught between stubborn inflation and weakening growth, the European Central Bank faces a close call yesterday on whether to halt its record run of interest rate hikes ... -
The Rolling Stones will release their first studio album in 18 years, ‘Hackney Diamonds’
The wait is over: The Rolling Stones will soon release new music. This week, the band announced they are preparing to release their first album of original material ... -
UN nuclear watchdog report seen says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium
Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen ... -
AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina’s military dictatorship
If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina’s military dictatorship, what would that person look like today? Argentine publicist Santiago Barros ... -
Japan’s defense ministry requests 12% budget increase to bolster military’s strike capability
Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two warships with advanced radar and long-range cruise missiles as it further fortifies the ... -
US says a smuggler with terrorist ties helped get migrants from Uzbekistan into the country
The Biden administration said yesterday [Macau time] that it detected and stopped a network attempting to smuggle people from Uzbekistan into the United States and that ... -
UN warns hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia roped into online scams
The U.N. human rights office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including ... -
Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll
President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and former President Donald Trump is “corrupt” and “dishonest.” Those are among the top terms Americans use when they’re asked to describe the ... -
3 US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise
A United States Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island yesterday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said. ... -
UK judge set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern UK history
A judge is set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern U.K. history, for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six ... -
China establishes world’s largest language resource repository
China has established the world’s largest language resource repository, consisting of over 120 languages and dialects that are being used in the world’s most populous country, ...
