Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech | Joe Biden News

Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech | Joe Biden News

United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have had their first direct conversation since November, with officials describing their talk as “constructive”. But details from Tuesday’s phone call hinted at long-running tensions between China and the US, with Xi calling questions of sovereignty in Taiwan a…

Trump posts 5m bond in fraud case to avoid asset seizures | Corruption News

Trump posts $175m bond in fraud case to avoid asset seizures | Corruption News

Former United States president was in February found liable for misrepresenting his net worth by as much as $2bn. Former United States President Donal Trump has posted a $175m bond in his civil fraud case in New York, avoiding asset seizures which could have dealt a serious blow to his…

Shares in Trump Media tumble after filings reveal a m loss last year | Donald Trump News

Shares in Trump Media tumble after filings reveal a $58m loss last year | Donald Trump News

The company debuted on the stock market last week, offering Trump a ray of hope amid pending financial woes. Shares in former President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group surged last week after debuting on the stock market in the United States. But a disclosure that the company lost…

In Washington, DC: Celebrating Ramadan, protesting Israel’s siege of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

In Washington, DC: Celebrating Ramadan, protesting Israel’s siege of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Washington, DC – Forty-eight folding chairs, but will it be enough? “It’s OK, some of us will stand,” said 60-year-old Haitham Arafat, a soft-spoken, bespectacled man in a keffiyeh and a canary yellow shirt. But soon, more chairs arrived, and were quickly lined up along 40 metres (131 feet) of…

OpenAI debuts voice cloning tool, but deems it too risky for public release | Technology

OpenAI debuts voice cloning tool, but deems it too risky for public release | Technology

ChatGPT creator says Voice Engine can replicate a person’s voice based on a 15-second audio sample. OpenAI has unveiled a tool for cloning people’s voices but is holding back on its public release due to concerns about possible misuse in a key election year. Voice Engine can replicate a person’s…

US firm AT&T says data of 73 million customers leaked on ‘dark web’ | Telecommunications News

US firm AT&T says data of 73 million customers leaked on ‘dark web’ | Telecommunications News

At least 7.6 million existing AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former users hit by the breach, the company says. Personal information belonging to millions of past and present AT&T customers has been leaked online, including Social Security numbers (SSNs), passcodes and contact details, the multinational company says. In a…

Biden’s ‘double talk’ on Gaza: Cynical election politics? | Israel War on Gaza

Biden’s ‘double talk’ on Gaza: Cynical election politics? | Israel War on Gaza

Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, dissects the US president’s ‘classic double talk’ on Israel’s war in Gaza. The Biden administration has fallen into a predictable pattern on Gaza, according to Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch: Talk about concern for civilian casualties, but undercut any…