Air France says will resume flights to Beirut Saturday

Air France will resume flights to Beirut this Saturday after suspending services due to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. Initially, the airline will operate five weekly flights, with Transavia, its low-cost subsidiary, restarting services on February 13 with three weekly flights. The airlines had halted operations in September amid escalating tensions. The resumption will be gradually increased, … Read more

Harvey Weinstein requests to expedite sex assault trial amid health concerns

Harvey Weinstein requested Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Curtis Farber to expedite his upcoming sex assault trial due to his deteriorating health. The judge rescheduled the trial to begin on April 15. Weinstein, who remains incarcerated, highlighted his medical issues, including cancer and diabetes, stressing the hardships of his detainment at Rikers Island.

Vogue mocks Melania Trump’s White House portrait, says she looks like a ‘freelance magician’

Vogue has critiqued Melania Trump’s outfit in her official White House portrait, with writer Hannah Jackson commenting that Melania looks like a freelance magician. While the photo has generally been criticized as being ‘heavily photoshopped’, Vogue’s harsh criticism of Melania has a context. Vogue did not make a cover on Melania during her first stint … Read more

DeepSeek: How a nerd with ‘terrible haircut’ shook up Silicon Valley’s AI race

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has unveiled a powerful generative AI model rivaling OpenAI’s ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost, rattling global tech markets. Using an efficient approach, DeepSeek trained its AI with fewer chips and less expenditure, defying US export restrictions. Concerns over data security and geopolitical implications are prompting scrutiny from US … Read more

Will Kevin Durant play tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves? Latest update on the Phoenix Suns star’s injury report (January 29, 2025)

Kevin Durant’s status remains questionable due to a thumb injury as the Phoenix Suns, with a 24-21 record, prepare to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 29, 2025. The Timberwolves, slightly ahead with a 25-21 record, also face injury challenges. The outcome may hinge on key players stepping up in the presence of these uncertainties.

Deepseek is ‘IP theft’: US officials raise alarm; Microsoft had alerted OpenAI

OpenAI has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of using its proprietary models to train a competing system through distillation, a practice that violates OpenAI’s terms of service. DeepSeek allegedly extracted large amounts of data via OpenAI’s API. OpenAI is working with the US government to protect its advanced AI capabilities from foreign replication.

‘Alarming crisis’: What Kejriwal told EC over ‘poisoned water’ row

Arvind Kejriwal defended his allegations against the BJP government regarding the contamination of Yamuna water, stating that his claims were made to address a public health crisis. Emphasizing the dangerous levels of toxicity in water from Haryana, he also asserted highlighting government lapses should not be criminalized. Meanwhile, Haryana CM denied the accusations by taking … Read more