President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome, Italy, this week as scheduled, the White House announced late Wednesday, canceling the trip in the final days of his presidency to monitor raging wildfires across the Los Angeles, California, area. “After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police,…
OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman denied allegations made by his sister in a lawsuit filed Monday, which claimed he sexually abused her for almost a decade. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Missouri, accuses him of sexual assault and sexual battery spanning from 1997 to 2006. His sister, Ann Altman, alleged the sexual…
Rescue crews found the body of a British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian Alps and were continuing to search for his friend, who had also been missing since January 1, Italy’s rescue services said Wednesday. Italy’s Alpine rescue service said it only received an alert about the men on January 6, five…
An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicates has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according to the US Department of Justice. During an undercover investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 2021, Takeshi Ebisawa tried to…
Walls of fire devoured neighborhoods, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee for their lives. But as a cataclysm fueled by windstorms charred swathes of Los Angeles, Donald Trump spotted an opportunity. The president-elect responded to six massive blazes by reopening his long-term feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, landing an early jab on…
Uranium stocks have been supported by a variety of catalysts this year, including geopolitical tensions, the energy transition and national security concerns. The market is benefiting from more countries committing to building and expanding their nuclear energy supply. Investors are also recognizing the value in the reliable, clean electricity that uranium can produce. Positive market…
Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project, Canada Two diamond drill rigs about to arrive on site as part of strategy to grow the resource and test brownfield exploration targets HIGHLIGHTS: Cygnus has secured additional ground next to its Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project, increasing its total land holding to 282km 2 The newly staked areas add to a highly prospective…
Security is becoming a growing global concern, both online and off. Diverse companies are stepping up to provide solutions for individuals and businesses, and some of them are seeing impressive share price gains as they meet increasing demand for consumer safety. Emerging quantum computing technology is a rising source of concern for cybersecurity, as quantum…
2025 is poised to be a pivotal year for the robotics industry, driven by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). AI technologies such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and reinforcement learning empower robots with unprecedented capabilities for autonomous action. Advanced AI functionalities like simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), robotic swarms and explainable…
The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (INDEXNASDAQ:NBI) is trading at three-year highs in response to breakthrough innovations and increased deals for biotech stocks on the NASDAQ. After dropping to a low of 3,637.05 in October 2023, the index climbed to a high of 4,954.813 on September 19, 2024. While the NBI is trading down at 4,399.36 as…
