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General Motors Cuts Close to 1,000 Jobs; Shuts Down IT Center in Arizona
General Motors has decided to shut its IT Innovation Center in Arizona and sack as many as 940 information technology jobs. GM has IT centers in Warren, Michigan and Austin,…
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China Reportedly Constructing New Airstrip On Island Close To Vietnam
Reuters KEY POINTS The recently constructed airstrip’s dimensions are slightly above 2,000 feet in length Such an airstrip could substantially enhance logistical capabilities This airstrip could also cater to helicopter…
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X close to breaking even, video calls arriving soon: CEO Linda Yaccarino
Musk ‘loves’ his AI avatar in sherwani, Twitterati welcomes ‘Indian groom’ X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino on Thursday said that the company is at the verge of breaking even,…
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X Chief Yaccarino Claims Renamed Twitter ‘Close’ To Break-even
X chief executive Linda Yaccarino says that she saw Elon Musk training for a possible cage match with Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg but didn’t know for sure whether the pair…
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England Close On World Cup Last 16 But Suffer Walsh Injury Blow
Argentina spoiled South Africa’s hopes of a first win AFP England closed in on a place in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win over…
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Thousands Of Afghan Salons To Close As Taliban Deadline Bites
Women walk past a beauty salon in the Shahr-e-Naw area of Kabul ahead ahead of the order for beauty parlours across the country to shut permanently AFP Thousands of beauty…
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Spain Campaign Draws To Close Ahead Of Sunday Vote
Spanish opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo has come under pressure over ties with convicted drug trafficker Marcial Dorado AFP Spain was wrapping up its final day of campaigning Friday ahead…
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Wagner Fighters Came Close to Russian Nuclear Base During Revolt, Says Ukraine’s Chief of Military Intel
As rebellious Wagner forces drove north toward Moscow on June 24, a contingent of military vehicles diverted east on a highway in the direction of a fortified Russian army base…
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China Fines Ant Group Almost US$1 Bn As Tech Crackdown Draws To Close
Ant operates Alipay, the world’s largest digital payments platform, which boasts hundreds of millions of monthly users in China and beyond AFP Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has been fined…
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For Russians Near Ukraine Border, Conflict Feels Very Close To Home
Residents of the Shebekinsky district of Russia’s Belgorod region, who were evacuated following recent attacks on settlements near the Russia-Ukraine border in the course of a military conflict, visit a…
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Frayed Nerves And Uprooted Lives In Russian City Close To Ukraine Border
Residents of the Shebekinsky district of Russia’s Belgorod region, who were evacuated following recent attacks on settlements near the Russia-Ukraine border in the course of a military conflict, stay at…
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Chinese Warship Sails Dangerously Close to US Destroyer in Taiwan Strait
A Chinese warship came within 150 yards (137 meters) of a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait in “an unsafe manner,” U.S. military officials said, as China blamed the United…
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OpenAI Website Close to Recording One Billion Unique Users Monthly After ChatGPT Launch
The OpenAI website has become the fastest-growing internet destination among the top 50 most visited websites in the world after generative AI tool ChatGPT was launched less than six months…
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BREAKING: US Set to Avert Default as Biden and McCarthy Edge Close to Deal on Raising Debt Limit
The long-drawn US debt limit crisis appears to have blown over, with President Joe Biden and Congress Speaker Kevin McCarthy edging closer to a deal on the US government’s spending…
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East Timor Polls Close As Voters Hope For End To Deadlock
People queue up to vote in parliamentary elections in East Timor on Sunday AFP Voters in East Timor flocked to polling stations on Sunday to cast their ballots in parliamentary…