Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Perplexity AI officially made a play for TikTok on Saturday, submitting a bid to its parent company, ByteDance, to create a new merged entity combining Perplexity, TikTok U.S. and new capital partners, CNBC has learned. The new structure would allow for most of ByteDance’s existing investors to retain […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Via Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly denied a […]
A California judge has rejected Danny Elfman’s attempt to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Nomi Abadi, the Los Angeles composer who alleges Elfman exposed himself and sexually harassed her in 2016 before entering into a settlement and nondisclosure agreement with her a year later. In a Christmas Eve ruling, Los Angeles County […]
Senior administration officials had reservations about calling Nippon Steel’s takeover proposal a “national security risk.”
The president’s announcement of the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, which became a contentious political issue in an election year, is expected as soon as Friday.
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The black poplar can be identified by its triangular leaves and spreading branches [CRT] Conservationists are calling for people to use cuttings from one of UK’s rarest native timber trees to help save the species. Cuttings of the black poplar have been cultivated at Bere Marsh Farm, near Shillingstone, Dorset. The farm, which is owned […]
Former US President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York, USA, 30 May 2024. Trump faced 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to adult film star […]
Christian Petersen/Getty Images Three-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn provided some insight into her final goal as she returns to alpine skiing. Vonn confirmed on Saturday that she’s targeting a trip to the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will occur in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. “I’ve tried to keep everything in perspective and […]
Getty Images François Bayrou has long been a centrist ally of President Macron President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist leader François Bayrou as France’s next prime minister, in a bid to end months of political turmoil. Bayrou, a 73-year-old mayor from the south-west who leads the MoDem party, said everyone realised the difficulty of the […]
