McDonald’s scraps AI pilot after order mix-ups go viral | Food
Fast food giant pulls plug on AI-powered voice-ordering at about 100 outlets after viral videos of order mishaps. McDonald’s is scrapping a trial of artificial…
Nvidia becomes world’s most valuable company, dethroning Microsoft | Technology
Chip giant’s market capitalisation hits $3.335 trillion as stock prices continues its stellar rise. Nvidia, the startup at the centre of the artificial intelligence boom,…
White House says Joe Biden is a victim of ‘cheap fakes’: What are they? | US Election 2024 News
The White House on Monday hit back at critics who have cited recent videos of United States President Joe Biden to suggest he is mentally…
Netanyahu, Blinken provide conflicting accounts on US weapons to Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli PM says the US promised to remove restrictions on arms, but Washington says bomb shipment still under review. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
White House condemns ‘manipulated’ Biden clips | US Election 2024
NewsFeedThe White House has criticised Republicans for sharing “manipulated” viral videos that appear to question President Biden’s fitness for office at the age of 81.Published…
White House slams ‘cheapfake’ clips purporting to show Biden’s decline | Politics News
Biden camp hits out at viral videos that have been seized on as evidence of president’s mental and physical decline. United States President Joe Biden’s…
How Team USA became the unexpected darlings of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
When USA opened the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 with a seven-wicket win over Canada on June 1, the result was met with a…
US surgeon general calls for warning labels on social media platforms | Social Media News
The United States surgeon general has called on Congress to require social media platforms to carry warning labels on their effects on young people’s lives,…
US envoy meets with Israeli leaders as tensions with Hezbollah escalate | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A senior United States diplomat has met Israeli leaders and will later visit Lebanon as part of a push by Washington to defuse tensions between…
‘Sovereign flex’: How a tribe defied a US state with a cannabis superstore | Indigenous Rights News
Cherokee, North Carolina – In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led the charge to defy the state of North…
Czechia extradites Indian suspect in plot to kill Sikh separatist to US | Crime News
If convicted, Nikhil Gupta faces up to 20 years in prison. The Czech Republic has extradited an Indian man to the United States who is…
Watchdog warns reliance on nuclear weapons rising amid global tension | Nuclear Weapons News
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says Russia and the US possess ‘almost 90 percent of all nuclear weapons’. The world’s nine nuclear-armed states have…
Russia sets date for closed-door trial of US journalist | Russia-Ukraine war News
Evan Gershkovich was detained in March 2023 for allegedly ‘spying’ on a Russian defence enterprise in Yekaterinburg. Russia will hold a closed-door trial for detained…
T20 World Cup: Pakistan’s failure down to poor batting, Babar says | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup News
The Pakistan captain apologises for his team’s World Cup performance after they were knocked out at the group stage. Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said…
US falling far behind China in nuclear power, report says | Nuclear Energy
The United States is between 10 and 15 years behind China in rolling out next-generation reactors, research institute says. The United States is falling far…
Audiences suspicious of AI being used to create news, survey shows | Technology News
News consumers most opposed to use of AI for sensitive topics such as politics, report finds. Most news consumers in the United States and the…
Why Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia are facing anti-monopoly probes | Technology
The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reportedly reached a deal on how they will pursue an antitrust investigation…
Despite huge PR push, is US plan for Gaza doomed to fail? | Israel-Palestine conflict
After rejecting a ceasefire for months in Israel’s war on Gaza, the Biden administration wants to see an end to the fighting. How “permanent” is…
Masked men stage brazen ‘smash-and-grab’ robbery of US jewellery store | Crime
NewsFeedSurveillance footage inside a California jewellery store captured nearly two dozen masked men smashing display cases and stealing the items inside. Five suspects were arrested…
How not to show solidarity with the Palestinian people | Israel-Palestine conflict
The Israeli war on Gaza has entered its ninth month. In this “hell on earth”, as the United Nations has described it, Palestinian women are…