Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) sieht Europa bei Fragen zu Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) vor einer “großen Schlacht” mit den USA. “Es wird eine entscheidende Frage, ob wir digitale Medien kontrollieren können oder nicht”, sagte Merkel am Donnerstagabend bei einer Veranstaltung des Magazins “Stern” in Berlin. “Und wir werden ganz harten Druck kriegen.” Merkel vertrat die Auffassung, “über […]
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Das Reiseunternehmen Flix macht der Deutschen Bahn (DB) künftig noch mehr Konkurrenz: Ab 2028 werde Flixtrain in Deutschland ein “Hochfrequenznetz” aufbauen, dass alle großen Städte verbindet, teilte das Unternehmen am Freitag mit. Es hat dafür 65 Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge beim spanischen Hersteller Talgo bestellt. Bundesverkehrsminister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) erklärte, er freue sich über jeden Wettbewerb auf der […]
Read MoreFrench indie title “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33″ dominated the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning a record of nine categories including best video game of the year.”What a weird timeline for us,” Guillaume Broche of video game studio Sandfall Interactive quipped, thanking his team as he accepted the top award.”And also I want to […]
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Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue is expected to be deported from Indonesia’s Bali island on Friday after receiving a small fine for traffic violations, her lawyer said. Local police last week raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near the resort island’s capital, Denpasar, detaining Blue, 26, whose real name is […]
Read MoreThailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament on Friday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbour Cambodia. The move comes earlier than expected and just three months after Anutin Charnvirakul — of the conservative Bhumjaithai party — became prime minister when his predecessor was removed from office over […]
Read MoreOn the grey walls of a rural Thai school’s concrete bunkers, a man calmly paints colourful scenes of helicopters, tanks, fluttering national flags and soldiers carrying the wounded.”Peace amidst chaos — not everyone can feel this way,” said Watthanachai Kamngam, a 38-year-old music teacher whose vibrant murals were inspired by the harsh reality around him. […]
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In violence-riddled Mexico, children as young as 13 are hooked on bloody video games that vividly recreate the horrors of the country’s narco war. Some experts say it’s a way of coping. Critics, including President Claudia Sheinbaum, see it as monetized glorification of a genre known as “narco culture.”With thousands of daily users, the games allow […]
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Der südkoreanische Kryptowährungsunternehmer Do Kwon ist von einem Gericht in New York wegen Betrugs zu 15 Jahren Haft verurteilt worden. Zudem wurde dem 34-Jährigen am Donnerstag von dem Gericht angeordnet, über 19 Millionen Dollar (16,9 Millionen Euro) an Gewinnen aus seinen illegalen Machenschaften abzugeben. Wegen des Betrugs wird auch in seinem Heimatland Südkorea gegen Kwon […]
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The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said. Bears have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures […]
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