Jiang Hui remembers his mother waving him goodbye as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, a bag slung across her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip. Jiang Cuiyun, then a 72-year-old retiree, was one of 239 people aboard flight MH370 when it vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, […]
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 […]
Read MoreA flickering candle casts a dim light on the photo of 12-year-old Akash Patni, a pensive look on the face of the Indian boy who died in a plane crash that has left his family inconsolable. He is among dozens of people who died on June 12 when Air India flight 171 smashed into buildings […]
Read MoreThe chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has quit — after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult. South Korea’s college entry exam — known locally as the “Suneung” — is essential for admission to top universities and widely regarded as a gateway to social mobility, economic […]
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Online discussion site Reddit launched a legal challenge Friday to Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, just days after the landmark law came into effect. This week, the country became the first to ban young teen accounts from a raft of popular apps and sites including TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Tech companies that fail to […]
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O magnata sul-coreano das criptomoedas Do Kwon, acusado de provocar uma quebra fraudulenta de mais de US$ 40 bilhões (R$ 217 bilhões) em 2022, foi condenado nesta quinta-feira (11) a 15 anos de prisão em Nova York, informaram veículos americanos. Kwon, que promoveu duas moedas digitais que acabaram quebrando, declarou-se culpado, em agosto, de conspiração […]
Read MoreIm KI-Wettrennen mit Google hat OpenAI neue Modelle seines Chatbots ChatGPT vorgestellt. Das Unternehmen mit Sitz in San Francisco bezeichnete GPT-5.2 Pro und GPT-5.2 Thinking am Donnerstag als seine besten Modelle für die Bearbeitung von mathematischen oder wissenschaftlichen Aufgaben. OpenAI sah sich zuletzt wachsender Konkurrenz etwa durch Gemini von Google ausgesetzt. OpenAI erklärte weiter, GPT-5.2 […]
Read MoreDer thailändische Regierungschef Anutin Charnvirakul hat das Unterhaus aufgelöst und damit Neuwahlen in die Wege geleitet. Die Mitglieder der Parlamentskammer würden neu gewählt, hieß es am Freitag in einem Dekret, das im königlichen Amtsblatt des südostasiatischen Landes veröffentlicht wurde. Der rechtsgerichtete Bau-Magnat Anutin war im September zum Regierungschef gewählt worden, nachdem seine Vorgängerin Paetongtarn Shinawatra vom […]
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