Musk’s xAI Filed Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple, OpenAI
Elon Musk’s companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the tech giants formed an illegal partnership to stifle competition in artificial intelligence and smartphone markets. The 61-page complaint, filed in federal court in Texas, accuses Apple and OpenAI of entering an exclusive deal that makes OpenAI’s ChatGPT the only generative AI...
Trump Signs Executive Order To Hunt-down Flag Burner
US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-burners. In a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime...
Kemi Badenoch Raises Concern Over Racist Abuse As Conservative Leader
Kemi Badenoch’s weekend revealed her shock at the level of racist abuse she has faced since her election as the first Black woman to lead the Conservative Party, despite previously calling Britain “the best place in the world to be Black”. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Badenoch described a barrage of personal attacks, both online and from a...
Prince William’s Move To Windsor Raises Concern Over Buckingham Palace’s Future
Britain’s future king Prince William, and his family are moving to a new home on the royal Windsor estate, prompting uncertainty about the future of Buckingham Palace. They will reportedly move into Forest Lodge, an eight-bedroom mansion dating to the late 18th century, larger than their current four-bedroom home on the estate, west of London. William and his wife, Catherine, the...
White House Opens TikTok Account
The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the United States despite a law requiring its sale. “America we are BACK! What’s up TikTok?” read a caption on the account’s first post on the popular video-sharing app, a 27-second clip. The account had about 4,500 followers an...
Israeli Govt Demands Release Of All Hostages
A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza ceasefire deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal. Mediators are awaiting an official Israeli response to the plan, a day after Hamas signalled its readiness for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending nearly...
Trump Attack US Museums Focusing On ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized top museums for their “woke” focus on subjects including “how bad Slavery was,” his latest attack on the cultural institutions in a country that fought a civil war over the issue. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished...
Air Canada Flight Attendants End Strike After Reaching ‘Tentative’ Deal
The union representing Air Canada flight attendants said on Tuesday it had ended a strike over wages and unpaid ground work after reaching a “tentative agreement” with the airline. Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight on Saturday, prompting cancellations that have impacted around half a million people. The union had defied an order from a regulatory tribunal...
U.S. Mission In Nigeria Mandates Disclosure Of Five-year Social Media Activity For Visa Applicants
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced new requirements for visa applicants, mandating the disclosure of all social media usernames and handles used in the past five years. The directive, which was communicated on Monday via the Mission’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, is part of the U.S. government’s broader efforts to strengthen national security through enhanced screening measures. According...
Russian Strikes Kill Three In Ukraine
An overnight Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed three people, including a child, and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said Monday. “As of now, three people are known to have died, including a small child. 18 people were wounded, including children,” Kharkiv region police wrote on Telegram. The police warned that people may be trapped under the rubble...
