Month: December 2024
Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad
Anti-government fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on November 30, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria’s second city of Aleppo on November 29, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. Omar Haj Kadour | Afp | Getty […]
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Elon Musk asks court to block OpenAI from converting to a for-profit
Elon Musk is asking a federal court to stop OpenAI from converting into a fully for-profit business. Attorneys representing Musk, his AI startup xAI, and former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI on Friday. The injunction would also stop OpenAI from allegedly requiring its investors to refrain from funding […]
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Trump nominates loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director
Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, speaks during a campaign event for Republican election candidates at the Whiskey Roads Restaurant & Bar on July 31, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona. Brandon Bell | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist […]
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