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Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal

[ad_1] Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday. Both companies are privately held, which means they are not required to disclose their finances to the public. Musk said in a post on X that the move will “unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive
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Social Media Shocked By What JD Vance Said About Trump In Greenland

[ad_1] JD Vance gave a speech in Greenland on Friday that had a lot of people seeing red.During the speech at Pituffik Space Base, a U.S. Space Force base, the vice president made it clear that President Donald Trump really wants Greenland really bad and that Denmark has “underinvested” in Greenland’s security.“Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” Vance
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Video obtained by AP shows settler assault on small Palestinian village with rare clarity

[ad_1] Over a dozen Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, beating residents with sticks and rocks, in an incident captured with rare clarity by security cameras. The video obtained by AP and testimonies from Palestinian witnesses appeared to conflict with the account of the attack provided by Israeli police and military, who arrested over 20 Palestinians afterwards. [ad_2] Source link
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Millions give less to charity as bills rise and interest wanes

[ad_1] Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesAn estimated four million fewer people are donating money to charity compared to before Covid, owing to squeezed household budgets and a lack of interest from younger individuals.A survey by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) found that just half of the people it asked made donations last year.Only a third of 16 to 24-year-olds donated or sponsored someone during the year, down from about
Entertainment

A rediscovered painting which just rewrote Indian art history

[ad_1] A forgotten oil-on-canvas masterpiece by Indian painter MF Husain, rediscovered decades later, has rewritten the record books for Indian art.Husain's Untitled (Gram Yatra), a sprawling 14-foot-wide mural, sold for an unprecedented $13.8m (£10.6m) at a Christie's auction in New York last week. It shattered the previous Indian high of $7.4m (£5.7m) fetched by Amrita Sher-Gil's The Story Teller in 2023.Husain, who died in 2011, aged 95, was a pioneer
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Four teens in Wisconsin arrested for trespassing after caller reports smashing sounds

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Four teenage boys in Wisconsin were arrested on March 22 after a caller reported smashing sounds and seeing a group of teens ‘barricaded’ in an apartment complex computer lab.According to the Madison Police Department, officers were sent to the 2200 block of Woodview Court around 4 p.m. on March 22. 25-year-old Wisconsin man arrested five days after hit-and-run, allegedly pinned woman between truck & propane
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At least 3 deaths reported after over a half year’s worth of rain forces water rescues in parts of South Texas

[ad_1] Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain - approaching a full year’s worth in some places - caused at least three deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near the US-Mexico border.Intense thunderstorms on top of heavy rain since Wednesday dumped more than a foot of rain on the region and triggered rare flash flood
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Vance scolds Denmark during Greenland trip

[ad_1] US Vice-President JD Vance has accused Denmark of leaving Greenland vulnerable to alleged incursions by China and Russia, as he urged its people to "partner" with the US.Speaking during a visit to the Arctic island, Vance said he hoped Greenlanders would vote for independence from Denmark, which he said had not invested enough to protect the semi-autonomous territory. Vance's claims that its ally Denmark had "not done a good job" in protecting Greenland come after repeated US threats to take over the
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper arrested, accused of assaulting woman during traffic stop

[ad_1] An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested, suspected of sexual assault during a traffic stop.Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna announced Friday that she will file charges for rape in the first degree and forcible oral sodomy.The charges were not yet visible in court records as of Friday afternoon, however. It is the policy of The Oklahoman not to name suspects of crimes before charges are filed.In a