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Biden administration national security adviser Jake Sullivan dodged answering whether he's concerned over President-elect Trump naming Kash Patel as his pick to lead the FBI after Patel listed ...

As the war in Ukraine escalates, more nations are becoming involved in the conflict between the eastern European nation and Russia. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the ...

Even when a creative work is made by humans, we think it’s missing a key element of art if we think it's been written by an AI — that capacity to fully immerse you in the world being created.

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South Korea was ranked No. 3 in the world by active social media users, who make up 91.2 per cent of the population, according to a 2022 report from Hootsuite. The rise of South Korean pop culture ...

The White Label World Expo is the world’s largest white/private label expo. There are different editions across the world, but the London edition takes place on 12 & 13 November 2025. The ...

Over 35,000 kilos of butter has been recalled for containing a well-known ingredient which failed to be mentioned on its packaging. A whopping 35,924 kilos of the product has been taken off the ...