New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Elon Musk and Sam Altman — once allies in building what they envisioned as a nonprofit safeguard against runaway AI — were set to face each other in a federal courtroom on Monday as a jury begins to decide whether Altman betrayed that founding promise by steering OpenAI toward a $852 billion commercial empire, as per reports.The trial, which opens with jury selection in Oakland, California, centres on allegations that OpenAI — co-founded in 2015 with early funding f…
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Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Americans are feeling the strain as the cost of groceries, gasoline, and utilities continues to rise. Economists say a one-two punch of new US tariffs and a war-driven spike in global energy prices are pushing up everyday expenses and threatening to slow growth just as households had begun to regain some breathing room.”I feel betrayed,” Katie Peyrey, a 66-year-old struggling grandmother and caregiver from Burbank, California, told Xinhua news agency.She is a minimum…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) A gunman who breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner had declared members of the Trump administration as “targets” in a manifesto sent minutes before the attack, raising fresh concerns over political violence in the United States.The suspect, identified as a 31-year-old teacher from Torrance, California, emailed the document to family members shortly before storming the venue where more than 2,500 guests — including US President Donald Trum…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Federal investigators are expanding their probe into the suspect behind the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, focusing on his cross-country travel, online activity, and possible writings as they work to establish motive, reports said on Sunday. Authorities have identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California, who is believed to have travelled by train from the West Coast to Washington before carrying out the attack.Acting A…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that investigators believe the suspect in the attempted attack near the White House was targeting members of the administration, as federal authorities continued to sift through evidence gathered overnight.“This investigation is just over 12 hours old, so we are still actively examining everything that happened. As of now, we have collected a fair amount of evidence, which we are going through,” Blanche said i…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) As scorching temperatures grip large parts of India, a national body representing gig and platform workers has urged the government to introduce enforceable heatwave protections.The Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers has written to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, seeking the introduction of binding safeguards under the Code on Social Security, 2020.The legislation governs social security entitlements for gig and platform workers across the country….
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Investigators have identified the suspect in the shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as a 31-year-old man from California, believed to have acted alone and now facing multiple federal charges linked to firearms and the attack. Law enforcement officials cited in The New York Times identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, who was taken into custody after attempting to breach a security checkpoint at the Washin…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed relief that US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance were unharmed after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Condemning the incident, he further stated that violence has no place in a democracy.Trump and several senior US officials were evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night (local time) after multip…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said a gunman who “charged a security checkpoint, armed with multiple weapons” was swiftly subdued by Secret Service agents after shots were fired near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, calling the episode “very unexpected” while praising law enforcement response.Speaking at the White House after being evacuated from the Washington Hilton, Trump said, “I was totally shocked that something happened,” adding that…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has reportedly withdrawn fraud claims against OpenAI and its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, narrowing the scope of his lawsuit on the eve of trial.As per reports, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, a US court judge, has allowed Musk to streamline the case, leaving just two claims, unjust enrichment and breach of charitable trust, out of the 26 included in his November 2024 complaint.Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday in a federal co…