Author: Editorial Desk

Dominican Republic: At least 21 people have died after heavy rainfall inundated the Dominican Republic over the weekend which displaced thousands of residents, Officials stated. The Caribbean country’s Emergency Operations Centre (COE) remarked that over 13,000 people had to relocate to more secure places after torrential rains over the previous 48 hours flooded homes, caused power outages, and damaged bridges and roads. At least 21 people have lost their lives, the COE noted. Nine individuals lost their lives on the weekend in Santa Domingo, the nation’s capital, when a highway tunnel wall collapsed due to rain, according to sources. The…

Australia: Australian telecom giant Optus Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, has resigned after a telco outage that impacted 10 million people. Ms. Rosmarin faced pressure to step down after leading the company through a turbulent three years. Along with the network outage that cut out nearly half of Australia, Ms. Rosmarin was at the helm during a major data breach last year. In a statement, Ms. Rosmarin stated that, “Having now had time for some personal reflection, I have come to the decision that my resignation is in the best interest of Optus moving forward.” Ms. Rosmarin will…

Argentina: Argentina has elected libertarian outsider Mr. Javier Milei as its next President, amid its worst economic crisis in two decades. Mr. Milei won 55.8 percent of the vote, against 44.2 percent for Economy Minister, Mr. Sergio Massa of the centre-left government, with over 99 percent of votes counted. Mr. Milei stated that, “Today begins the end of Argentina’s decline. Today ends the impoverishing model of the omnipresent state, which only benefits some while the majority suffers.” In the capital Buenos Aires, hundreds of Mr. Milei’s supporters honked horns, set off fireworks, and chanted his popular refrain against the political…

United States: Mr. Sam Altman, the just ousted CEO of OpenAI, is reportedly discussing a possible return to the company even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture. According to sources, OpenAI investors are putting pressure on the company board to reverse the decision to sack Mr. Altman. OpenAI said that Mr. Altman had been fired because the firm no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the company. “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its…

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia has launched several waves of drone attacks on Kyiv for the second night in a row as it ramps up attacks after several weeks of pause, the city’s military administration stated. Mr. Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, pointed out that, “The enemy’s UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) were launched in many groups and attacked Kyiv in waves, from different directions, at the same time constantly changing the vectors of movement along the route.” “That is why the air raid alerts were announced several times in the capital,” Mr. Popko added. The head of the military administration…

United States: US singer Taylor Swift has postponed a concert in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, after a fan died shortly before her show on November 17. The decision came as thousands of people were already at the stadium as part of her record-breaking Eras tour. “The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first,” Taylor Swift wrote on Instagram. Authorities warned of the danger to life as temperatures in Rio reached 39.1 ºC before the weekend. The show’s organisers, Time4Fun (T4F), said in a statement that paramedics had attended to Ana…

United States: According to the United Nations, the renewed fighting this week between Myanmar’s Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced more than 26,000 people in western Rakhine state. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) stated that the most recent data brings the total number of internally displaced people as a result of the fighting between the two factions to almost 90,000. Eleven deaths and more than 30 injuries have been reported since an informal ceasefire agreed a year ago broke on November 13, the statement added. It further said…

Israel: Israel has agreed to allow two fuel trucks a day to enter the Gaza Strip, after a request from the United States. A US State Department official stated that around 140,000 litres of fuel will be allowed every two days. The official pointed out that the majority of that is meant for vehicles carrying relief supplies and helping the UN with water and sanitation. The remaining amount is for mobile phone and internet services, which had been cut off due to a lack of fuel. According to the US official, Israel was under a lot of pressure from Washington…

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United States: The tech giant Microsoft has launched its first Artificial Intelligence chip ‘Maia’ at the company’s annual Ignite conference in Seattle. The Maia chip was designed to run large language models, a type of AI software that underpins Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service and is a product of Microsoft’s collaboration with ChatGPT creator OpenAI. Microsoft and other tech giants such as Alphabet are challenged with the high cost of delivering AI services, which can be ten times greater than for traditional services such as search engines. Microsoft executives have stated that they plan to tackle those costs by routing nearly…