In Brief Posted: 9:17 PM PST · February 23, 2025 Image Credits:Sensei Farms Larry Ellison’s leap into farming with his company, Sensei Farms, serves up a classic reminder: being a genius in one arena doesn’t mean success in another. As the WSJ reports, the Oracle co-founder set out to reinvent agriculture on Hawaii’s Lāna‘i Island
Google has quietly revealed the pricing of Veo 2, the video-generating AI model that it unveiled in December. According to the company’s pricing page, using Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second of video, which adds up to $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour. Google DeepMind researcher Jon Barron contrasted this pricing with
Government-led internet shutdowns hit record high in 2024 Axios India didn’t lead world in internet shutdowns in 2024: 2Access Now report Hindustan Times India faced 155 internet blackouts in 2023-24, report says Indian Startup News In 2024, Haryana and Manipur turned off internet for nearly 1,700 hours: SFLC report Newslaundry Digital violence in MENA : impunity and internet shutdowns
Anti-Israel activists hold funeral event for terror chief Nasrallah in NYC The Times of Israel Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral The Associated Press IDF releases footage of assassination of Nasrallah on day of funeral The Jerusalem Post
Keena Al-Wahaidi Business reporter Reporting from Toronto Maple3 Canadian brand Maple3 makes still, sparkling and flavoured maple water While drinking tree sap does not immediately sound appealing, Canadian producers are hoping that it will be the next must-try soft drink around the world. We have all heard of maple syrup, which is made by boiling
White House envoy to travel to the Middle East in effort to extend Gaza deal Axios Gaza ceasefire’s future uncertain as Netanyahu sidelines security chiefs in negotiations CNN Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed – as it happened The Guardian Witkoff says he expects second stage of ceasefire-hostage deal, is working on
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape last year appeared in a Romanian court Sunday after a nine-month international police hunt culminated in his arrest in Bucharest. Mohamed Amra , sporting dyed red hair possibly meant to disguise his identity, flashed
(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia drifted at the start of the week as traders refrained from making riskier bets after lackluster economic data spurred a selloff in Wall Street. The dollar declined against its peers, notably the euro. Most Read from Bloomberg Trump Targets $128 Billion California High-Speed Rail Project Trump Asserts Power Over NYC
GBP/USD regains positive traction on Monday amid the emergence of fresh USD selling. The USD drops to over a two-month trough amid concerns over US consumer health. The GBP bulls shrug off the BoJ’s gloomy outlook and remain at the mercy of the USD. The GBP/USD pair kicks off the new week on a positive
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