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Peter Thiel has decamped to Argentina, echoing Google founders Page and Brin’s California exit over a proposed billionaire wealth tax. Peter Thiel, the right-wing billionaire and one of Donald Trump’s biggest backers in tech, has quietly relocated to Argentina and is weighing whether to make it his next backup country. According to The New York…

Amazon has reportedly shut down its internal leaderboard that tracked employees’ use of AI. According to a Financial Times report, the development comes after Amazon workers tried to boost their scores with unnecessary activity that increased the company’s computing costs. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said: “Employees at the $2.9tn group were…

LUCK BY CHANCE: The buffalo will be now ‘cared for’ at the national zoo in Dhaka, after a last-minute intervention by the Bangladesh govt, reportedly following a ‘request’ from the US embassy DHAKA: “Donald Trump” has been spared – the Eid sacrificial buffalo named after the US president – once destined for slaughter on Thursday…

Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday doubled down on his support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and rejected Ladakh lieutenant governor VK Saxena’s claim that he was unsure about the online movement’s origins. Wangchuk also questioned the LG’s public portrayal of their recent meeting, saying the tone of Saxena’s…

Maddox, the son of former Hollywood couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has reportedly filed legal documents seeking to drop ‘Pitt’ from his surname.Maddox is now the fourth of the six Jolie-Pitt kids to drop ‘Pitt’ from their surname amid the ongoing public feud between Angelina and Brad, following their divorce.According to reports on TMZ,…

A simple in-flight photo featuring newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK leader C Joseph Vijay has now gone viral online, leaving fans of the actor-turned-politician completely thrilled.Flight attendant Uma Meeankshi recently shared a picture with Vijay on Instagram, calling the interaction one of the most memorable moments from her crew duty. Alongside the…

NEW DELHI: The dust and fury entailing the power transition in Karnataka do not appear to have settled with Siddaramaiah’s resignation as chief minister, as he and deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who is expected to step into Sidda’s shoes soon, are set to meet Congress state in-charge Randeep Surjewala in the national capital.Both leaders will…

(Photo Credit: Shutterstock) The quote has been widely used lately since it touches upon something that most people experience today. No matter whether one fully agrees with it, the saying allows one to talk extensively on such issues as freedom of expression, social media culture, public outrage, and even the inability to express one’s opinion…

Blue Origin (Image source: AP) Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, according to US media reports, marking another setback for the space company founded by Jeff Bezos.Videos from the site showed smoke billowing from beneath the rocket moments before it erupted into a massive fireball.Emergency…

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again put focus on India-Israel warm ties early Friday, saying Israel receives “crazy love” from India at a time when, according to him, much of the world seeks to “delegitimise” the Jewish state.Addressing an event, Israeli PM said, “We have a unique relationship…