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New Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank insists there were “so many positives” despite his side throwing away a two-goal lead to lose on penalties against Paris Saint-Germain in the Uefa Super Cup final. Spurs were just minutes away from a second European trophy in a matter of months after Micky Van de Ven and new club captain Cristian Romero had put the north Londoners 2-0 up going into the final 10 minutes at Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy. But Luis Enrique’s Champions League winners clawed themselves back into the contest courtesy of late goals from substitutes Lee Kang-In and Goncalo…
Getty ImagesLai is on trial for breaching national security and colluding with foreign forcesHailed by some as a hero and scorned by others as a traitor, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is in the final stage of his national security trial. Closing arguments were scheduled to start on Thursday for Lai, who is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.But the hearing has now been postponed by a “black” rainstorm warning – Hong Kong’s highest level of warning – as a typhoon swept the city. The trial has drawn international attention, with UK…
Elon Musk’s long-standing battle with OpenAI has a new participant: Apple.On Tuesday, Apple found itself the latest target of Elon Musk’s legal threats when the xAI CEO accused the tech giant of using unfair means to promote OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s rival Grok chatbot in the App Store. Musk called it an “unequivocal antitrust violation” and threatened to take legal action. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is part of an ongoing feud with the billionaire, quickly weighed in on the dispute, calling Musk’s accusation a “remarkable claim.” He, in turn, accused Musk of manipulating his own platform, X, “to…
Travis Kelce opened up about public perceptions — and how he hopes people receive him. The Chiefs tight end, 35, was asked about “the meathead jock stereotype” during an interview with GQ, published on Tuesday, August 12, which drew candid reflections from the athlete. “I joke about it. It is what it is. I’m just out here living life,” Kelce told the outlet before admitting that the stereotype can weigh on him at times. “[But] I don’t necessarily want everyone to think that I’m an idiot.” The NFL star, who is dating Taylor Swift and recently helped her announce her…
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Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.Japan’s benchmark stock market index has topped its all-time high for a second straight day amid expectations of an interest rate cut in the United States and easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.The Nikkei 225 rose above 43,421 points on Wednesday after better-than-expected US inflation data bolstered the case for a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve at its next committee meeting in September.The milestone came after the Nikkei on Tuesday breached the 42,999-point mark for the first time.In the…
AI company Anthropic not only illegally downloaded copyrighted music lyrics, it also uploaded them to other users, music publishers allege in a new court filing.Publishers including Universal Music Group, Concord and ABKCO sued Anthropic in 2023 for copyright infringement, alleging that its Claude chatbot regurgitated copyrighted lyrics, indicating the company had trained the chatbot on those lyrics without permission.Now the music publishers additionally allege that Anthropic hid the fact that it used BitTorrent to pirate copyrighted lyrics, lawyers for the publishers said in a document filed on Monday (August 11) with the US District Court for the Northern District of…
Alyson Stoner reflected on their Camp Rock days in a newly released memoir — and spoke candidly about some highs and lows with former costar Demi Lovato. In Stoner’s book, Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything, they recalled becoming fast friends with Lovato, 32, at a Camp Rock audition where they read for the roles of Caitlyn and Mitchie. “I oriented to Caitlyn’s character profile, quickly memorizing lines and analyzing the beats of the scene,” Stoner wrote in the book, which hit shelves on Tuesday, August 12. “Demi and I went page by page and found an instant rapport like childhood buddies.…
The Montreal Canadiens look to move Carey Price’s contract, and don’t plan on giving up two top prospects Marco D’Amico of RG.org: The Montreal Canadiens continue to look for ways to improve their roster, and would prefer to use futures and not weaken a part of their current roster. A league source said the problem is that half the league is thinking the same. The Canadiens haven’t been interested in trading their top prospects either. “That’s why the Canadiens didn’t even consider including the names of (Michael) Hage or (David) Reinbacher in trade talks this summer,” the NHL source continued.…
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