Is China quietly winning the AI race?

Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent Getty Images Every month, hundreds of millions of users flock to Pinterest looking for the latest styles. One page titled “the most ridiculous things” is filled with plenty of wacky ideas to inspire creatives. Crocs repurposed as flower pots. Cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow. A gingerbread house made of vegetables. But what would-be…

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Relationship tip of the day: Mignon McLaughlin’s secret to marriage that lasts- “A successful marriage requires…”

If you look at your grandparents’ relationship and era, it seems there used to be a time when marriages lasted a lifetime. But let’s be real – today, it’s more like a tightrope walk over a divorce canyon. With modern relationships becoming complex and many marriages leading to divorce, love seems to have become disposable….

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Eyewitness tells of people getting shot

Parnia Parnia was visiting family in Isfahan when the protests began Warning: This story contains details which some readers might find distressing. An Iranian woman who witnessed the bloody crackdown on protests in Iran has described how her neighbourhood turned into a “war zone” as security forces opened fire at crowds with live ammunition. A…

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Sen. Gillibrand ‘optimistic’ Senate Agriculture will advance crypto bill

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is “very optimistic” the Senate Agriculture Committee’s updated legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies will advance, even though Republicans have yet to reach a deal with Democrats.  “Senators have been working on a bipartisan basis for the last six months pretty intensely, and we have two different bills,” Gillibrand told CNBC in an exclusive interview.  One piece of legislation is in the Agriculture Committee,…

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