Google’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog

Google’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the AI industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it’s seeking comments as it considers whether the deal between the two companies has resulted in a “substantial lessening

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Niška opština Medijana dobila izvršnu vlast, za predsednika izabran Mladen Đurić

Niška opština Medijana dobila izvršnu vlast, za predsednika izabran Mladen Đurić

Politika | Izvor: Beta | 30.07.2024 | access_time 13:10 Niška gradska opština Medijana, jedina u Srbiji u kojoj je posle 12 godina, na junskim izborima, pobedila opozicija, dobila je na današnjoj sednici Skupštine opštine predsednika, zamenika predsednika i Gradsko veće. Za predsednika opštine izabran je jedan od osnivača grupe građana “Dr Dragan Milić” Mladen Đurić

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Money takes back seat to medals as men compete in Olympics. LPGA has pre-Olympic event in Portland

Money takes back seat to medals as men compete in Olympics. LPGA has pre-Olympic event in Portland

International Olympic Committee MEN’S GOLF COMPETITION Site: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Course: Le Golf National. Yardage: 7,174. Par: 71. Prize: Gold, silver, bronze medals. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 3 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Xander Schauffele. Last time in Tokyo: Schauffele closed with a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory over silver medalist Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia

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British player under racism investigation sits out last day of Olympic rugby 7s competition

British player under racism investigation sits out last day of Olympic rugby 7s competition

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The British women’s rugby sevens player under a racism investigation will not play on the last day of the Olympic tournament in Paris. Amy Wilson-Hardy withdrew ahead of Britain’s 19-15 upset loss to China on Tuesday in the classification bracket for fifth-eighth places. The team said Wilson-Hardy’s place had been taken

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Despite escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah, it’s business as usual at Beirut airport

Despite escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah, it’s business as usual at Beirut airport

BEIRUT (AP) — Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel flights to Lebanon, but business appeared to be proceeding as usual Tuesday at the Beirut airport, where many travelers greeted the warnings with a shrug. Hadi Sharqawi, 24, a Lebanese student in Italy, arrived

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Ethiopia’s currency dives by 30% as IMF-backed reforms to stabilize the economy take effect

Ethiopia’s currency dives by 30% as IMF-backed reforms to stabilize the economy take effect

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s currency lost 30% of its value Tuesday, the day after the central bank began implementing a flexible exchange rate policy backed by the International Monetary Fund as part of new measures to stabilize the eastern African nation’s economy. Mamo Mihretu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, said in

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