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SoftBank, Thrive and Dragoneer Investment Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Current and former employees of OpenAI are looking to sell nearly $6 billion worth of the ChatGPT maker’s shares to investors including SoftBank Group and Thrive Capital, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.The potential deal would value the company at $500 billion, up from $300 billion currently, underscoring both OpenAI’s rapid gains in users and revenue, as well as the intense competition among artificial intelligence firms for talent.SoftBank, Thrive and Dragoneer Investment Group did not immediately respond…

Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests.London’s Metropolitan Police say at least 60 people will face prosecution for “showing support” for Palestine Action, the activist group outlawed as a “terrorist organisation” last month for protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Three others have already been charged.“We have put arrangements in place that will enable us to investigate and prosecute significant numbers each week if necessary,” the force said in a statement on Friday.Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests, including 522…

After all the buildup the Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin ended quickly — just brief statements from both leaders, no questions from reporters and more questions left hanging than answers provided.

For Indian tennis fans, Rajeev Ram at once seems a close cousin and a distant relative. The 41-year-old’s parents were from India and his biggest doubles successes — Australian Open 2020 and a hat-trick of US Opens from 2021 to 2023 — have resonated in the sub-continent.But he is also proudly American, and is mentoring the next generation there. He sat courtside as fellow Indian-American Nishesh Basavareddy, then 19, took on Novak Djokovic in the first-round of the 2025 Australian Open.Incidentally, Rajeev and Venus Williams beat Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza in a close semifinal at the Rio 2016 Olympics,…

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia is celebrating 80 years of independence from Dutch colonial rule, but not everyone is in a celebratory mood, and an unusual protest movement has rallied around a cartoon pirate flag.The flag, which features a skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat, has been spotted adorning homes, cars, trucks, motorcycles and boats across Indonesia.Popularised by the hit Japanese anime One Piece, the flag has even been flown beneath the Indonesian flag – known as the merah-putih (red and white) – which is widely raised throughout the month of August in the lead-up to Independence Day on Sunday.In…

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File picture of Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who died on August 15, 2025. Source: Facebook Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren died on Friday (August 15, 2025), JMM national spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said. He was 62.Soren was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi, where he was admitted on August 2.”State Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi, is no more,” Mr. Sarangi told PTI.Soren’s condition was critical and he was on life support, Mr. Sarangi said.The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader was airlifted to the hospital in the national capital from Jamshedpur…

Three arresting images, during the 50-day chase of the Indian team all over England, came with a reminder of life’s transient nature and the fleeting nature of fame. It also underlined the futility of overthinking potential problems. But before talking about the frames worth many thousand words, a bit of background.At the start of the five-Test series, India worried themselves silly. They weren’t sure about dealing with the trauma of watching cricket without the two recently retired stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the field. For over a decade, Virat and Rohit had decided the biorhythm of a nation,…

Russian authorities announced on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) they were “partially” restricting calls in messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet.In a statement, government media and internet regulator Roskomnadzor justified the measure as necessary for fighting crime, saying that “according to law enforcement agencies and numerous appeals from citizens, foreign messengers Telegram and WhatsApp have become the main voice services used to deceive and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities”. The regulator also alleged that “repeated requests to take countermeasures have been ignored by…

On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in WWII, the legacy of a biological warfare unit still haunts. And human rights activists are alarmed by the Trump administration’s changing focus. (Image credit: Anthony)