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Elon Musk’s xAI is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The startup is in discussion with two potential partners: Humain, a Saudi-backed AI company offering xAI several gigawatts of capacity, and another company building a smaller but more immediately available 200-megawatt facility, according to the report. The Humain proposal remains distant, Bloomberg reported, as the startup launched by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is yet to break ground on much of the infrastructure it has pledged to build. Story continues below this ad The other…

Israel launched airstrikes Wednesday on Syria’s capital of Damascus, saying it targeted the Syrian military headquarters and near the presidential palace in response to attacks on the Druze minority.This segment originally aired July 16, 2025. Sponsor Message

Ryan Gosling. | Photo Credit: AP Actors Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are set to team up for a new action-comedy film titled Tough Guys, according to Deadline. The movie is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios.The film, written by Daniel Gold, tells the story of two henchmen who decide they’ve had enough of being treated as disposable. They break away from their criminal bosses and try to start a new life on their own terms, bringing humour and action together in this fresh take on crime stories.Gold, the writer behind Tough Guys, is known for his work on all…

A large multicentre study of 587 children with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu has revealed that scrub typhus, a bacterial infection, is now the most common infectious cause of AES in southern India.The study by a team of researchers from NIMHANS, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, and St. John’s Medical College Hospital has been recently published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia.Global challengeAES, characterised by acute onset fever and altered mental status and/or new seizures, presents a significant global public health challenge. It has an…

With sky-high pricing and a cautious rollout, Tesla’s India debut feels more like a brand statement than a volume play. As rivals like Tata, Mahindra, BYD, and VinFast surge ahead with aggressive strategies, Tesla risks falling behind in one of the world’s fastest-growing EV markets.After years of speculation and delayed promises, Tesla has finally made its official entry into the Indian automotive market with the opening of its first showroom — dubbed the Tesla Experience Centre — in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex. The launch, though significant in terms of global brand presence, is being met with cautious optimism and a…

I laughed out loud the first time I saw a folding phone. The contraptions, which debuted when the Samsung Galaxy Fold hit the market in 2019, are smartphones with bendable screens. You can fold them in half and put them in your pocket. That first Galaxy Fold was huge, heavy, cost nearly $2,000, and looked like it would snap in half the first time you used it. When folded, the tiny display on the front was not enough screen. When unfolded, the device became a creased tablet and too much screen.But after spending a few days with the latest iteration…

7:30 a.m. Fill up on Cuban cuisine Hemingway once called Key West the “St.-Tropez of the poor,” but these days, the hunt for inexpensive meals there can feel like Jimmy Buffett’s hunt for a long-lost shaker of salt. The good news is that the city’s Cuban restaurants offer delicious food at reasonable prices. Sandy’s Café, a take-away spot with an outdoor counter that’s attached to a laundromat, is well known for its Cuban Mix sandwich ($9.75), but its iced café con leche ($3.95) and breakfast sandwiches ($6.25 to $9.75) are also excellent. If you want a sit-down breakfast, venture to…

India on Thursday said it is in touch with local authorities in Yemen as well as with certain friendly nations in finding a solution to the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row. The nurse, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July 2017. Story continues below this ad “This is a sensitive matter. The Government of India has been providing all possible assistance,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a media briefing. “We have provided legal assistance and appointed a lawyer to assist the…

Uber will invest $300 million in electric vehicle maker Lucid in a robotaxi deal that aims to start with one major US city late next year, the companies said on Thursday.Over six years starting in 2026, Uber will acquire and deploy over 20,000 Lucid Gravity SUVs that will be equipped with autonomous vehicle (AV) technology from startup Nuro, the three companies said in a statement. The agreement illustrates the renewed plans and push for financing for self-driving cabs years after a first wave of autonomous driving investment produced only a limited number of vehicles. Tesla has recently launched a robotaxi…

Drummer and composer Ranjit Barot, who has worked extensively with AR Rahman, recently spoke about the Hindi film industry and how it is ruled by businessmen who don’t respect musicians. He also reflected on his first collaboration with Rahman for Mani Ratnam’s cult film Bombay. Speaking to O2India, Ranjit shared that he and Rahman were ‘friends before becoming colleagues’, and during their first collaboration for the song “Humma Humma” from Bombay, the two simply talked for hours. He said, “Rahman played the track and I knew the potential the song had. Then we went on discussing life and how he…