DAKAR, Senegal — Days after Niger’s military junta declared the presence of U.S. troops in that West African nation to be “illegal,” American officials are seeking in closed-door talks to determine if they can retain some sort of security presence in the country, which has been the United States’ closest regional ally. U.S. officials say … Read more
Elon Musk’s xAI has open-sourced the base code of Grok AI model, but without any training code. The company described it as the “314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Expert model” on GitHub. In a blog post, xAI said that the model wasn’t tuned for any particular application such as using it for conversations. The company noted that … Read more
Former Disney Channel star Olivia Rodrigo is stirring up drama amongst the media and social users after her recent handouts at her Missouri concert. As you probably heard by now, the ‘Good 4 U’ singer, who is on her GUTS World Tour, partnered with the Missouri Abortion Fund to give her fans free condoms and … Read more
U.S. forces launched new strikes against Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, officials said, delivering a blow to the organization Washington has blamed for killing American troops in Jordan. The operation appeared to mark the opening of what officials have said would be a multiday campaign aimed at various targets close to Iran, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Iranian-linked militants attacked an air base housing U.S. and Iraqi troops in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said — the latest incident targeting American forces in the region as the Israel-Gaza war continues to stoke tensions. Ballistic missiles and rockets targeted Ain al-Asad Air Base, in Iraq’s … Read more
It’s been a very active day in terms of hostilities in the Middle East. Al Assad Air Base in Iraq, where U.S. military personnel and contractors are based, came under a massive barrage from Iranian-aligned militant groups in the country. The attack was so big that reports state it overwhelmed Al Assad’s air defenses, with … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud. In the final stretch before Iowa’s caucuses next Monday, the former Republican president has repeatedly suggested that Democrats are … Read more
GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon — Israel’s military said no damage was caused to one of its army bases in northern Israel after Hezbollah said it launched explosive drones Tuesday toward the area, while an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon killed three members of the militant group, officials said. The Israeli military did not specify exactly where the … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force base. The reported incursions on Tuesday come as China has been upping its threat to use force to annex the self-governing republic. Taiwan is holding elections for its president and … Read more
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S24 lineup is rumored to launch early this year. But the Galaxy S23 series, unveiled at the company’s Unpacked event last February, is still the current flagship series and still has phones worth considering in 2024, especially if and when the price drops. This story is part of Samsung Event, CNET’s collection … Read more