BANGKOK — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House … Read more
In this photo illustration, Anthropic logo is seen on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has struck a deal with a consortium of buyers to sell the majority of its stake in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for $884 million, according to a filing submitted … Read more
THE HAGUE — The United Nations’ highest court on Monday wrapped up historic proceedings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought by Palestinians for a future state, with most voices at the hearing arguing against the Israeli government. Over six days, the International Court of Justice heard from an unprecedented number of … Read more
This week, Super Bowl 2024 shattered records, with the NFL championship broadcast on CBS becoming the most-watched televised event in U.S. history. Also riding high from the big game? Elon Musk’s X. The company formerly known as Twitter published its own press release, lauding Super Bowl LVIII as one of the biggest events ever on … Read more
Big news out of Big D … Mark Cuban is selling his majority stake in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, while still holding onto the reigns in basketball operations. The billionaire is selling his majority stake to Miriam Adelson … TMZ Sports has confirmed. While Mark is selling a stake reportedly valued at $3.5 billion, he … Read more
Scores of Israeli citizens who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists during their deadly terrorist attack are still alive, according to the Israeli military. As many as 200+ people were kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack. More than 20 of those captured are under the age of 18, while another 10 to 20 hostages … Read more
Some 76% of the top 500 VC-backed UK startups have done nothing to either measure or offset their carbon emissions, according to new research shared exclusively with TechCrunch. In total, these companies have raised $40 billion in VC funding. Furthermore, of the VCs looked at, the highest only scored 37 out of a possible 100 … Read more
Abby Goldsmith’s science fiction novel Majority tells the story of a bunch of younger individuals from Earth who get kidnapped by the Torth, a galaxy-spanning civilization dominated by cruel telepaths. “There’s a galactic empire, and these individuals are all neurally, superluminally linked,” Goldsmith says in Episode 550 of the Geek’s Information to the Galaxy podcast. … Read more
BARCELONA, SPAIN – JULY 23: A person votes at historic constructing of Universitat de Barcelona on July 23, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Voters in Spain head to the polls on July 23 to forged their votes and elect Spain’s subsequent authorities. (Picture by Javier Mostacero Carrera#1102751#51C ED/Getty Photos) Javier Mostacero Carrera | Getty Photos Information … Read more