The House Ethics Committee has launched an investigation into Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, over allegations that he accepted bribes and committed misconduct in office, the panel said on Wednesday. Mr. Cuellar was indicted this month on federal charges that he participated in a yearslong, $600,000 bribery scheme involving Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. … Read more
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated : May 30 2024 | 12:32 AM IST Sam Altman-led OpenAI said on Wednesday it has signed content and product partnerships with The Atlantic and Vox Media, helping the artificial intelligence firm to boost and train its products. Why is it important … Read more
Why it matters: Robots have been crucial to the cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was destroyed in 2011 by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The machines have saved human workers from radiation exposure by going into areas otherwise accessible. Now, Tokyo Electric Power Company is embarking on its next stage of … Read more
Sauron’s rise in Season 2 of “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will begin August 29 when the new installment of Amazon Prime Video’s fantasy series based on J.R.R. Tolkien IP arrives on the streamer. Prime Video released a teaser trailer and behind-the-scenes featurette Monday. Based on parts of Tolkien’s posthumous “The Silmarillion,” … Read more
A farmland after wheat stubble burning in Balkala, Amritsar 4 min read Last Updated : May 29 2024 | 11:34 PM IST Smoke blankets the road leading to Balkala, a village nearly 10 km from Amritsar. Remnants of the burnt wheat stubble can be found as one turns towards the village. Despite the cloud … Read more
UPDATED with official trailer: FX has dropped the official Season 3 trailer for The Bear, which finds Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) in his consistently high-adrenaline state pushing for perfection in his new restaurant. “If it’s not perfect, it doesn’t go out,” Carmy (White) says in the trailer. Carmy also offers Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) a partnership … Read more
For Meesho, Valmo has already brought down delivery costs by 5% 3 min read Last Updated : May 29 2024 | 11:34 PM IST In February this year, Meesho, the Bengaluru-headquartered social commerce platform, announced the launch of Valmo, its own logistics marketplace. The intention was to democratize third-party logistics and reduce delivery costs, … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off her Oscar-nomination for her performance in Anatomy of a Fall, Sandra Hüller looks to have found her follow-up project as she looks to team with another Oscar-nominee from the 2024 class. Sources tell Deadline, Hüller is set to join Ryan Gosling in Amazon MGM Studios adaptation of Project Hail Mary with Amy … Read more
7 min read Last Updated : May 29 2024 | 11:14 PM IST First, the good news. India’s consumption of semiconductors is booming. It is poised to account for 10 per cent of the $1 trillion global semiconductor market by 2030, more than doubling its share in eight years. India Electronics and Semiconductor … Read more
Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers), Josette Simon (Anatomy of a Scandal), Nico Parker (How to Train Your Dragon) and Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie) have joined the cast of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, with nine signing on to reprise roles from previous installments of the beloved rom-com franchise. Sarah Solemani, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson … Read more