TV makers tout AI upgrades at CES, as smartphone threat looms
A century after Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated the first mechanical television system, TVs face mounting competition from a much more recent invention: smartphones.
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Military remains loyal after Maduro ouster, Venezuelan exiles say
Real change has not come to Venezuela despite Nicolas Maduro's ouster as president and the armed forces remain loyal to the regime: that was the blunt assessment Monday of former security operatives living in exile.
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Ex-Canadian foreign minister appointed economic advisor in Ukraine
Liberal politician Chrystia Freeland, Canada's former minister of finance and foreign affairs, said Monday she will leave Parliament in Ottawa to work as an economic advisor to Ukraine.
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MDC Brooklyn, the notorious prison housing Maduro and his wife
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are the latest high-profile inmates held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, the largest federal pre-trial holding facility in the United States.
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Toppling of Venezuela's Maduro stirs fear in Cubans
Cubans weary from years of economic crisis, shortages of basic supplies and regular power blackouts, fear the US attack on Venezuela, a leftist ideological ally and its main oil supplier, will see life get even tougher.
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Lower demand for electric cars dents GM's sales
General Motors reported a dip in fourth-quarter US auto sales Monday, reflecting a sharp decline in electric vehicle transactions amid a broader slowing car market.
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Djokovic pulls out of Australian Open lead-up in Adelaide
Serbian great Novak Djokovic Tuesday pulled out of the Adelaide International, saying he was "not quite physically ready" as prepares for the Australian Open.
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'Remove her clothes': Global backlash over Grok sexualized images
Elon Musk's AI tool Grok faced growing international backlash Monday for generating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors, with the European Union joining the condemnation and Britain warning of an investigation.
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Chevron helps lift Dow to record as oil market weighs Venezuela shake-up
Oil prices finished higher Monday on a heady day for global equities after the US capture of Venezuela's president sparked speculation on the implications for future crude supplies.
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Salah seals Egypt win as Osimhen leads Nigeria into Cup of Nations quarters
Mohamed Salah sealed an extra-time win for Egypt against Benin on Monday to take the Pharaohs through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, before Victor Osimhen netted twice as Nigeria cruised to an emphatic victory in their last-16 clash with Mozambique.
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