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Harvard lost its ability to enroll international students
Harvard University has revoked its ability to enrol international students after US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) investigation into whether the university mishandled claims of visa fraud. Harvard said it’s committed to finding a solution to ensure international students aren’t denied admission or prevented from attending class because of the probe. The university added that…
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Harvard was trying to enroll international students when Trump tried to ban them
Harvard University has been declared ineligible for international student visas after the US revoked its access to the student and exchange visitor information system (SEVIS). On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security revoked the university’s access to the SEVIS, a government database of international students attending universities in the US. The Trump administration has sought…
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What happened to the building Jony Ive and Sam Altman built?
Google Co-founder Jon Ive announced that he is leaving Apple to join OpenAI, a startup he founded in 2018 to design voice-powered AI devices. Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will jointly announce an AI device later next year. Ive left Apple in 2022, the year before he met Altman. Altman told OpenAI employees this…
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Harvard’s ability to enroll international students was revoked
Harvard University’s 42 varsity athletics teams, of which 196 out of 919 athletes have international hometowns, are the most in the US. Notably, 21% of the players on the school’s rosters for the 2024-25 seasons, or 196 out of 919 athletes, have international hometowns. The US revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll international students after it…
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In an address to the University of Maryland graduation, Kermit the Frog said ‘Leap together’
In a video message for the class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, The Frog, a character from the franchise ‘The Frog’, said, “As you prepare to take this big leap into actual life, please listen to a frog if you are willing to.” “Don’t jump over another person to get what you want…life…
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There are two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington, D.C
Israel’s ambassador to the US, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his wife were shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC. A man who was detained by the security guards at the event allegedly chanted ‘free, free Palestine’ before shooting the couple. Netanyahu said that he shared their grief with the people of Israel.
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A judge says the Trump administration violated a court order
A judge has asked whether President Donald Trump’s plane that landed in South Sudan on Monday was violating a court’s injunction. The judge said the situation of the people sent on the plane showed it’s “impossible” that they had a meaningful opportunity to object to their deportations since they only had a few hours late…
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The staff at the Israeli embassy were killed in a shooting in DC
A man carrying a weapon opened fire at Israel’s embassy in Washington DC, killing two staff members, officials said. He was arrested by police after he shouted “Free Palestine” outside the building. The victims were a 30-year-old woman and 26-year-old man from the US who worked at the embassy and were about to be engaged,…
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Microsoft has been denounced by Brian Eno for its ties to the Israeli government
Microsoft employees have been unable to send emails with terms like ‘Palestine’, ‘Gaza’ or ‘Genocide’ in the subject line. This comes amid criticism over Microsoft’s business dealings with the Israeli government. The No Azure for Apartheid protest group reports that “dozens of Microsoft workers” have been unable to send emails with the words “Palestine,” ‘Gaza’…
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The GOP megabill is going to get a vote in the House
The US House of Representatives has passed a budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, which aims to lower the tax rate and cut taxes. It aims to decrease the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25% and cut personal tax rates by increasing the number of brackets from seven to nine. It also reduces taxes…
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Publishers were told that they could not opt out of artificial intelligence search
Google and DeepMind are silent on the information publishers have to choose whether to opt out of Google’s “AI Overviews”, a US court document said. However, publishers who want to opt out of AI-based features can opt out of Googlebot, which stops their website from being indexed for Search altogether. “By saying a publisher could…
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Brian Eno dislikes Microsoft for its ties to the Israeli government
Microsoft security head Neta Haiby, who accidentally disclosed confidential information about Walmart’s use of Microsoft’s AI tools during a Build talk that was disrupted by protesters, said she didn’t mean to. She said she was unaware Walmart uses Microsoft’s software to help them manage their data. “I’m sorry that I let you know,” Haiby added.
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Attorneys are asking a court to prevent the deportation of migrants to South Sudan
The Trump administration has been asked by a US judge to return migrants who may have already been deported to their ” third countries”. The migrants are from Myanmar, Vietnam and other countries who don’t have legal status to remain in the US, their lawyers said. They argued that Trump administration’s deportations of their clients…
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The evolution of sensory exoskeletons and teeth from the earliest animals
Aglaspidid cuticle fragments show a central cavity perforated by vertical and horizontal canals, a central cavity, teardrop-shaped cuticular organs and characteristic arrow-shaped tubules. The virtual sections show partially in filled central cavities like the ones in Anatolepis. Externally, aglaspidid cuticle fragments differ in size and morphology but are generally round, with a corresponding dimple on…
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Formation models are challenged by the clustering pattern in dwarf galaxies
The galaxy formation and evolution of galaxy-scale molecular gas properties in the mass-star formation rate plane were determined. Black holes in distant active galaxies and quasars were determined. Black holes in distant active galaxies and quasars were determined. J 161, 185 will be published next year. The blackhole masses in the distant active galaxies and…
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Retailers are under pressure to eat the price increases
American home improvement chain Home Depot’s CEO Carol Meyrowitz has said a tariff on some of the company’s high-energy products could lead to some product choices being changed. Meyrowitz said the decision was taken based on “multiple considerations” while adding that some customers may now have to pay more. Earlier, US President Donald Trump criticised…
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The president of South Africa is in the US
US President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk has called for South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove the country’s national flag from the US. In a post on Instagram, Musk wrote, “Absolutely no white genocide is happening.” Musk added, “What I’m saying is if you can find common ground with Trump, you should try and…
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The partners of the XR are WarbyParker and Gentle Monster
Google has released the first pictures and videos of its Android XR smart glasses prototype. The glasses, which have been designed to work as an AI assistant, feature an internal camera, a microphone and speakers. Earlier in February, Google had revealed that it’s already sold 2 million pairs of its Ray-Ban smart glasses.
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There is a chance Trump administration can remove protected status for the people of Venezuela
The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot end temporary protected status (TPS) for Venezuelans living in the country. TPS can be terminated without an appeal by the Trump administration, which was granted to over 3,00,000 Venezuelans in 2018 after they left their country due to political persecution and lack of…
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The partners in the mobile device store are Gentle Monster and WarbyParker
Google has unveiled Project Aura, a pair of mixed-reality Smart Glasses that work on the Android XR platform. The glasses will use Ray-Ban’s AI-based technology and will allow users to see what they’re doing without the glasses. Google said it will launch Project Aura in the US later this year. Project Aura will also be…
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Future access could be limited by stricter FDA policy for COVID vaccines
People with a weakened immune system can get vaccinated against COVID-19 under new guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), officials said. The guidelines will allow people with compromised immune systems to get vaccinated without having to prove they are at greater risk, officials added. The US is the second-worst coronavirus-hit country in…
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The summer reading list is published in the major newspapers
A fake summer reading list published in a Chicago Sun-Times article has been shared on social media by author Gabino Iglesias. “How many full-time book reviewers are there in the US?” Iglesias asked. The article, titled ‘Your Guide to the Best of Summer’, featured fake titles by real authors, including ‘The Rainmakers’ and ‘Call Me…
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What did the Democrats know and when?
US President Joe Biden once told his campaign strategist and former White House aide Mike Don that the ” presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman of the board”, according to an article by CNN’s Jake Tapper. Tapper said the anecdote became part of a broader conversation during the June…
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The House Republicans were given a pep talk by Donald Trump to close their differences on the tax bill
The US House Budget Committee on Sunday approved the Republican Party’s tax bill by a unanimous vote of 20-0, according to reports. The bill will be voted on by the full House this week and could be brought to the House floor for a vote later this week, reports said. The bill seeks to cut…
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Biden’s inner circle was the subject of a new book
US President Joe Biden’s aides told Biden’s team that he was fine or that his health was not a “major problem” during last year’s presidential elections, according to a book. The book titled, “Biden’s Inner Circle”, by CNN reporters Tapper and Thompson said Biden’s aides treated Biden’s age “as…a political vulnerability, not a serious limitation…