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China: Chipmaker Micron failed security review

BEIJING: China’s cybersecurity watchdog said Sunday US chipmaker Micron had failed a national security probe and told “operators of critical information infrastructure” to stop purchasing its products. The probe was the latest escalation in the ongoing chip war between the United States and China, with Washington looking to cut off Beijing’s access to the most advanced semiconductors. It also came as China tightened the enforcement of its...

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Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution

WASHINGTON: The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it? OpenAI bled around $540 million last year as it developed ChatGPT and says it needs $100 billion to meet its ambitions, according to industry media The Information.“We’re going to be the most capital-intensive startup in Silicon Valley history,” OpenAI’s founder Sam Altman told a panel recently. And when...

MELBOURNE: Devin Haney of the US (C) celebrates defeating George Kambosos of Australia to become the undisputed lightweight boxing world champion in Melbourne. – AFP

Haney retains undisputed crown

LOS ANGELES: American Devin Haney retained his undisputed lightweight world title on Saturday, defeating Ukrainian former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko by a unanimous points decision in Las Vegas. A bruising 12-round battle that featured several close rounds finished with Haney shading it on all three scorecards, with judges scoring it 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 in his favor.The unbeaten 24-year-old Haney, who improves to 30-0 with 15 knockouts,...

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. – AFP

Lucknow edge Kolkata to enter IPL play-offs, top-two finish for Chennai

KOLKATA: Lucknow Super Kings survived an unbeaten blitz of 67 by Rinku Singh to edge Kolkata Knight Riders by one run and qualify for the Indian Premier League play-offs on Saturday. Nicholas Pooran’s 58 guided Lucknow to 176-8, a total that was threatened by Rinku, a left-hand batsman, who smashed four sixes in his 33-ball knock but Kolkata ended on 175-7. “First reaction is satisfaction,” Lucknow skipper Krunal Pandya said after the...

HIROSHIMA: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (center) joins G7 leaders at a working session during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023.輸FP

Zelensky wins diplomatic, military support from G7

HIROSHIMA: President Volodymyr Zelensky secured more arms, munitions and “unwavering” diplomatic support from G7 allies in Hiroshima Sunday, as Russia claimed victory in the battle for a devastated eastern city. Meeting leaders from a bloc of rich democracies, Zelensky won a commitment from US President Joe Biden to provide yet more “ammunition, artillery, armored vehicles” on top of access to F-16 jets. Top Zelensky aide Andriy Yermak...

A combo picture shows (left) French film star Alain Delon and (right ) Ari Boulogne.

French man who claimed to be son of Alain Delon found dead

A man who long claimed to be the son of French film star Alain Delon through his relationship with the iconic German singer Nico was found dead in Paris on Saturday, prosecutors said. The body of Ari Boulogne, a 60-year-old photographer, was discovered at his home in the capital, authorities said, and an investigation into the cause of death is underway.Another person is in police custody on charges of failing to assist a person in danger, the...

People look at paintings as part of the Nina Simone Childhood Home Auction Exhibition.

US artists lead effort to restore Nina Simone’s childhood home

A group of US artists have spearheaded efforts to preserve musical great and civil rights activist Nina Simone’s childhood home as a cultural site, auctioning artworks and organizing a gala on Saturday in New York to raise funds. Organizers hope the funding drive, also supported by tennis champion Venus Williams, will raise some $2 million to restore the property where the genre-defying musician first started playing piano. The modest wooden...

(From left) British producer Simon Emanuel, US actress Shaunette Renee Wilson, US actor Boyd Holbrook, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, US actor Harrison Ford, US director James Mangold, British actor Ethann Isidore, US producer Kathleen Kennedy and US producer Frank Marshall arrive for the screening of the film 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.—AFP photos

Cannes honors Ford at Indiana Jones premiere

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” saw Harrison Ford defy age and crack the whip one last time as one of the most anticipated blockbusters of the year got its world premiere in Cannes on Thursday. The star, who has vowed this will be the last time he dons the famous fedora, showed a rare bit of emotion as the Cannes Film Festival presented him with an honorary Palme d’Or on stage ahead of the screening. “I’m very moved by this,”...

File photos show US musician Kurt Cobain's smashed Fender Stratocaster is dispalyed at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, California on May 2, 2023, ahead of Julien's 'Music Icons' auction of over 1,200 items from Rock And Roll history and exclusive artist collections.—AFP photos

Guitar smashed by Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain sells for nearly $600,000

A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain sold for nearly $600,000, several times its original estimate, an auction house said Saturday. The busted black Fender Stratocaster has been put back together, but is no longer playable, Kody Frederick of Julien’s Auctions told AFP earlier this month.It was signed by all three members of the Seattle grunge outfit as they rocketed to global fame. The auction house said it had expected...

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British writer Martin Amis dies aged 73

Renowned and influential British writer Martin Amis has died aged 73 at his home in Lake Worth, Florida, the Booker Prizes said Saturday. Amis was “one of the most acclaimed and discussed writers of the past 50 years and the author of 14 novels,” said the website of Booker Prizes, the leading literary awards for fiction in the United Kingdom.His wife, Isabel Fonseca, told media that the author of searing and insightful works such as “Money:...

HIROSHIMA, Japan: Leaders take part in the 'Outreach Session 6' meeting during the second day of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. – AFP

Attempts to weaponize trade will face consequences: G7

HIROSHIMA: G7 leaders vowed Saturday that attempts to “weaponize” trade and supply chains would “fail and face consequences,” in a thinly veiled warning to China over its economic practices. Pushing back against Beijing’s willingness to wield trade measures in diplomatic disputes has been a key theme of the bloc’s meeting in Hiroshima though, in the end, its statement on economic security did not directly reference China.Still, the...

HIROSHIMA: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) and his wife Yuko Kishida (right) pose with WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (center) at the official welcoming for the 'Outreach' leaders and their partners on the second day of the G7 Summit Leaders' Meeting in Hiroshima on May 20, 2023. – AFP

G7 calls for ‘responsible’ use of generative AI

HIROSHIMA: The world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders said Saturday, announcing they will launch discussions this year on “responsible” use of the technology. A working group will be set up to tackle issues from copyright to disinformation, the seven leading economies said in a final communique released during a summit in Hiroshima, Japan.Text generation tools such as ChatGPT, image creators...

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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s new Amir HH Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah salutes as he swears in before lawmakers as the country’s 17th Amir, at the Kuwaiti parliament, on December 20, 2023 in Kuwait City. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir’s first year leading Kuwait drives development and unity

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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk past old Lada cars parked and ready to carry goods in the vicinity of a busy market in Addis Ababa. – AFP photos

The last of Ethiopia’s Soviet-era Lada cars

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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. — KUNA

Cabinet approves MoU with China to accelerate Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port

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Floating diwaniya on a yacht trip.

Kuwait’s hidden appeal

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KUWAIT: Lulu Kuwait Director Muhammed Haris meets with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, and Belinda Lewis, the British Ambassador to Kuwait at the reception.

Lulu Kuwait director attends Duke of Edinburgh reception