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Musk launches xAI to rival OpenAI, Google
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT—a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible. The xAI website said the Tesla tycoon would run the company separately from his other companies but that the technology developed would benefit those businesses, including Twitter. “The goal of xAI is to understand the true...
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NGO department organizes training course
KUWAIT: The Department of NGOs at the Ministry of Social Affairs, in cooperation with the Kuwait Accountants and Auditors Association (KAAA) organized an accounting training course under the title “Financial Statements and their Importance” for competent employees in all sectors of the ministry as well as accountants at nongovernmental organizations.Director of the Department of NGOs at the Ministry of Social Affairs Iman Al-Enezi stressed...
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Novel speaks about Kuwaiti millionaire
KUWAIT: The “Prix de la litterature arabe” (Arabic literature award) was established in France in 2013, in partnership between Jean-Luc Lagardere and the Arab World Institute. It is one of the rare French prizes that distinguishes and appreciates Arab creativity that is translated into French.This year’s novels focused on the huge wealth of Arab literature and the clear excellence the Arab novel has reached in a group of Arab countries...
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KUNA chief Pakistan envoy discuss media cooperation
KUWAIT: Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Dr Fatima Al-Salem received Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Malik Farouq and discussed developing media cooperation Thursday. During the meeting, Dr Al-Salem stressed the need to develop relations between the two sides, especially in media.She noted that KUNA aims to develop its services and news bulletin and has a plan to expand in the east through activating previously signed agreements and...
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GASERC playing a great role in GCC
MANAMA: Bahraini Minister of Education Mohammad bin Mubarak Juma praised on Thursday the efforts exerted by the Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center (GASERC) for developing Gulf educational policies. The minister added that GASERC plays a great role in considering the educational reality of the Gulf States and providing proper opportunities for exchanging expertise in this regard. Bahraini Minister of Education receives GASERC's...
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‘Mornings in Jenin’ a poignant reminder of Palestinian suffering
Book review by Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Susan Abulhawa’s novel Mornings in Jenin takes readers on a heartbreaking journey to explore the heavy history of Palestine and its people’s suffering in exile. Through the eyes of Amal, the protagonist, Abulhawa narrates the profound impact of war and displacement on individuals and communities. The novel narrates the journey of the Abulheja family, who are forcibly displaced from their ancestral land in...
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Kuwait’s Nazaha partakes in GlobE Network meeting
VIENNA: Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) participated in the fourth meeting of the Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities (GlobE Network), which was held at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna from 10 to 13 July. In a statement, the Nazaha stated that the network is a platform for exchanging information among government authorities concerned with combating corruption and provides the necessary...
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Sudan war summit urges calm
CAIRO: A summit of African leaders from war-torn Sudan’s neighbors Thursday urged an end to the fighting, as UN experts reported a mass grave had been discovered in the country’s Darfur region. While Cairo hosted the crisis meeting on the nearly three-month-old conflict, gun battles, explosions and the roar of fighter jets again shook the Sudanese capital Khartoum, residents told AFP. At least 3,000 people have been killed and millions have...
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Military ties to take centre stage as Modi visits France
PARIS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a two-day visit to France on Thursday where he will attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade as guest of honor and discuss major new defense deals. Greeted by his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne at Orly airport outside Paris, he stepped off his official plane to military honors, ahead of a sumptuous dinner at the Louvre museum with President Emmanuel Macron and a traditional firework...
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Top US, Chinese diplomats meet at ASEAN talks as tensions risk flaring
JAKARTA: The top US and Chinese diplomats met Thursday for the second time in as many months, seeking to manage tensions that risk flaring anew over alleged Chinese hacking. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Wang Yi, China’s top foreign policy official, saw each other on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations talks in the Indonesian capital. “Director, good to see you,” Blinken told Wang with a smile as they shook...
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Doctors walk out in British health service’s biggest strike
LONDON: Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staff retention is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the NHS, which is already reeling from a vast pandemic backlog. “The NHS has been running on goodwill and now this is the last chance to change...
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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The growing role of Islamic finance in PPP projects