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At Texas arts and tech fest, virtual reality is perfectly human
At South by Southwest -- the gargantuan Texas festival for cinema, music and tech -- artists this year embraced virtual reality as a way to better connect with humanity, not escape it. "Today, we can program anything we want," she said, but "it takes human intelligence to be artistic, to find the right connections."
Boom times for Myanmar opium farmers as coup chaos bites
In a remote corner of Myanmar a line of farmers move through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to release opium resin. "I can only know about my region of poppy fields," he said.
Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data, looming Fed meeting
Asian markets were mixed Thursday after a tepid day on Wall Street, with traders looking forward to a string of US data that could help sway Federal Reserve officials ahead of their policy meeting next week. Asian traders also moved cautiously.
SpaceX poised for third launch test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX plans on Thursday to attempt another launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon later this decade -- and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing Mars. But the clock is ticking down for SpaceX to be ready for NASA's planned return of astronauts to the Moon in 2026, using a modified Starship as the lander vehicle.
OpenAI partners with Le Monde and Prisa Media
OpenAI on Wednesday announced partnerships with French daily Le Monde and Spanish conglomerate Prisa Media, saying it intends to develop news-related uses of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool.
Boosie BadAzz’s net worth: Career earnings, fortune, lawsuits
Boosie BadAzz is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. He has released 13 solo studio albums and 44 mixtapes. What is Boosie BadAzz’s net worth?
UK to ban foreign state ownership of British newspapers
The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the contentious Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group. The announcement sparked an uproar in British media circles and the UK government quickly opened a formal probe into the sale on public-interest grounds.
Who is Pablo Escobar’s wife? Meet Maria Victoria Henao
Pablo Escobar’s wife suffered so much after the demise of her husband. Eventually, she changed her name to María Isabel Santos Caballero due to public troubles.
Durban woman finds worm in restaurant meal, TikTok video goes viral
A Durban lady took to her TikTok account and shared that she found a worm in the food she ordered from one of the city's takeouts. South Africans were stunned.
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