Bloomberg fires reporter for reporting prisoner exchange with Russia

Bloomberg News has terminated senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs after she reported a prisoner exchange with Russia before its conclusion, violating a news embargo. This breach drew criticism, as it potentially endangered the exchange’s outcome. Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief, John Micklethwait, stated that it violated the medium’s editorial standards and promised a review of procedures. “Even…

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Zuckerberg apologises to Trump for using Facebook & Instagram to censor his assassination attempt

Zuckerberg called Trump after the assassination attempt and apologised for Facebook and Instagram censoring photos of him with his fist raised. Former President Donald Trump said Friday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings With Maria Bartiromo” that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called him after the assassination attempt and apologised for Facebook and Instagram censoring photos of…

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US declares Gonzalez winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, rejects Maduro’s claim

United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, has issued a statement challenging Venezuela’s official election results, declaring opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, as the true winner of the 28th July 2024 presidential election. Blinken disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, adding that the National Electoral Council’s declaration of Maduro’s victory is “deeply flawed”…

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Microsoft lists OpenAI as competitor in artificial intelligence, search

The relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI has become more complicated. In the 10-K document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Microsoft officially listed OpenAI as a competitor, and the list also includes companies such as Amazon, Google, and Meta that have existed before. Although Microsoft is OpenAI’s largest investor, having invested approximately…

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US DOD admits to Chinese COVID jab smear campaign in Philippines

The US Department of Defense admitted to intentionally spreading discrediting information about the Chinese Sinovac vaccine’s effectiveness in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Reuters report citing a classified government document. The disclosure first came to light when Harry Roque, the spokesperson for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, mentioned it in his…

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