(Adds cloud unit spinoff details in paragraph 5, executive comments on IPO for units paragraph 6) May 18 (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd posted a 2% rise in quarterly revenue that missed expectations and said its board has approved a spinoff of its cloud-computing business. The company logged revenue of 208.20 billion yuan … Read more
People walk past the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei Some four years since the start of the Covid pandemic, the situation is clearly improving. Most border restrictions have been lifted and global health governance has shifted from pandemic response to post-pandemic recovery. Countries worldwide have stepped up efforts to achieve health and well-being for all … Read more
1 / 41 40 Thoughtful Mother’s Day Cards That You Can Print for Free Mother’s Day is that special time of year when we tell our moms and mother figures just how much we love and appreciate them. And whether you do that with breakfast in bed, a yummy brunch, or a spa day, it’s … Read more
LONDON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved a long-awaited $3 billion bailout for Ghana in hopes of combating the country’s economic crisis. The arrangement will allow for the immediate release of $600 million, with the remaining funds to be made available over the course of the next three years, the IMF … Read more
Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee/Getty Images Even the man who runs ChatGPT-maker OpenAI worries about the influence of AI on 2024’s election. Sam Altman appeared before Congress on Tuesday to testify about the societal risks of … Read more
The musicians of Bertha are proving that drag queens and the Grateful Dead are not such strange bedfellows. (Illustration by Barbara Gibson for Yahoo Entertainment / Photo: Getty Images) Worlds collided last month just outside of Nashville, Tenn., when Bertha, likely the first all-drag Grateful Dead tribute band in history, took the stage at Dee’s … Read more
AS frontpage- ‘An earthquake … Enough to make you cry’ – Spanish media react to Man City masterclass over Real Madrid Real Madrid’s 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Manchester City in Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final second leg prompted an emotional backlash in the Spanish media, as attention turned to “pathetic, cowardly” coach Carlo … Read more
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England’s water companies have been criticised for allowing the discharge of raw sewage into waterways England’s privatised water companies pledged Thursday to make massive investments to stop raw sewage being pumped into waterways as concerns mount about water quality and laxer environmental protections post-Brexit. But campaigners expressed outrage that the billions of pounds promised to … Read more
A woman fills out a registration form to receive a dose of the COVID vaccine in Washington, D.C., on March 31. (Eric Lee/Washington Post via Getty Images) WASHINGTON — There was no ceremony, as there had been two years ago, when President Biden declared on Independence Day that independence from the coronavirus was at hand. … Read more