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Billionaire Musk filed a US lawsuit against the two tech giants in Texas, alleging that Apple suppressed Grok’s xAI in exchange for OpenAI, with which it has an agreement.Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence (AI).The lawsuit filed in a United States federal court in Texas on Monday says that Apple and OpenAI have “locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing”.The complaint filed by the billionaire said Apple and OpenAI conspired to suppress xAI’s…

Lil Nas X was charged on Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week.Prosecutors charged the musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting an executive officer, the district attorney’s office said. He was initially booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer on Friday.He is set to be arraigned later on Monday. His representatives have not responded to requests for comment.Police said officers found the…

The World Bank has issued a new report assessing the progress of its strategic partnership with Egypt under the 2023-2027 Country Partnership Framework (CPF). This framework was crafted to support Egypt’s path toward sustainable economic growth through concessional financing, technical assistance, and diagnostic studies. The report highlights Egypt’s standing as the third-largest contributor to the World Bank in the Middle East and North Africa. Since the start of cooperation in 1959, more than 201 projects worth $27.5 billion have been financed across vital sectors, from infrastructure and healthcare to education and economic reforms. Today, the portfolio features 13 active projects…

A year ago, my dear friend and relative, journalist Amna Homaid, was brutally killed, along with her eldest child, Mahdi, 11. She was targeted following incitement against her by Israeli media.I still remember the flood of grief and condolences that poured in, keeping the family occupied for the first days following her murder. International media reached out to Amna’s husband with condolences. Articles about her murder and the incitement that preceded it circulated widely. Social media was overflowing with posts about Amna and her achievements, all with the same grieving tone.Meanwhile, people mourning her were staggering between grief, pride, and…

“So, Yoane won’t be involved. But as far as I’m concerned, there’s been no movement in any way and fully expect Yoane to be here come next Tuesday.”Andrews felt the decision not to involve Wissa against the Cherries was “best for the group”.The Brentford boss, appointed in June after Thomas Frank’s departure to Tottenham, said he always knew Wissa – who has scored 49 goals in 149 appearances for the Bees – would be a transfer target this summer.”I knew there was, or would be, interest,” added Andrews. “Naturally, when you score that amount of Premier League goals and play…

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store. The changes will affect all certified Android devices once live, though the global rollout will be more gradual. The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app stores or via sideloading — Android will remain open in that regard. However, developers who appreciated the anonymity of alternative distribution…

France’s embattled prime minister looks likely to be ousted and his government toppled next month in a high-stakes confidence vote that could plunge the EU’s second-biggest economy into even deeper political crisis.François Bayrou said on Monday that he would seek parliamentary backing for his unpopular plans to shore up France’s ailing public finances on 8 September, asking deputies to “confirm the scale” of spending cuts he says are needed to save €44bn (£38bn) a year.“We face an immediate danger, which we must tackle … otherwise we have no future,” he said of the country’s huge debt burden, adding that the…

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment celebrates novels written about or during America’s Gilded Age era, which many scholars roughly peg between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the early years of the 20th century. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct. After the last question, you’ll find links to the books.

Before this attack, the Ocean Viking had rescued 87 people, including from war-torn Sudan, and was en route to Italy.A humanitarian group has said that Libya’s coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a refugee and migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea.On Monday, the nonprofit SOS Mediterranee said the confrontation occurred a day earlier, about 40 nautical miles (74km) north of the Libyan coast, and released details and images of the incident. No casualties have been reported, although the group said the vessel sustained significant damage.SOS Mediterranee charters the Norwegian-flagged Ocean Viking in partnership with…