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BloombergElon Musk’s X Bypasses Brazil Ban Through a Software Update
(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s X skirted a ban of the social media network in Brazil though an automatic update of its software, an association of Brazilian internet providers said Wednesday.Most Read from BloombergAOC Proposes $30 Billion Social Housing AuthorityCalifornia’s Anti-Speeding Bill Can Be a Traffic Safety BreakthroughNew York City’s Transit System Plans $65.4 Billion of Upgrades for Grand Central, SubwaysTo Build a Happier City, Design for DensityPipe Fire Near Houston Forces Residents
- South China Morning Post
Huawei to step up AI ecosystem development across industries despite US tech sanctions
Huawei Technologies plans to accelerate the development of a reliable artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem to promote the technology's broad adoption in enterprises across various industries, according to deputy chairman Eric Xu Zhijun. "Huawei has years of experience with its own intelligent transformation, and we've been helping a wide range of industries go intelligent, too," Xu said in his keynote speech at Thursday's opening of the Huawei Connect 2024 event, which runs until Saturday in S
- BBC
Brazil fines Musk's X for site's return after ban
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter was banned in the country in August.
- CBC
Identity of Quebec mother charged with murdering 5-year-old son is revealed
The identity of the mother accused of murdering her five-year-old son has been made public.Karyne Légaré was arrested Wednesday after Quebec provincial police found her son unresponsive inside a home around 3 a.m. in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., a community located 55 kilometres southwest of Montreal. The boy's death was confirmed not long after. A publication ban had been put in place to prevent the release of any information that could identify the young victim. The five-year-old boy's name is Tommy P
- CNN Business
New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi placed on leave after disclosing RFK relationship
One of America’s most acclaimed magazine writers, Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine, has been placed on leave while a “third-party review” is conducted after Nuzzi disclosed that she “had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign while she was reporting on the campaign.”
- Yahoo News Canada
'I don't think I've ever respected Jagmeet Singh more': Canadians back NDP leader after 'corrupted b------' altercation with hecklers in Ottawa
Jagmeet Singh's training as an MMA fighter in high school is being credited for his confidence in standing up against "bullies."
- HuffPost
Jimmy Kimmel Jabs Trump's Sorest Of All Sore Spots With Humiliating Video Evidence
The late night host hit the former president with a blunt reality check.
- BuzzFeed
Kamala Harris Is Going Viral For Her Unexpected Comment About Guns, And People Are Claiming It Could Win Over Republican Voters
"This clip is going to convince undecided white people in the Rust Belt to vote for her. I am being 100% serious."
- Elle
Lady Gaga On Why She Hasn't Addressed Rumours That She Was A Man – Until Now
Lady Gaga on why she chose to address rumours around her gender and that she was a man.
- HuffPost
Lady Gaga's Dad Endorses Trump On Fox, And You Won't Believe How He Describes Him
Her father's praise for Trump might make it tough for the singer to keep her poker face.
- The Canadian Press
Trump Media plummets to new lows on the first day the former president can sell his shares
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. slumped to their lowest level ever at the opening bell Friday, the first day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald Trump, is free to sell his stake in the company behind the Truth Social platform.
- The Independent
Fox News hosts furious after Kamala Harris gets jubilant reception at ‘meanest’ spice shop
Vice president said her visit to Penzeys Spices gave her some much-needed respite from debate prep against her Republican rival
- Hello!
What happened when Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince Archie spent a day together in public
Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis spent a special day with their cousin Prince Archie - see details.
- Miami Herald
Diddy’s arrest caught on video: See the fallen rapper in handcuffs at NYC hotel
He remains in custody after being denied bail
- The Independent
Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
- Cosmopolitan
J.Lo and Ben Affleck Reunite at Back-to-School Night for Kids After Kissing at Brunch
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have once again reunited after being spotted kissing at brunch.
- Hello!
Princess Kate wore a denim dress from H&M and you probably didn't notice
We nearly missed the royal's latest casual ensemble...
- The Hill
Support for Taylor Swift get-out-the-vote efforts falls after Super Bowl conspiracy theory
More than half of voters in a new survey say they support pop star Taylor Swift’s get-out-the-vote effort to push her fans to vote in this year’s election, but the number is down 15 points from February following a conspiracy theory surrounding the idea of a rigged Super Bowl. The newly released Monmouth University poll…
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Lashes Out at Howard Stern for Going ‘Woke’
Donald Trump is firing back at Howard Stern for turning on him after years of seemingly cordial radio conversations. In Trump’s estimation, everything changed after Stern went “woke.”During his first in studio appearance on the late-night Fox News show Gutfeld! Wednesday, Trump was confronted with a recent clip of Stern expressing “hate” for anyone “stupid” enough to vote for the Republican presidential candidate. “I was on Howard Stern’s show as much as anybody,” Trump told host Greg Gutfeld. “
- The Daily Beast
Trump Shocked That ‘a Woman’ Is ‘Somehow Doing Better’ Than Biden in 2024 Race
Donald Trump appeared to express surprise Wednesday that “a woman,” Kamala Harris, is “somehow doing better” than Joe Biden in the election race against him.In a freewheeling and mostly lighthearted appearance on the Fox News talk show Gutfeld!, Trump as is typical rattled off a few recycled old bits—military pilots who look “better” than Tom Cruise and told him they saw UFOs were brought back from June, for example.But when it came time to discuss his second Democratic opponent in this year’s p