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Igor Babuschkin, co-founder of xAI, during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIgor Babuschkin, a founding member of Elon Musk’s xAI, said Wednesday that he’s leaving the artificial intelligence startup to launch his own venture firm.”Today was my last day at xAI, the company that I helped start with Elon Musk in 2023,” Babuschkin wrote on X, which is owned by xAI. “I still remember the day I first met Elon, we talked for hours about AI and what the future might hold.…

Wildfires are burning in parts of Europe, displacing thousands, as water-dropping planes and helicopters swoop overhead and residents join the effort, beating back flames with cut branches or dousing them with buckets of water. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Local residents and volunteers try to put out a wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar) Local residents and volunteers try to put out a wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)Read More Local residents and volunteers work together to put out an…

For consumers of Arab news media, Samir Hulileh’s name has been making headlines since Monday. The soft-spoken Palestinian economist, businessman and former political aide to the Palestinian Authority (PA) has given interviews to the Palestinian news agency Ma’an, the Saudi broadcaster Al-Arabiya, and Emirati paper, The National – among others – to float his candidacy as the next “governor” of Gaza. Hulileh was transparent about being handpicked by the Biden administration in July 2024. But that was a relatively different time for the now-ravaged enclave that has, by all accounts, become the legal definition of genocide. July 2024 was also…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Ethan Guo, an American pilot and influencer who has been trapped in Antarctica for several weeks, maintained Wednesday that he is “innocent” of the accusations against him, after being charged by Chilean authorities with submitting a false flight plan to reach the White Continent.Guo was charged on June 29 with handing false information to ground control and landing without authorization, but on Monday a judge dropped the charges as part of an agreement with his lawyers and Chile’s prosecutors. It requires the teen to give a $30,000 donation to a children’s cancer foundation within 30 days…

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to sue if he does not. Trump takes issue with two comments Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, made in an interview this month with British journalist Andrew Callaghan. He alleged that Epstein introduced the first lady to now-President Donald Trump.The statements are false, defamatory and “extremely salacious,” Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, wrote in a letter to Biden. Biden’s remarks were widely disseminated on social media and reported by media outlets around the world, causing the…

A banner depicting the Washington, D.C., flag with a text reading “Free DC” hangs from an overpass with a view of the U.S. Capitol after U.S. President Donald Trump announced federal take over of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 12, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump called Washington, D.C., a city overrun by “violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals” as he moved to federalize the city’s police force and deploy hundreds of National Guard members.His dire depiction of the nation’s capital is at…

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during a visit to the Google for Startups campus in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The EU has established a reputation globally for its aggressive regulation of major technology companies, including the likes of Apple and Google over antitrust concerns. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDamian Lemanski | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPerplexity AI’s bid on Tuesday to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion represents a dramatic moment for the internet search giant, a week before it celebrates the 20th anniversary of its IPO.Even if analysts aren’t taking the offer…

GRETNA, Virginia (AP) — Three sheriff’s deputies injured in gunfire while executing warrants in southern Virginia were “shaken up” but doing well, officials said Wednesday.The warrants were for brandishing a firearm and trespassing, said Pittsylvania County Sheriff Michael W. Taylor. They were also serving a protective order, he said.There was an hourslong standoff but it ended peacefully and with the suspected shooter in custody, Taylor told reporters afterward. “All three are well. Of course they’re shaken up. And they’re going through the process now of trying to heal,” Taylor said, adding: “They’re OK.” The officers all appear to have been…

Aug 13, 2025, 04:56 PM ETManchester United under-21s’ National League Cup tie at Tamworth has been abandoned because of an injury to United midfielder Sékou Koné.The Group A game at the Lamb Ground on Wednesday night was suspended after the 19-year-old Mali youth international went down after a clash of heads as he helped to defend a corner.Sékou Koné has yet to play a senior game for Manchester United. Manchester United/Manchester United via Getty ImagesHe was treated on the pitch for around 15 minutes and after the half-time whistle had been blown, was carried off on a stretcher and it was…

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Cisco — The tech stock pulled back almost 3% after its fourth-quarter results barely beat expectations. Cisco posted adjusted earnings of 99 cents per share on revenue of $14.67 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for a profit of 98 cents per share and $14.62 billion in revenue. The company’s guidance also just barely surpassed expectations. Cisco stock is up almost 19% year to date. Ibotta — The stock plunged more than 21% on the heels of the tech company’s second-quarter results missing expectations. Ibotta reported earnings…