Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) Novak Djokovic achieved a historic milestone at Roland Garros on Monday, becoming only the second player to secure 100 career wins at the French Open after defeating Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round, advancing to the quarterfinals for the 16th consecutive year.The 38-year-old Serbian joined…
Novak Djokovic showed no signs of slowing down at Roland Garros, booking his place in the fourth round of the French Open for a remarkable 16th consecutive year. The sixth seed was in cruise control on June 1 after easing past Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 under the lights at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Though…
Representative Image (AI) The United States Senate has advanced the Genius Act, a landmark bill aimed at regulating stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to assets like the US dollar or gold. The bill passed a key procedural vote with a 66-32 margin, overcoming earlier opposition from Senate Democrats.The Genius Act introduces first of its…
The bill includes tax cuts, increased border security spending and modifications to Medicaid and other programs (Image: AP) Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who blocked the measure two days earlier reversed course after gaining commitments…
Advocates for private-school choice celebrated this week as a federal schools voucher bill moved closer to becoming law, a major milestone that eluded their movement during President Trump’s first term. The House Republican budget proposal that advanced on Monday would devote $5 billion to federal vouchers for private-school tuition, home-schooling materials and for-profit virtual learning….
BENGALURU: IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna observed that the AI race is focused on whether bigger models mean better outcomes. Yet, AI systems do not inherently need to consume extensive resources or require substantial investments. “Following IBM’s earnings announcement earlier today, I had a lot of conversation and without fail, DeepSeek came up…. For…
The United States has worked steadily over the past three years to limit China’s access to the cutting edge computer chips that power advanced artificial intelligence systems. Its aim has been to slow China’s progress in developing sophisticated A.I. models. Now a Chinese firm, DeepSeek, has created that very technology. In recent weeks, DeepSeek released…
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement — which rates how close humanity is from ending — citing threats that include climate…
A jolt of panic hit big technology stocks on Monday, with investors rattled by fears that advances in artificial intelligence by Chinese upstarts could threaten the moneymaking power of tech giants in the United States, Europe and beyond. The chipmaker Nvidia was one of the hardest hit, falling about 13 percent in early trading, a…
Carlos Alcaraz, right, is congratulated by Jack Draper after Draper retires from their fourth round match. (AP Photo) Carlos Alcaraz progressed to the Australian Open quarter-finals after his opponent, Jack Draper, retired during their last-16 match on Sunday at Rod Laver Arena amidst scorching conditions. At the time of Draper’s withdrawal, the Spanish third seed…