Two years ago, when big-name Chinese technology companies like Baidu and Alibaba were chasing Silicon Valley’s advances in artificial intelligence with splashy announcements and new chatbots, DeepSeek took a different approach. It zeroed in on research. The strategy paid off. The Chinese start-up has jolted the tech world with its claim that it created a…
NEW DELHI: Dubai Capitals star Shai Hope expressed his delight with the team’s record-breaking chase of 207 runs against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20 tournament. The Capitals have won three consecutive matches, solidifying their position at the top of the points table and strengthening their bid for the tournament title.The highlight of…
Mike Hynson, who epitomized the image of the bronzed surf god as a star of the hit 1966 surfing documentary “The Endless Summer” and, with his outlaw instincts, embodied the rebel ethos of the sport on his way to being hailed a colossus of the curl, died on Jan. 10 in Encinitas, Calif. He was…
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates (ILT20 Photo) NEW DELHI: Alishan Sharafu, Jason Holder, and Kyle Mayers played pivotal roles in Abu Dhabi Knight Riders‘ 42-run victory over MI Emirates in the ILT20 Season 3 match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday evening. Sharafu’s match-winning knock of 55 runs earned him the Player…
Netflix’s “Bling Empire: New York” cast member Lynn Ban has died at age 51. Her death comes weeks after the jewelry designer and fashion expert was hurt in a Christmas Eve skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado. She later underwent brain surgery. Sebastian Ban posted on his mother’s verified Instagram account that she died Monday. “I…
Rocky Flintoff (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, delivered a stellar performance by scoring a remarkable century for England Lions against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane.Batting at number nine, Flintoff hammered 108 off 127 balls, propelling the Lions to a first-innings total of 319….
NEW DELHI: Indian cricketing stalwart Virat Kohli is set to make his eagerly awaited return to domestic cricket as he takes the field for Delhi in their final Ranji Trophy group-stage match. This will mark his first appearance in the competition since November 2012, after a hiatus from domestic cricket to focus on international duties….
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma is set to play his first Ranji Trophy match in nearly a decade, joining Yashasvi Jaiswal in Mumbai’s squad for their January 23 clash against Jammu and Kashmir at MCA-BKC Ground. Veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane will continue as Mumbai’s captain. The BCCI…
An Iranian court has sentenced a controversial pop singer, known to be a vocal critic of the Islamic nation’s regime and his full body tattoos, to death after he was found guilty of insulting Prophet Muhammad. Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, professionally known as Amir Tataloo, was sentenced on Sunday after Iran’s “Supreme Court accepted the prosecutor’s…
Heads of states and political leaders with influence will be a part of US-President elect Donald Trump’s inaugural ceremony on January 20. But there will be another special guest, who will remind many of Trump’s Wisconsin rally in October — the garbage truck. The truck had stickers of the Trump campaign and was a response…