May2024
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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure
May 15, 2024OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence tech race with its release of ChatGPT. Sutskever said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was leaving after almost a... -
Child migration through the Darien Gap up 40 per cent so far this year
May 15, 2024An increase in the number of children migrating through the dangerous Darien Gap so far this year puts the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record levels of child migration, according to UNICEF... -
Bangladesh seeks $100 million from Japan for the shipbreaking industry
May 15, 2024Today, Bangladesh’s shipbreaking sector needs aid from Japan to become viable and safe, and for that reason, Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud requested 100 million US dollars. “I requested Japan to help us with 100 million... -
Bangladesh, Ireland holds maiden FOC in Dublin
May 15, 2024On Monday, the foreign ministries of Bangladesh and Ireland signed the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Biennial Consultations during their inaugural Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Dublin. According to a press release received here today,... -
South African communities are terrorized by gold mining gangs
May 15, 2024Lutho Makheyi, while strolling around the ramshackle shacks of her home’s informal community west of Johannesburg, points out areas where unpaved streets are punctured by trenches filled with soiled rainwater. These are the wounds caused by... -
China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships
May 15, 2024China on Wednesday enforced a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country’s coastline. Tourist groups each consisting of two foreigners or more, and organized... -
US tries to rebuild trust with Bangladesh: Lu
May 15, 2024Donald Lu, the visiting US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, stated today that following a period of “tension” centered around Bangladesh’s general elections on January 7, the US has been working to... -
Accelera, Daimler and PACCAR formed a joint venture to advance battery cell production in the United States
May 15, 2024Accelera, a zero-emissions business unit of Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding and PACCAR said on Wednesday they formed a joint venture to advance battery cell production in the United States. Demand for lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP)... -
Chinese automaker BYD unveiled mid-size hybrid-electric pickup truck, Shark, in Mexico
May 15, 2024Chinese automaker BYD unveiled the Shark, a mid-size hybrid-electric pickup truck, in Mexico on Tuesday, as its regional chief brushed off new U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese EVs, saying the company was not eyeing an entry... -
Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California
May 15, 2024Tesla plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, it said in a notice to the state government, as the automaker undertakes a series of job cuts globally that began a month ago amid...
