PE jumps on Japan’s HR tech boom
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JuJu Watkins injury: Mississippi State player faces online criticism
Mississippi State women’s basketball player Chandler Prater has been the target of online furor after she was involved in the play that resulted in USC star JuJu Watkins’ season-ending injury on Monday night. Prater, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to disable her comment section on some of her Instagram…
Parliament to host special screening of Vicky Kaushal starrer Chhaava with PM Narendra Modi; Amit Shah, and other top ministers to attend
In a historic event, the Indian Parliament will host a special screening of the epic period drama Chhaava on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The screening will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, several Union Ministers, and Members of Parliament. The film’s lead actor, Vicky Kaushal, along with producer Dinesh Vijan…
Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Face Trial in Brazil for Attempting a Coup
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, will face trial on charges that he oversaw a vast scheme to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections, including an attempt to overturn the vote and a plot to assassinate the nation’s president-elect, the country’s Supreme Court decided on Wednesday. The ruling marks a significant effort to hold…
YouTube is changing how it calculates views for Shorts
YouTube Shorts has introduced a change that brings analytics for its bite-sized video option into closer parity with rival services TikTok and Instagram. The video platform will remove the minimum play time requirement it previously had for a user watching a clip to count as a view. Beginning March 31, a "view" will be added…
The real Novak Djokovic tries to stand up in front of Serena Williams in Miami
MIAMI — After two decades of professional tennis, 99 career singles titles and 24 Grand Slam triumphs, Novak Djokovic has become a mystery — to tennis fans and to himself. Both parties are trying to answer the same question, from match to match and tournament to tournament, as his career moves towards an as-yet unknown…
Judge Allows Key New York Times Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI To Proceed
A federal judge today denied OpenAI’s motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit by The New York Times, a major development in a closely watched case that will test the limits of what AI firms can use, and how, to train their large language models. “The Court hereby denies (1) OpenAI’s motions to dismiss the…
Stocks Slump Ahead of Trump’s Auto Tariffs
Stocks slumped on Wednesday ahead of President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on auto imports, as investors braced for levies that could disrupt carmakers’ supply chains and raise costs for consumers. The S&P 500 fell roughly 1.1 percent for the day, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 2 percent lower. The downturn reflected ongoing volatility in…
Prince Harry Steps Down as Patron of Charity He Founded
Prince Harry has resigned as the patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. The move followed a clash between the charity’s board of trustees and its board chair. Harry and his fellow patron, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, said they were quitting as faces of the…
Trump says he will impose a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles
During a briefing on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced plans to put a 25 percent tariff on cars and trucks imported into the US. Trump said the taxes would go into effect on April 2nd — the same time he’s expected to introduce a round of reciprocal tariffs, according to The New York Times. The…