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Phia, a shopping assistance startup co-founded by Bill Gates’ youngest daughter Phoebe, has been accused of improperly claiming credit for online sales it did not generate, according to testing conducted by multiple organizations and independent researchers. Bloomberg reports that a browser extension created by Phia, an advertising startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has been found to claim commissions for sales it did not actually influence, violating policies across multiple digital platforms. The company markets itself as a personal shopping assistant that helps users locate the lowest prices on clothing and fashion accessories. According to Ben…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – At least 10 people, including a child, were injured after Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Explosions and fires were reported across the capital’s Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, the emergency service said in a statement on Telegram. In Solomianskyi district, a strike ignited a fire in a three-story office and warehouse building, while another warehouse caught fire in the Dniprovskyi district after it was hit. Russia launched 10 missiles of various types, including six ballistic missiles, along with 121 drones against Ukraine overnight,…
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the ceasefire with Iran is over, though the United States has agreed that talks will continue. Trump took to Truth Social on Friday morning to declare an end to the ceasefire. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump wrote. The United States carried out strikes in Iran on consecutive days this week, hitting roughly 80 military targets…
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and wife quit royal life and moved to America six years ago. Harry, Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, met with the king and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House, a country estate west of London, Buckingham Palace confirmed. The Duke of Sussex had arrived Monday in his homeland for a number of charity events that were overshadowed by speculation of whether…
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in federal court in Northern California, accusing the AI startup of stealing trade secrets and confidential information to develop consumer hardware products. According to Apple, the scheme involved staff “at every level” intent on hijacking Apple’s secret designs and tecehnology. CNBC reports that Apple has taken legal action against OpenAI, alleging widespread theft of the iPhone maker’s intellectual property in a lawsuit that marks a dramatic shift in the relationship between the two technology giants. The complaint, filed in federal court in Northern California, claims that OpenAI systematically obtained Apple’s proprietary information across multiple…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported an illegal alien convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a child over the course of four years, whom Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D), and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson pardoned last month. On Friday ICE officials announced the deportation of illegal alien Tou Lue Vang of Laos, who was convicted in 2006 of repeatedly sexually abusing a girl from 2002 to 2004, beginning when the girl was just 10 years old. Investigators said Vang offered his child victim $10 in exchange for her silence and considered his crimes…
Penalties of all sorts were in the news this week.gettyIf you noticed that lines at the post office were a little longer than normal this week, it wasn’t just because folks were hoping to stock up on Forever stamps before postage rates go up this weekend. Beginning Sunday, July 12, the U.S. Postal Service is raising the price of a Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents—the eighth increase in five years. Some of those customers may also have been taxpayers hoping to meet the July 10 deadline for protective refund claims related to Kwong v. United States.In Kwong…
London’s Metropolitan Police officers have been accused by a judge of letting an attempted rapist go after being caught “red-handed” outside Buckingham Palace, the trial of the migrant has revealed. In the early morning of Sept 7, 2024, Algerian migrant Ramzi Barkat, 54, came upon a woman in St James’s Park, attempted to flirt with her, and when he was shot down, tackled and “straddled” her while holding down her wrists. Fortunately for the woman, three nearby soldiers heard her screams and prevented Barkat from going further. However, despite the apparent risk he posed to the public, police chose to release the…
A federal commission on Thursday granted President Donald Trump’s plan to build a European-style arch in Washington, DC, initial approval. The National Capital Planning Commission voted to approve the preliminary site and plans for the structure near the Memorial Bridge, Fox 5 reported Friday. “Commission staff had recommended preliminary approval while requesting changes to ensure the arch complies with the Height of Buildings Act,” the article said, adding, “Suggested adjustments included redistributing height among the main structure, the habitable roof that would hold an observation deck, and the statues planned for the top.” However, commissioners will continue debating whether the…
The US president promised to grant Kiev a license to manufacture the interceptors during the NATO summit in Ankara Ukraine is unlikely to start producing its own Patriot air defense missiles despite US President Donald Trump’s promise to grant Kiev the relevant license, Reuters has reported, citing informed sources.During the meeting on the sidelines of the recent NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye on Wednesday, Trump told Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky that “we’re going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That’s pretty cool. This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving them enough.” However, the president maintained that…