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Elon Musk of Tesla, Tim Cook of Apple, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, and Sam Altman of OpenAI were among the American tech titans who attended the luncheon, highlighting the importance of commerce and artificial intelligence during Xi Jinping's visit. On Thursday, September 25, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a sumptuous state dinner at the White House following a day of extravagance and ceremony that concealed serious tensions between the two competing nations. Elon Musk of Tesla, Tim Cook of Apple, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, and Sam Altman of OpenAI were among the many American tech titans who attended the luncheon, highlighting the importance of commerce and artificial intelligence during Mr. Xi's visit. As Mr. Trump and his wife Melania received Mr. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan for dinner, protesters gathered outside the White House, yelling "Xi Jinping is not welcome" and "Free Hong Kong," AFP reporters saw. Earlier in the ...

As the 80-year-old Republican intensified his years-long attack on the US media, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico also went to court after Trump on Friday ordered them to be excluded. In protest of President Donald Trump's decision to bar three prominent media outlets from the White House, US television networks staged a remarkable uprising on Monday by essentially refusing to cover him. As the 80-year-old Republican intensified his years-long attack on the US media, CNN, MS NOW, and Politico also went to court after Trump on Friday ordered them to be excluded. In a rare show of support for CNN, the top five US broadcasters said on Monday that they were stopping "pool" coverage of the White House, in which a broadcaster films on behalf of all media channels for the day. CNN was supposed to be the White House TV pool on Monday. Accurate, unbiased information on the government is of utmost importance to the people. According to a statement from ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NBC, ...

Sydney's first case of the highly virulent H5N1 avian flu strain has been verified by Australian authorities. Since H5N1 arrived in mainland Australia in June, this is Sydney's first confirmed case. Residents who have backyard chickens or pet birds have been cautioned by authorities to stay away from wild birds. Additionally, dog owners have been advised to stop their animals from pursuing or consuming carcasses of wild birds. Sue Heins, the mayor of Northern Beaches, cautioned that additional occurrences might occur and advised the area to get ready for possible detrimental effects on wildlife. As of Wednesday, there were 468 confirmed H5N1 cases throughout Australia, including 20 in New South Wales, according to federal data. Thus far, no cases have been found in the state's cattle, captive birds, or commercial poultry. According to the World Health Organization, H5N1 mainly affects birds but can also infect humans and other mammals. Human infections can cause everything ...

Louise Quennell, Senior Director of Dell Technologies' Client Solutions Group UK, discusses how AI PCs help close the digital skills gap and retain people. Talent recruiting and retention are being discussed as much as procurement when it comes to workplace technology. An organization makes it very evident that it prioritizes the employee experience when it gives a new hire an AI PC on the first day of work. This is significant because businesses are transitioning from AI pilots and proofs of concept to widespread implementation. The quality of the device experience will increasingly influence how people communicate, create, and make decisions as AI PCs become a practical basis for contemporary work. Workers are becoming more and more dependent on technology to handle tedious tasks like summarizing meetings, organizing inboxes, and automating regular reporting. These tasks can quickly deteriorate the employee experience and cause needless friction when run on outdated equipment. O...

On September 9, Apple will reveal the iPhone Ultra, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max. It's Wednesday. If you are familiar with Apple, you are aware that the corporation like starting pre-orders for new iPhones on the Friday of the week in which they are revealed. But there's a twist this year. Since Apple is a US-based firm and September 11 is the Friday following the event, there are rumors that the company may change its plans and begin accepting pre-orders for the new iPhones on September 12, which is a Saturday. There are also rumors that the pre-order start time would shift from the customary 5 AM PT to midnight PT. The Apple Watch Series 12 and anything else Apple chooses to reveal on September 9 should also follow this schedule. Even while it might be released concurrently with the Pro and Pro Max variants, a number of earlier sources have indicated that the iPhone Ultra will arrive later. Pre-orders may thus begin later.

About 100 people were stranded within a tunnel during a hydroelectric project on Friday, and Nepali army helicopter rescue crews were working to free them. On Friday, August 28, 2026, Nepal police announced that 469 people had died as a result of a flash flood that happened earlier this week. According to a statement from the Nepal Police, 796 people—including 50 foreigners—had been evacuated by land and 796 more have been rescued from the affected areas by helicopters. In the meantime, Earth scientists evaluated the destruction and looked for hints in satellite data. According to geomorphologists Kristen Cook and Dan Shugar, satellite photographs showed that the bedrock beneath the glacier had crumbled, throwing rocks and ice down the valley along with the enormous block of ice. In addition, the Red Cross issued an urgent request for $31 million to address the catastrophic landslides and flash floods that occurred along the border between Nepal and Tibet. The day after releasing one m...