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At Las Vegas show, tech world turns to mental health tools
Whether detecting rising anxiety or managing a full-blown panic attack, the tech industry is offering an array of new tools designed to support mental health. - Breathing easier - French firm Baracoda, meanwhile, is presenting BMind, which it calls "the world's first AI-powered smart mirror for mental wellness."
Snow, ice snarls post-holiday travel in Europe
Snow and ice forced the grounding of dozens of flights in Europe on Sunday, disrupting the end of the busy New Year holiday travel season. - Germany - Snow and black ice forced the cancellation of dozens of flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest.
Top US Republican eyes swift passage of Trump priority mega-bill
The speaker of the US House said Sunday he was pushing an "aggressive" timeframe for getting a multi-trillion-dollar bill addressing immigration, tax cuts and more to Donald Trump's desk by April, within his first 100 days in office. "That's why we're going to be so aggressive about getting this through in the first 100 days," he said.
Cartoonist quits Washington Post over rejected sketch mocking owner, Trump
An award-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper's billionaire owner groveling before Donald Trump was rejected.
Syria says international flights to and from Damascus to resume Tuesday
Syria said on Saturday the country's main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted following last month's ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.
EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target
UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the government's mandated targets, an industry trade body said Saturday. The SMMT reported a "record annual volume" of 382,000 battery electric vehicles sold in the UK last year.
AI expected to star at CES gadget extravaganza
Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, as vendors behind the scenes will seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump.
Microsoft expects to spend $80 bn on AI this fiscal year
Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. For its part, Microsoft is on pace to invest about $80 billion this year to build out AI datacenters, train AI models and deploy cloud-based applications around the world, according to Smith.
UK, Germany electricity cleanest on record in 2024
Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday. Renewable energy like wind and solar accounted for 59 percent of production in Germany, while in Britain it stood at 45 percent, the data showed.
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