Jul. 3—The 57th Spirit of America Festival on Thursday, the Fourth of July, will have an impressive fireworks display, over 3 acres of inflatables for kids, a hot dog competition, and a total of about 100 food and arts and crafts vendors, including 25 food trucks. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for […]
A former cryptocurrency company plans to launch a reality television series that will follow its efforts to send people from underrepresented nations to space aboard a Blue Origin suborbital vehicle. The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA), formerly called the Crypto Space Agency, plans to send people from India, Nigeria and a region known as […]
A slew of new tank designs are emerging from European drawing boards. Many are alternatives to the pan-European tank envisioned by France and Germany. It faces domestic pressure to favor national projects that benefit a nation’s workforce. For years, the European tank market was fairly stable. Germany’s Leopard 2 was the most common model in European […]
Firefighters from the surrounding area gathered to compete in the 39th annual Firefighter’s Freedom Competition on Saturday in Southport. Following the opening ceremony, competitors participated in events including a firefighter relay, tanker tug, bucket brigade, barrel push, pie-eating contest, and a fire extinguisher demonstration. Each event showcased different skills and training. Attendees packed the bleachers […]
The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, a top EU official said on Friday. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, started reviewing the deal last year to see whether it broke EU merger rules but dropped it after […]
It’s safe to say and the European Commission aren’t exactly bosom buddies. The two sides have been at loggerheads over Apple’s compliance — or alleged lack thereof — with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law designed to rein in the power of major tech companies. Apple it would delay the rollout of […]
Nvidia will remain the gold standard for AI training chips, CEO Jensen Huang told investors, even as rivals push to cut into his market share and one of Nvidia’s major suppliers gave a subdued forecast for AI chip sales. Everyone from OpenAI to Elon Musk’s Tesla rely on Nvidia semiconductors to run their large language […]
European Union regulators have accused Microsoft of “possibly abusive” practices that violate the bloc’s competition rules by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software. The European Commission said it is concerned the US tech giant has been “restricting competition” by bundling Teams with core office productivity applications such as […]
European Union regulators have accused Apple of breaking new rules on digital competition by preventing software developers on its App Store from steering users to other venues. The European Commission said that according to the preliminary findings of its investigation, the iPhone maker had breached the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Act is […]
The member states of the European Union need to join forces to withstand competition from South Korea and China, German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said in Hangzhou on Sunday. Speaking at the end of a four-day visit to East Asia, Habeck said the concept “competition, and in the toughest sense” had caught […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that a U.S. decision to ban sales of Kaspersky’s software was a typical move by Washington to stifle foreign competition with American products. The Biden administration on Thursday said it would ban the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing […]
OSHKOSH – Miss Wisconsin Teen 2024 is Ella Bey of Pewaukee. The 15-year-old swept the title from a field of 23 contestants Friday night at Alberta Kimball Auditorium at Oshkosh West High School, which will also be the venue for the finals of the Miss Wisconsin Competition that starts at 4 p.m. Saturday. More: Miss […]