Top Trump counter-terror official blames Biden admin’s lax vetting for terrorist attack on National Guard troops

Top Trump counter-terror official blames Biden admin’s lax vetting for terrorist attack on National Guard troops

Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) disagreed with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent that the Biden administration’s lax vetting enabled the DC National Guard shooting before Thanksgiving. Both Noem and Kent disagreed, with the Homeland secretary balking at Thompson’s choice of words that the shooting — which killed one National…

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CNN denies banning Stephen Miller after top WH aide claims it rejected offer to ‘discuss any topic with any host at any time’

CNN denies banning Stephen Miller after top WH aide claims it rejected offer to ‘discuss any topic with any host at any time’

CNN denied it banned top White House aide Stephen Miller from appearing on the network after he claimed the channel turned down his offer to speak on any topic with any host at any time. During an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Wednesday, Miller said the left-leaning cable network refused to book him after…

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Disney invests US$1 billion in OpenAI, strikes licensing deal

Disney invests US billion in OpenAI, strikes licensing deal

The company to tap OpenAI tools for new products and experiences, and to roll out ChatGPT to staff [NEW YORK] Walt Disney agreed to invest US$1 billion in OpenAI and licence iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to Sora, OpenAI’s short-form, artificial intelligence video platform. As part of the three-year licensing pact, Sora will…

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Sembcorp to acquire Australian power company Alinta Energy in A$6.5 billion deal

Sembcorp to acquire Australian power company Alinta Energy in A.5 billion deal

The asset is country’s fourth-largest utilities provider with around 1.1 million customers [SINGAPORE] Sembcorp Industries will acquire Australia’s fourth-largest utilities provider Alinta Energy. In a bourse filing on Thursday (Dec 11), Sembcorp said that it had entered a share sale agreement with Alinta’s current owner, Hong Kong-based holding company Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. The agreed…

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Axa warns on data centre ‘gambles’ as private credit risks rise

Axa warns on data centre ‘gambles’ as private credit risks rise

[PARIS] French insurer Axa is exercising greater caution on the artificial intelligence build-out when backing financing for the sector, amid growing awareness of emerging risks in private markets.  “We are convinced of the medium-term trend, but we want to avoid financing technological gambles,” AXA group chief investment officer Jean-Baptiste Tricot said in an interview in…

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Seatrium consortium bags major contract with TenneT to link Germany’s grid with North Sea wind power

Seatrium consortium bags major contract with TenneT to link Germany’s grid with North Sea wind power

This brings Seatrium’s value of new wins for FY2025 to over S$4 billion to date [SINGAPORE] A consortium comprising Seatrium and GE Vernova was on Thursday (Dec 11) awarded a contract by European transmission operator TenneT to connect North Sea wind power to Germany’s power grid. This latest contract brings Seatrium’s value of new contracts…

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