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Google experienced a significant outage affecting users across the globe. Starting around 9 am ET, individuals reported issues accessing key Google services, including Gmail, the search engine, YouTube, and more. Downdetector, which monitors online outages, recorded a sharp increase in complaints, revealing a widespread impact. Regional Impact and Service Breakdown The outage particularly affected major US cities such as Los Angeles and New York City, with additional reports from Houston, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, and Chicago. According to Downdetector’s heat map, 57% of the reported problems were related to Google’s search functionality, 31% were linked to website performance, and 11% concerned Google Drive.

Will Breaking return in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics? Breaking's popularity was off the charts in the Paris Olympics 2024 that just ended on August 11, with a grand Paris Olympics closing ceremony, that saw Hollywood stars, sports veterans and IOC officials set the stage ablaze at the Stade de France.

Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to «drill, baby, drill,» «end the electric vehicle mandate» and reduce subsidies of the sort that helped Tesla become the U.S.'s dominant EV manufacturer. So instrumental have government loans, tax breaks and other EV policies been to Tesla's fast growth that despite Musk's gradual embrace of the former president and his Republican Party rhetoric in recent years, the company continues to lobby the U.S. and state governments for benefits championed by the Democratic Party. In February, for instance, Tesla in a filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, urged the Biden administration to allow California to pursue stricter vehicle emissions rules than the rest of the country — an idea Trump opposes.

PARIS – Canada’s record performance at the Olympic Games in Paris did not happen without thorns, but athletes provided unforgettable sporting moments.

Los Angeles in 2028. Speculation was rife that Hollywood star Tom Cruise — seen around town during the final weekend — would feature in the closing ceremony that unlike the rain-drenched July 26 opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games, basked in sunny, hot weather. For now, French swimmer Leon Marchand started the Olympic flame's journey to the Stade de France. For Los Angeles, topping Paris could be mission impossible. The French capital made spectacular use of its cityscape for its first Games in 100 years. The Eiffel Tower and other iconic monuments became Olympic stars in their own right, serving as backdrops and in some cases venues for competitions.

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PARIS – Phil Kim was the first, and for the foreseeable future, the only Olympic champion in men’s breaking.The 27-year-old from Vancouver, known in his breaking circles as B-Boy Phil Wizard, captured gold at Place de la Concorde on Saturday.The Canadian dominated his final battle with host-country favourite Danis Civil (Dany Dann) of France by winning all three rounds and taking 23 of a possible 27 votes from the judges.The 2022 world champion and reigning Pan American Games champion Kim was a favourite in the performance sport making its Olympic debut in Paris.It isn’t on the menu in Los Angeles in 2028 nor is it certain to return in Brisbane, Australia, in 2032.The sunny, charismatic Kim was that throughout his bouts Saturday, but he shed tears both on the podium during O Canada, in interviews afterward and when he embraced his mother Gilsoo, father Byung Tae and brothers Daniel and John.“I was stressed out of my mind,” Kim said. “Yesterday, I cried my eyes out because I was so scared to do this.“There’s been a lot of pressure and a lot of expectations.

JD Vance use Ozempic, an anti-obesity medication used for long-term weight management? This question has been raised after he lost 30 pounds since his 2022 Senate run. There is a long list of celebrities who have reportedly used this medication. Ice Spice was suspected of using it due to her 'melting figure' and Katy Perry is also supposed to have taken it after her return to the limelight.

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 11. The XXXIII Olympiad or Summer Olympics 2024, which began on July 26, is all set to culminate as Los Angeles gears up to host the prestigious event.

Paris Olympics 2024: The world is eagerly awaiting the much-anticipated closing ceremony. Scheduled to take place at the iconic Stade de France, this event will not only mark the culmination of weeks of thrilling competition but also signal the countdown to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. In an exciting development, Team India has announced that veteran hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and acclaimed shooter Manu Bhaker will have the honour of carrying the Indian flag during the Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony. Sreejesh played a pivotal role in India's campaign, making crucial saves against Australia during the group stage and in the penalty shootout against Great Britain in the quarterfinals. His outstanding performance continued in the bronze medal match, where his sensational saves secured India's victory. Alongside him, Manu Bhaker, who earned two bronze medals in Paris, will share the flag-bearing duties.

The organizers have mostly succeeded in highlighting Paris' beauty during the Games. Beach volleyball was played near the famed Eiffel Tower. However, holding events on the filthy Seine River proved more difficult. The closing ceremony is scheduled to begin at 0030 IST (Monday) and continue slightly more than two hours. It will feature typical features such as the athlete parade and the presentation of the Olympic flag to the 2028 Los Angeles Games organizers.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt together? The question popped up after Pax Jolie-Pitt, the 20-year-old son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, met with an accident last week and has been released, but needs further treatment, reports 'Blast'. Pax received a severe head injury from an electric bike accident in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department or LAPD, paramedics reached the accident site at Hobart and Los Feliz Boulevard after the e-bike rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped at a red light. Pax was immediately shifted to a local hospital with a severe head injury.

A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their monthly payments

ride-hailing drivers are facing the threat of job loss from artificial intelligence as robotaxis begin to proliferate. Self-driving technology, still experimental, is being aggressively greenlit in China compared to the US, where approvals are often suspended after accidents. At least 19 Chinese cities are testing robotaxis and robobuses, with seven cities approving tests without human-driver monitors from at least five industry leaders: Apollo Go, Pony.ai, WeRide, AutoX, and SAIC Motor. Apollo Go, a subsidiary of technology giant Baidu, plans to deploy 1,000 robotaxis in Wuhan by year-end and operate in 100 cities by 2030. Pony.ai, backed by Japan's Toyota Motor, operates 300 robotaxis with plans to increase to 1,000 by 2026. WeRide is known for autonomous taxis, vans, buses, and street sweepers, while AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group, operates in cities including Beijing and Shanghai. SAIC Motor has been operating robotaxis since 2021. In the US, Alphabet's Waymo operates uncrewed robotaxis that collect fares, with over 1,000 cars in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Cruise, backed by General Motors, resumed testing in April after an accident last year.

Paris Olympics double medallist pistol shooter Manu Bhaker on Wednesday said that she has already set her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Games and she will keep working hard to produce consistent results in the future. The 22-year-old Bhaker won a bronze each in the women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event, in which she had paired with Sarabjot Singh, to script Olympic history for the country. «After the end of one Olympics I already have the next one on my mind for which the journey has already started, so after Paris, the journey of it (LA Olympics) has already begun, so after a little break I will get back to preparing for it,» Bhaker told PTI Videos.

Sam Watson, 18-year-old, set a speed climbing world record of 4.75 seconds at the Olympics. At a speed climbing event, spectators must be vigilant as athletes can scale the 15-meter wall in around five seconds. Climbing first appeared at the Tokyo Games in 2021, having been introduced to the Olympic radar at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in 2018. The sport, along with skateboarding and surfing, aimed to attract younger audiences. It will continue to be part of the program for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.

A global market rout like the one on Monday is enough to make even the most Zen investors a little anxious about their money.

Elon Musk has filed a second lawsuit against OpenAI and two founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman