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Elon Musk has been the biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump's win in United States' elections, however, his social media platform X is now witnessing an exodus with celebrities and news organisations moving to Twitter founder's Jack Dorsey app. Among the largest beneficiaries of that desire is Bluesky, a rival service that has gained more than 1 million new users in the week since the election, a company spokesperson, Emily Liu, said Tuesday. The majority of the new users live in the United States, Canada and Britain, she added. «We're seeing increased activity levels across all different forms of engagement,» she said in an email.

Powell, asked at an event in Dallas whether he would consider being the first Fed chair in more than seven decades to remain on the Fed board after no longer serving as its leader, said only that he is committed to serving out his term as chair. «I'll certainly serve to the end… of my chair term,» Powell said. «And that's really all I've decided, and all I'm thinking about.»

Elon Musk met with Iran's UN ambassador and discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday. The meeting between Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravheld in a secret location in New York and lasted over an hour was described by two Iranian officials as «positive» and focused on reducing tensions between the two countries, the publication noted. Trump who appointed Musk, the owner of Tesla and X as the co-director of a new government efficiency agency during a call last week with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, handed the phone to the tech billionaire, said New York Times. Musk has played a key role in providing communications capability to Ukraine in the war with Russia.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he is nominating anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid.

The digital asset rose nearly 6% in the US to a record $93,462 but failed to hold the climb, falling back to $89,974 as of 10:28 a.m. on Thursday in Singapore. The wider crypto market swung between gains and losses amid choppy trading.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Afew months ago while watching the re-mastered version of Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar (The Big City) in a movie theatre, I noticed something I’d always taken for granted. It was the sound of the city as captured by Ray.

Trump and Republicans call a «mandate» to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent in the U.S. Congress? Trump is laying down a gauntlet even before taking office challenging the Senate, in particular, to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other controversial choices for his Cabinet and administration positions. The promise of unified government, with the Republican Party's sweep of the White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate, is making way for a more complicated political reality as congressional leaders confront anew what it means to line up with Trump's agenda.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “The concept of risk is completely invented to ensure that investment doesn’t come to Africa," Gagan Gupta told an audience of investors and entrepreneurs earlier this year, to resounding applause. Mr Gupta, whose firm works on logistics and utilities across Africa, is optimistic about the continent and scathing about outsiders’ ability to assess it.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—Israel is expanding its ground operation in southern Lebanon, sending troops into villages farther from its border, in what some former senior security officials worry could turn into a war of attrition. On Thursday, Israel’s military for the second day in row said its troops were reaching new targets in southern Lebanon.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead powerful U.S. spy agencies has often seemed to embrace Washington’s adversaries and questioned key American intelligence judgments, raising alarm among veteran intelligence officials and the wider national security establishment.

Lenovo will further diversify its supply chain and plans to open more manufacturing facilities outside China amid global geopolitical uncertainty, Chairman Yang Yuanqing said. Lenovo, the world's largest PC maker, has most of its plants in China, a common situation in the electronics industry that creates potential vulnerability as US President-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose 60% tariffs on Chinese imports. Yang told Reuters that while it's too early to predict the new US administration's policies, Lenovo has an advantage over competitors in hedging such risks through its more diversified manufacturing base and sourcing strategy, as well as balanced regional revenue streams.

Donald Trump has said his administration will focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, as he lamented the killing of people in the conflict. He also said his administration will also work on bringing peace to West Asia. «We're going to work on the Middle East, and we're going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It's got to stop,» Trump said during a gala for the America First Policy Institute held at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday. This was his first major speech and public appearance after his stunning electoral victory in the November 5 presidential elections.

Donald Trump is not India’s No. 1 problem. At least not right now. His hawkish trade policy may well emerge as an outsize threat to supply chains and global growth. But a bigger, more immediate worry for the central bank in Mumbai is tomatoes. Or, to be more specific, a 161% jump last month in tomato prices — due to late and heavy rainfall — from a year ago. With potatoes and onions also becoming dearer, food expenses are out of control. The average cost of a homecooked meal in October — a standard fare of rice, roti, dal, veggies, salad and yoghurt — was the steepest in 14 months, according to CRISIL, an affiliate of S&P Global Inc. The chances of a December rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India were dimming even before the US election. But with inflation spiking above the upper end of the central bank’s tolerance range of 2%-6%, many analysts are ruling out monetary easing before the start of the next financial year in April. By which time, the next American president’s policies would have started to have an effect, particularly on the exchange rate.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general got supercharged by Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Having learnt from videos, a da Vinci robot has been replicating surgical procedures like using a needle and suturing. Robots may be a step closer to performing complex surgeries independently—but will humans trust autonomous AI surgeons? Robotic surgeries, especially in the post-covid era, are being routinely done in urology, oncology, nephrology, gynaecology and laproscopy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Law firms are advising Indian companies operating in the US or engaging in deals with American firms to expect closer scrutiny under the Trump administration, suggesting additional clauses in legal contracts to protect their interests. The election of Donald Trump has sparked concerns in India and across the world that the President-elect's America First policies will raise the heat for other countries and their companies.

Sean Diddy Combs is currently held in the 4 North unit of Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) which is a facility known for housing high-profile inmates like Sam Bankman-Fried and R. Kelly, reported The Mirror US. The dormitory-style environment accommodates around 20 inmates and features unique aspects which include holes that allow inmates to see and communicate with women on a lower floor, revealed the former inmates. According to The Mirror US life in this unit for the inmates is described as somewhat monotonous while it has severely limited privacy with small beds placed closely together and very basic amenities like access to tablets for movies and games. Sean Diddy Combs is lodged in MDC and is awaiting trial on serious charges which includes sex trafficking and racketeering eventually which he has denied. Also Read: Stellar Blade x Nier Automata DLC: See release date, pricing and outfits

Kevin Costner was recently spotted at a party in New York City with 30 year old athlete and Assistant District Attorney Christian Rain Castaneda following his divorce from Christine Baumgartner and the shocking exit of his character John Dutton from the hit series Yellowstone, reported Parade. According to Parade, the event which took place pretty recently was eventually hosted by Jason Binn of DuJour Media where Kevin Costner was seen in a stylish dark blue turtleneck and black glasses while Christian Rain Castaneda wore an elegant all-black outfit. Also Read: The Leonid Meteor Shower: How to See It Even with a Nearly Full Moon

US Presidential Elections 2024, the famous personality Kim Kardashian has remained notably silent regarding the results which eventually led her fans to speculate on her reasons for not publicly supporting Kamala Harris. SheKnows reported that Kim Kardashian’s friendship with Ivanka Trump might have influenced her initial stance while there are suggestions that Kim Kardashian might have voted for Donald Trump and is avoiding backlash from her followers. According to SheKnows, Kim Kardashian and Ivanka Trump have been friends since their first meeting at the Met Gala 2014 and their relationship has eventually strengthened over the years specifically during Donald Trump's Presidency. They actually bonded over shared interests which included Kim Kardashian's advocacy for prison reform while Ivanka Trump helped in facilitating that. Also Read :Cameron Diaz to make a comeback with this Netflix spy comedy. See release date, plot, cast and trailer

Rajnath Singh is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun at an event in Laos next week. Following the border patrolling agreement with China that led to disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh, Singh-Dong meeting would be the first high-level engagement between the two countries. Singh will visit Laos to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus), where he is likely to meet his outgoing US counterpart as well. Sources said while the meeting with Dong has not been finalised yet, the interaction could take place on the sidelines of the two-day event.