Germany’s Alica Schmidt has continued to soar in popularity across the globe, catching the attention of fans worldwide. She was recently back on the track during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, adding to her reign near the top of the most photographed athletes.
Alica Schmidt
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Alica Schmidt
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Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for European Athletics)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for European Athletics)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for European Athletics)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Alica Schmidt
(Photo by Simon Hofmann/Getty Images for European Athletics)
Next month will mark the 5th anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. And we all remember the things we were doing — and buying — while we were stuck at home.
In a statement on Tuesday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI startup Anthropic, called the AI Action Summit in Paris this week a "missed opportunity," and urged the AI industry — and government — to "move faster and with greater clarity." "We were pleased to attend the AI Action Summit in Paris, and we appreciate the French government’s efforts to bring together AI companies, researchers, and policymakers from across the world," Amodei said. Amodei's criticism of the AI Action Summit, the latest in a series of conferences that brought together AI companies and regulators to attempt to arrive at a consensus on AI governance, echoes that of several academics earlier this week.
A global law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of four Russian nationals, who authorities accuse of involvement in more than 1,000 ransomware attacks worldwide. The operation, named “Phobos Aetor," saw four suspected hackers arrested in Phuket, Thailand, according to Bavarian police. The four individuals have been linked to the 8base ransomware group, which authorities say is the largest affiliate of the Phobos ransomware-as-a-service operation.
Eric Council Jr. from Alabama has pleaded guilty to being a co-conspirator in the unauthorized takeover of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Twitter account last year. The DOJ says he was the one who carried out the SIM swapping that made the takeover possible.
It's no news that India is a huge market for entertainment businesses, but what often doesn't get mentioned is that its people love to see content in their own languages. According to a recent survey by non-profit Internet and Mobile Association of India, more than 870 million Indians sought out videos, music and other content in Indian languages in 2024, and of those, 57% preferred content in local languages. Toonsutra, a platform for webtoons in India, is trying to leverage the rise in internet usage in the country and this preference for localized content.
The biggest news stories this morning: TikTok suggests Android users in the US should sideload the app, OnePlus 13 phone review, Apple will reportedly announce a new iPhone SE this week.
The best savings account interest rates are still well above historical norms. Find out which banks and credit unions are offering the highest savings rates today.
Venture capitalists are gobbling up term sheets for startups peddling artificial intelligence, but they're remaining picky when it comes to funding the wider spectrum of technology. Yoram Wijngaarde, the founder of Dealroom, has been analyzing and advising in the tech industry for decades. Part of the reason for that, it seems, is the fact that there is a wider ecosystem being touched by AI, covering hardware and infrastructure, applications, foundational models and more.
Africa’s top digital banking platforms typically come from high-growth, populous markets like Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt. The startup has raised $8 million in seed funding to expand its financial products further across the country, where mobile money is the dominant financial tool. While mobile money has become the go-to for financial transactions, the traditional banking sector in Ghana and Africa as a whole remains highly profitable.
Donald Trump's focus this week on reciprocal tariffs could upend US trading relationships around the globe, with some close allies likely to see an increase in duties.
As Africa’s tech ecosystem booms, more people from the region are landing remote jobs with big tech firms and global startups. But a couple of months in, the founders realized the real problem didn't lie with the companies sending payments — it was with individuals struggling to receive them.
