South Korea’s data protection authority on Monday said it had temporarily suspended the domestic service of Chinese AI app DeepSeek since Saturday.South Korea’s data protection authority on Monday said it had temporarily suspended the domestic service of Chinese AI app DeepSeek since Saturday. Deepseek’s logo on Jan. 29, 2025. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency’s rules on protecting personal data. The service of the app…
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The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website amidst changes in wordings regarding Taiwan’s independence.The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website amidst changes in wordings regarding Taiwan’s independence. The United States Department of State logo on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website, after the removal of previous wording saying it did not support Taiwan’s formal independence, among other changes that cheered the government in Taipei. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last…
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox prospect Noah Schultz threw two well-placed fastballs for called strikes against Jake Amaya on Sunday at Camelback Ranch. After missing away with a couple of pitches, Schultz got Amaya to swing-and-miss to complete the first at-bat of a live batting practice session. After Schultz cycled through Amaya, Oscar Colás and Tim Elko, it was Hagen Smith’s turn to take a test. The 2024 first-round draft pick passed as well, facing Amaya, Matt Thaiss and Elko. Smith later said the focus Sunday was “attacking with my stuff.” “(I’m) working on more offspeed for strikes,” Smith…
By TIM REYNOLDS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It’ll be Shaq’s OGs against Chuck’s Global Stars for the All-Star mini-tournament title. The OGs got into the final with a win over Candace’s Rising Stars, while the Global Stars beat Kenny’s Young Stars in the first semifinal. It was the debut of the new All-Star mini-tournament format: four teams, three games, first to 40 points wins. The league went to the tournament format of untimed, short games with hopes that asking players to play fewer minutes would lead to better competition. Last year’s game in Indianapolis had a 211-186 final score, setting…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway. Ninth in the No. 24 Chevrolet with one lap left, Byron became the first back-to-back winner since Denny Hamlin in 2019-20. Bryon took advantage of another wreck on the final lap — NASCAR did not drop the caution and let the field race to the finish — and took another, familiar burnout in Daytona International Speedway. The 27-year-old…
The cameras were strategically placed using Oakland Police Department data and community input. A motorcyclist who died March 18 after crashing into a light pole in Oakland has been identified. (File) By Bay City News The City of Oakland has expanded its safety camera network with new installations along the Hegenberger Avenue corridor, a key business district in East Oakland, officials announced Wednesday. The $150,000 investment, funded by the City Council and coordinated by the Economic & Workforce Development Department, aims to enhance security and deter crime. The cameras were strategically placed using Oakland Police Department data and community input,…
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The fight started about 12:25 a.m. in the area of Santa Clara Street and San Pedro Circle, police said. SAN JOSE — A brawl early Sunday in San Pedro Square ended with more than one officer injured and more than one person arrested, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Stabbing death at Santana Row investigated as city’s 3rd homicide this year Crime and Public Safety | Campbell police sergeant cleared in fatal shooting during gun struggle Crime and Public Safety | Death threats made in road rage incident in Saratoga Crime and Public Safety |…
Thousands of people attended the popular Chinese New Year Festival & Parade in San Francisco on Saturday. Thousands of Bay Area residents celebrated the Year of the Snake at the San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. The Year of the Snake symbolizes rebirth and regeneration, and with the snake’s element being wood in 2025, it also represents growth and flexibility. People born under this year, which include 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2013, are described as courageous and resilient. The annual parade has been named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals…
North Coast Section basketball playoffs begin Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday across seven divisions, including Open. De La Salle’s Alec Blair (33) draws a foul against Dougherty Valley’s Jalen Stokes (2) and Tyler Robbins (12) in the third quarter of the East Bay Athletic League championship game in San Ramon, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. De La Salle won with a final score of 74-44. (Anda Chu for the Bay Area News Group) Boys basketball Open Division Thursday’s opening round No. 1 De La Salle (25-4), bye No. 2 Salesian (25-2), bye No. 4 Dublin (23-5) at No. 5 Liberty (24-2),…
Thousands of people attended the popular Chinese New Year Festival & Parade in San Francisco on Saturday. Thousands of Bay Area residents celebrated the Year of the Snake at the San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. The Year of the Snake symbolizes rebirth and regeneration, and with the snake’s element being wood in 2025, it also represents growth and flexibility. People born under this year, which include 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2013, are described as courageous and resilient. The annual parade has been named one of the top ten Parades in the world by International Festivals…
The Broward County Sheriff’s office is investigating after a man was shot and killed in a Pompano Beach neighborhood. Leer en español It happened shortly before 1 a.m. at a home on Northwest Sixth Street and Seventh terrace. According to investigators, the man was shot at the scene and later died at a local hospital. Deputies are still searching for the person responsible, they said. Around 9 a.m. Sunday, Local 10 crews spotted BSO’s SWAT team on the scene along with an ambulance on standby. Deputies have yet to provide any information on the identity of the victim, or a…
President Donald Trump’s approach to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials worried they are being largely sidelined by the new U.S. administration as Washington and Moscow plan direct negotiations. With the three-year war grinding on, Trump is sending Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and special envoy Steve Witkoff to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian counterparts, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to publicly discuss the upcoming diplomatic efforts and spoke on condition of anonymity. It is unclear to what extent Ukrainian or European officials will…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests. The proposal, which was a key part of Zelenskyy’s talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday, did not offer any specific security guarantees in return, according to one current and one former senior Ukrainian official familiar with the talks. Zelenskyy’s decision not to accept the proposal, at least for now, was described as…
A woman was killed and several other people wounded Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a group of residents attempting to return to the village of Houla in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run news agency reported. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the incident, which comes two days before the deadline for implementation of a ceasefire agreement that ended the latest war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in late November. It includes a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. The original deadline was in late January but Israel and Lebanon…
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food ingredients, medical devices and other products were fired. Probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated, according to three FDA staffers who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The total number of positions eliminated was not clear Sunday, but the firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency’s centers for food,…
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be rescued. President Donald Trump approved the state’s request for a disaster declaration, authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate relief efforts throughout the state. Beshear said most of the deaths, including a mother and 7-year-old child, were caused by cars getting stuck in high water. “So folks, stay…
The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs, in an about-face that has left workers confused and experts cautioning that DOGE’s blind cost cutting will put communities at risk. Three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press said up to 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were abruptly laid off late Thursday, with some losing access to email before they’d learned they were fired, only to try to enter their offices on Friday morning to find they were locked out. The officials…
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency requested access to an IRS data system that retains the personal tax information on millions of Americans, sources say.
Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary special celebrating “Saturday Night Live” with a duet of his song “Homeward Bound.” The 83-year-old Simon has been a constant on “SNL” since its earliest episodes in 1975, and performed on the first show after the 9/11 attack. He was joined by the 25-year-old pop sensation of the moment, Carpenter. “I sang this song with George Harrison on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1976,” Simon said. “I was not born then,” Carpenter said, getting a laugh. “And neither were my parents,” she added, getting a bigger laugh. Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night…