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By Minwoo Park GWACHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not respond on Wednesday to a second call from anti-corruption authorities, who, along with prosecutors, are investigating his decree of the law short-lived military issued earlier this month. Yoon had not appeared for questioning since 10 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Christmas Day, as requested by the Office of Corruption Investigation for Senior Officials, after ignoring their first summons last week. An agency official said it would continue to wait for Yoon on Wednesday, adding that it would have to look into the case further…

xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, has raised $6 billion, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. Investors contributed a minimum of $77,593, per filing (97 participated, but the filing does not reveal their identities). xAI later announced (confirming several earlier reports) that Andreessen Horowitz, Blackrock, Fidelity, Kingdom Holdings, Lightspeed, MGX, Morgan Stanley, OIA, QIA, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Nvidia, AMD and others are counted among them. The new money brings xAI's total raised to $12 billion, adding to the $6 billion tranche xAI raised this spring. CNBC reported in November that…

Last month, AI founders and investors told TechCrunch that we're now in the “second age of scaling laws,” noting how established methods of improving AI models were showing diminishing returns. A promising new method they suggested could hold benefits was “test-time scaling,” which appears to be behind the performance of OpenAI's o3 model—but it comes with its own drawbacks. Much of the AI ​​world took the announcement of OpenAI's o3 model as proof that progress in scaling AI hasn't “hit a wall.” The o3 model does well on benchmarks, significantly outperforming all other models on a test of general ability…

Mauritius is still holding on to an agreement to regain control of the strategic Chagos Islands from Britain, despite pressure from the United States, which has a major military base there.

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It's that time of year again—holiday parties, festive activities, and delicious treats everywhere you go. We know how hard it can be to navigate the holiday season without ruining your goals + still enjoying yourself, so we've got some tips to help! 1. MOVE APP – wherever you are it is The holidays are already so busy and chaotic with holiday shopping, family in town, etc. so finding time to go to an exercise class is the last thing you want to stress about. That's why I created my MOVE app so you can workout at home, while traveling, or…

After the chaos and all the good food of Thanksgiving, it can be challenging to maintain the same level of motivation and productivity. Especially when Christmas is around the corner. But there are ways to keep the momentum going and start December off right! 1. Set realistic goals One way to maintain momentum after Thanksgiving is to set realistic and achievable goals. Instead of overwhelming yourself with a long list of resolutions, focus on a few key goals that you can work on each day. Whether it's moving your body every day, focusing solely on nutrition, or devoting time to…

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Clashes at three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the nation's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Details from FRANCE 24 correspondent in Lagos, Nigeria, Chinwe Ossundu.