San Francisco: OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday. Japan’s SoftBank is leading the investment round and is in talks to invest $15-25 billion in the deal that … Read more
Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs has died at the age of 78. Faithfull passed away Thursday in London, her music promotion company Republic Media said in a statement to CBS News. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the … Read more
Skating Club of Boston mourns 6 community members killed in plane crash in Washington Skating Club of Boston mourns 6 community members killed in plane crash in Washington 02:52 It’s an invitation every young American figure skater dreams of receiving. The National Development Camp marks both a career milestone for athletes as well as a … Read more
NBA icon Dwyane Wade reveals cancer diagnosis NBA icon Dwyane Wade reveals cancer diagnosis 00:33 CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago native and former Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade revealed Thursday that he was diagnosed with cancer a little over a year ago and lost part of his kidney as a result. On his … Read more
Three people have been arrested in connection with a brazen heist at a museum in the Netherlands over the weekend in which thieves stole ancient artifacts, including a prized golden helmet on loan from Romania, the authorities said on Wednesday. The three people were arrested in Heerhugowaard, a city about 30 miles north of Amsterdam … Read more
Israel and Hamas exchanged a new group of hostages and prisoners on Thursday in a handover that devolved into chaos as the armed militants struggled to control a chanting, jostling crowd of Palestinians trying to catch a glimpse of Israelis held captive during 15 months of war. Hamas released a total of eight Israeli and … Read more
Damascus: Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a “national dialogue conference” in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period, vowed to preserve “civil peace” and Syria’s territorial unity. “We will announce … Read more
Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore took a stroll outside the International Space Station on Thursday, marking their 239th day in orbit by carrying out a task originally planned for a spacewalk last summer. In the process, Williams became the world’s most experienced female spacewalker, logging more than 62 hours outside the lab … Read more
Samar Faisal stood among a crowd in the crisp winter air, shivering as much from her excitement as the cold. She was in disbelief, she said, that this day had come. Her brother, after spending more than 20 years in an Israeli prison, was being released. “I’m anxious and praying for the moment I finally … Read more
The newly appointed president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, pledged in a speech on Thursday to create an inclusive transitional government that reflects Syria’s diversity and that will lead the country until it can hold “free and fair elections.” The speech was Mr. al-Shara’s first public address since his rebel coalition toppled the country’s longtime dictator, … Read more