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Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is engaging Hollywood celebrities to lend their voices for its artificial intelligence initiatives. Sources close to the discussions reveal that Meta is offering multimillion-dollar deals to stars like Judi Dench, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key. Meta aims to finalize these agreements before its Connect 2024 event in September, where it plans …

A hospital in China has made history by successfully conducting a remote surgery with the surgeon located 5,000 km away from the patient. Utilizing advanced technology and thorough research, a team of doctors enabled their colleague in Shanghai to control a machine that removed a lung tumor within an hour. A video of this pioneering procedure has gone viral on …

Julien Alfred delivered an outstanding performance to win the women’s 100 meters final in a rain-soaked Stade de France on Saturday, securing Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal. The 23-year-old dominated from the start, finishing in a national record time of 10.72 seconds despite the heavy rain. World champion and race favorite Sha’Carri Richardson secured silver with a time of 10.87, …

Lin Yu-ting clinched a unanimous decision victory over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the featherweight quarter-final on Sunday, ensuring Taiwan’s third boxing medal at the Paris Olympics. Both Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif have been embroiled in a social media controversy at the Games after their disqualification from the 2023 World Championships due to unspecified gender eligibility rules by the …

France has urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country “as soon as possible” due to escalating tensions and fears of a potential war between Israel and Hezbollah, which could lead to a broader regional conflict. “In a highly volatile security context, we once again call the attention of French nationals, particularly those passing through, to the fact that …

### Tensions in the Middle East Escalate Following Assassinations Tensions in the Middle East have reached a boiling point as Iran and its allies prepare to respond to the assassination of Hamas’ political leader, an act attributed to Israel, sparking fears of a regional war. In response, the United States announced it would deploy warships and fighter jets to the …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has attributed the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh to a short-range projectile and accused the United States of supporting the attack, which it blamed on Israel, according to state TV. The statement, which emphasized a call for retaliation, indicated that a rocket with a seven-kilogram (about 15-pound) warhead was used to target Haniyeh’s residence in …

### Israeli Strikes and Palestinian Attack Escalate Tensions Early Sunday, Israeli strikes in Gaza resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including four individuals sheltering in a tent camp within a hospital complex. Concurrently, a stabbing attack by a Palestinian assailant killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb. Tensions have escalated sharply following nearly 10 months of conflict in …