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Meta plans to invest $60 bn or more in AI this year

Meta plans to invest $60 bn or more in AI this year

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said the tech giant plans to invest at least $60 billion in artificial intelligence in 2025, aiming to lead in the technology.

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Opening arguments expected in A$AP Rocky shooting case

Opening arguments expected in A$AP Rocky shooting case

Opening arguments were expected to begin Friday in the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with pulling a gun on a former friend during an argument in Hollywood.

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Power cuts and transport chaos as Storm Eowyn hits Ireland and UK

Power cuts and transport chaos as Storm Eowyn hits Ireland and UK

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

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Trump visits North Carolina and California disaster zones

Trump visits North Carolina and California disaster zones

US President Donald Trump visited disaster zones in North Carolina and California on Friday, using his first trip since his return to office to turn emergency aid into a political cudgel.

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Rodgers ready for Celtic life without Japan star Furuhashi

Rodgers ready for Celtic life without Japan star Furuhashi

Brendan Rodgers is bracing himself for the exit of Kyogo Furuhashi during the January transfer window, with the Celtic boss confident the Scottish champions can cope without the Japan striker.

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Frankfurt sign Wahi as Marmoush replacement

Frankfurt sign Wahi as Marmoush replacement

Eintracht Frankfurt have found a replacement for forward Omar Marmoush, with the Bundesliga club announcing on Friday the signing of Marseille's France U21 forward Elye Wahi until 2030.

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Migrants held in US sanctuary city as Trump moves army to border

Migrants held in US sanctuary city as Trump moves army to border

The mayor of a major US city said Friday immigration officers raided a seafood business, detaining undocumented migrants alongside an American citizen as President Donald Trump pressed actions against undocumented people and deployed troops to the Mexican border.

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Veteran Ogier roars into Monte Carlo Rally lead

Veteran Ogier roars into Monte Carlo Rally lead

French veteran Sebastien Ogier roared back into the lead in the Monte Carlo Rally on Friday with world champion Thierry Neuville slumping to ninth.

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Drifting mega-iceberg could threaten remote baby penguins

Drifting mega-iceberg could threaten remote baby penguins

The world's largest iceberg -- a behemoth more than twice the size of London -- is drifting towards a remote island where scientists say it could run aground and threaten baby penguins and seals.

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French mother sentenced to life for daughter's starvation death

French mother sentenced to life for daughter's starvation death

A French woman was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for starving to death her daughter, who died of a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 13 after years of abuse.

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