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Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup Neuralink Corp. forced an employee to work with monkeys that carried the Herpes B virus in conditions in which the animals scratched her bare skin, according to a complaint filed Friday in state court in California. The employee, Lindsay Short, said that once she transferred to the company’s Fremont, California, site in August 2022, she encountered “a work environment fraught with blame, shame, and impossible deadlines.” She said she was later fired after telling her supervisors that she was pregnant. Short sued the company for retaliation, wrongful termination and discrimination based on her gender among other…
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup journey came to a disappointing conclusion on Friday, with the team failing to qualify for the Super 8 stage of the tournament. Pakistan’s elimination came after the United States of America’s game against Ireland was washed out due to rain. USA were awarded a point which was enough to take them to the Super 8 stage in their debut appearance in the tournament. Following Pakistan’s shock exit, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar expressed his disappointment over the outcome. Taking to X, Akhtar shared a one line post, saying: “Pakistan’s World Cup journey is over.” Pakistan’s World Cup…
The US imposed sanctions on the far-right Israeli group Tsav 9 today in response to the group’s aggressive actions against humanitarian aid convoys destined for Gaza. These measures, enacted under an executive order signed by US President Joe Biden in February, are aimed at addressing violence and threats to stability in the West Bank. The US State Department has levied sanctions against the group described as a “violent, extremist Israeli group,” for obstructing convoys delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza and for assaulting trucks. According to the State Department, Tsav 9 members started blocking the crucial Kerem Shalom crossing near the…
Before the T20 World Cup began, there was wide-spread speculation regarding Indian cricket team star Hardik Pandya’s personal life. Some reports claimed that all was not well between Pandya and his wife Natasa Stankovic, and that they were headed for divorce. However, none of them said anything on the rumours. In the midst of this, Pandya has started performing well in the T20 World Cup. He is among wickets and this is bound to relieve the Indian team management. In the midst of this Pandya had a brief meeting with Ricky Ponting, who is in USA as an expert for…
The wash out of USA and Ireland’s Group A match turned out to be a major heartbreak for Pakistan as the Babar Azam-led side got eliminated from the group stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. With only two points from three matches, Pakistan have one game left against Ireland and the maximum they get is a total of four points. With Pakistan’s elimination, World Cup debutants USA, who have got five points, have sealed a Supers 8s berth, along with India. Earlier before the match between USA and Ireland, Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi pleaded fans and supporters…
After his controversial statement on the BJP’s performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, RSS leader Indresh Kumar attempted to clarify his remarks by saying the polls show that those who opposed Lord Ram have been defeated while those who set the goal of restoring Lord Ram’s glory are in power. Mr Kumar had sparked a row yesterday by stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was restricted to 240 seats, well below the majority mark, in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls due to its “arrogance”. Speaking at an event near Jaipur on Thursday, Mr Kumar said, “The party…
Billionaire Elon Musk’s X has asked its sacked employees in Australia to return the money it claims was accidentally overpaid to them, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, acknowledged its error in currency conversion from the US to Australian dollars on the payments and asked its former employees to repay amounts of up to $70,000 in some cases, the report said on Wednesday. The currency conversion errors made by X when employees were paid their entitlements after they were fired had reportedly led to overpayments of between $1,500 and $70,000. According to the…
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez took a sly dig at the team after they crashed out of the ongoing T20 World Cup in the group stage. Pakistan failed to qualify for the Super 4 stage of the tournament after USA’s match against Ireland was washed out due to bad weather conditions in Florida. Both USA and Ireland were awarded a point each, with the former joining table-toppers India in the next round from Group A. Following Pakistan’s exit from the tournament, Hafeez took to social media and shared a cryptic post. “Qurbani Kay Janwar Hazir Hon (Time to present the…
Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s motorcade suffered an accident on Friday, her team said in a statement, leaving one person dead and several injured, though the car Sheinbaum was traveling in was not involved. Sheinbaum stopped to check on the injured people, who were by then being attended to by emergency teams after the crash in Monclova, a city in northern Coahuila state, according to her team. “We deeply regret that one person died in the other vehicle,” the statement said.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Original…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden in Italy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit here on Friday night and said India and the US will keep “working together to further global good.” In a post on X, PM Modi expressed pleasure and wrote that it’s always a pleasure to meet the US President. “It’s always a pleasure to meet @POTUS @JoeBiden. India and USA will keep working together to further global good,” PM Modi said on X. It’s always a pleasure to meet @POTUS @JoeBiden. India and USA will keep working together to further global good.…