BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Google DeepMind and Alphabet’s cloud service Google Cloud will provide up to 200 European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with $3 million in compute credits, the U.S. tech giant said on Wednesday. • The move will give research
Caged Aggression's 51st Event at the Davenport RiverCenter on October 16 and 17 The Quad Cities' combat athletes and their mentors in wrestling, boxing, karate, and mixed martial arts (MMA) have a long and storied history Yes, combat sports' art and science has been embedded in the Quad Cities for g
By Nathan Vifflin and Toby Sterling Oct 14 (Reuters) – ASML said booming AI demand was driving orders for its chipmaking tools into 2030, with customers seeking more capacity than it can supply next year and through 2028, adding to concerns over supply shortages. Customers are already discussing ord
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – US consumer prices likely surged in September, driven by rising gasoline and food costs, and adding to a string of unfavorable developments for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party heading into crucial November 3 midterm elections. The Labor Department’s Con
By Gram Slattery WASILLA, Alaska, Oct 13 (Reuters) – With three weeks until the US midterm elections, Donald Trump on Tuesday campaigned in remote Alaska, one of several conservative states where Democrats have a rare chance of flipping a Senate seat amid voter dissatisfaction with the cost of livin
SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) – SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has agreed the sale of a 1.34% stake in holding company SK Inc to an investment fund linked to Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell for 544 billion won ($406 million), a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday. The deal is part of Chey’s plan
Oct 13 (Reuters) – Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon’s decision to label the AI company as a national security supply chain risk over a dispute about safety guardrails on its technology. • A federal appeals court in September upheld the des
By Scott Murdoch and Roshan Thomas SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO Matt Comyn said on Wednesday Australia must ensure more of the economic benefits created by AI remain in the country while regulation should work to build trust in the new technology. Comyn said CBA, Aus
By Miranda Murray HAMBURG, Oct 14 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organising the secret operation that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from the biggest source of Russian natural gas. The su
By Will Dunham Oct 13 (Reuters) – The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that prowled what is now the Isle of Wight off England’s southern coast about 120 million years ago is giving scientists a better understanding of an enigmatic group of meat-eating dinosaurs known for running down prey and
By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s promise to pay its highest-ever yields in a record $11 billion junk-bond offering highlights the pressure on CEO Masayoshi Son to secure returns on his all-in bet on AI amid concerns about possible overheating in the market. The SoftBank debt issu
Oct 13 (Reuters) – GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen bought about $22.8 million worth of the videogame retailer’s shares, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday, raising his total ownership to 9.1%. Here are more details: • Cohen bought 844,130 shares between $26.75 and $27 apiece, increasing his stake to 46.2
One of the greatest animated films of all time will be celebrated by some of the finest musicians in the area when the Quad City Symphony Orchestra presents Disney's The Lion King in Concert, an October 24 event at Davenport's Adler Theatre that finds the iconic score and its unforgettable songs per
Appearing locally in the musicians' national tour, the legendary progressive rockers of Kansas take the stage at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on October 23. filling the venue with selections from the group's multi-platinum-selling albums that include the iconic “Carry on Wayward Son” a
Oct 13 (Reuters) – UK finance minister John Healey is expected to announce that online marketplaces such as Amazon.com, eBay and Temu will be made responsible for collecting tax owed by retailers selling on their platforms, The Times reported on Tuesday. The move is expected to raise up to £1 billio
Traveling the country in support of her 2025 album that Jesus Freak Hideout said "tackles the subjects of loss, grief, and perseverance with the penmanship of a seasoned veteran and a beautiful voice to match," country-music singer/songwriter Anne Wilson brings the third leg of her Stars tour to Dav
Touring in support of their most recent recording There Was a Light Here that Jesus Freak Hideout said featuring the group's "best work in nearly a decade" and was "an immediate contender for best album of the year," the Christian-metal musicians of Demon Hunter headline an October 27 concert at Dav
Delivering a blues-rock tribute to legendary musicians of the past in their "Reelin' in the Years & Signing Off" tour, Iowa City's ever-popular ensemble The Beaker Brothers Band returns to the Quad Cities for a concert at Davenport's Redstone Room at Common Chord, the October 24 show one of the last
On October 28, the walls of the Redstone Room at Common Chord will be shaking with interstellar excitement at the arrival of Galactic Empire, who will bring to the Davenport venue their singular yet thrillingly familiar takes on unforgettable Star Wars compositions by five-time Academy Award winner
In celebration of one of the best-selling and most popular bands of all time, the alt-rock musicians of Nivrana: A Tribute to Nirvana will brings their grunge talents to the Redstone Room at Common Chord on October 23, with the Davenport venue hosting a repertoire of hits from the platinum- and diam
Touring in support of their summertime album New Ways to Lose that Saving Country Music called "an impassioned, propulsive, and potent experience," the alt-country and Americana musicians of American Aquarium return to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on October 27,, their latest also hailed by Americana U
Described by Saving Country Music as “easy to warm to, but lasting in effect,” country-Western singer/songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson headlines an October 26 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the 8 p.m. show preceded by a separate 6 p.m. concert with the rockers of The Band Memo.
Hailed by Antigravity magazine for her "dynamic, layered vocals" and "raw storytelling," alternative folk and rock singer/songwriter Maggie Koerner headlines an October 25 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel in support of her latest album Upstate, a work in which, Antigravity continued, "she pays a
By Field Level Media Oct 13 (Field Level Media) – Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike was named winner of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award on Tuesday, extending her record for winning the award to five times. This marks the second straight season in which the 36-year-old Ogwumike won the awa
IDOT says the Union Pacific Railroad crossing on U.S. 30 east of Shabbona will close for seven days of repairs beginning Sunday, Oct. 18.
Israel Turns Back Ethiopian Cargo Plane Over Indonesian Pilot’s Nationality By The Media Line Staff Israeli authorities ordered an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane to return to Addis Ababa on Monday after discovering that one of its pilots was Indonesian, denying the aircraft permission to land at Ben
By Fernando Cardoso SAO PAULO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro on Tuesday said he would back a popular labor reform to reduce the country’s workweek, reversing his position in a bid to avoid handing a political win to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his leftist opponent in
By Jaspreet Singh Oct 13 (Reuters) – US federal agents arrested a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The case highlights growing secur
The Illinois State Police say anti-theft missions recovered 424 stolen or hijacked vehicles and led to 22 arrests from July through September.
By AJ Vicens Oct 13 (Reuters) – The US Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the arrests of two Americans accused of helping North Korean IT workers to steal identities and obtain fraudulent employment at US companies to earn money for the North Korean government. The agency announced the arres
