(SRN NNEWS)- ) The Archdiocese of New York has reached an 800 million dollar settlement over sexual abuse allegations. The money will settle claims from 1,300 people who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests and lay leaders. The settlement would allow the plaintiffs to either recei
(SRN NEWS)- Research published by the Ascent Leader reveals that 10% of Protestants attend what are called multi-site churches and those congregations are growing so fast the demand for leadership is outstripping supply. There are currently more than 1,800 multi-site congregations occupying over 6,0
(SRN NEWS)-Parliament has approved a pair of measures — one of which will allow abortions in the case of unborn babies that suffer from certain disabilities. The second one would remove penalties for anyone who aids or abets an illegal abortion. The two pieces of legislation now proceed to the Polis
(SRN NEWS)-Westminster Abbey will establish a memorial to J.R.R. Tolkien in Poets Corner, close to his old friend and fellow author C.S. Lewis. This coming spring the iconic church plans to dedicate a stone pillar to the memory of the man who wrote the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. Church offici
Oct 27 (Reuters) – SoFi Technologies shares climbed 9% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the fintech raised its annual revenue forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter results on strong demand. Resilient customers have helped keep credit demand steady despite the pressure from h
BANGKOK, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Thailand’s data centre committee said on Tuesday that it would establish a set of minimum requirements for data centre operators, including standards for location and land use, fuel storage and water management infrastructure as well as an environmental code of practice.
BEIJING, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday extended condolences to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who died last week, while calling on Japan’s current leadership to “safeguard the political foundation” of ties that have been strained since late la
BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed expanding the headcount and the powers of the joint European Union border police force Frontex to include transfers of migrants between non-EU countries, Commissioners Henna Virkunnen and Magnus Brunner said on Tuesday. Frontex’s stan
By Tora Agarwala GUWAHATI, India, Oct 27 (Reuters) – India has deployed hundreds of additional security personnel in its remote northeast, authorities said on Tuesday, after youth protesters clashed with police last week over a plan to build a mega-dam to counter a Chinese hydropower project upstrea
Oct 27 (Reuters) – Insurance software maker Guidewire said on Tuesday it would buy hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash and up to $400 million more if revenue targets are met, to expand into AI tools that help insurers assess price and risk. • London-based hyperexponential makes AI-powered unde
By Jeffrey Dastin and Ross Kerber SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Few public companies claim to have the future of humanity on the line while making mundane choices about board composition. Not so with Anthropic. Having warned that its artificial intelligence could one day cure cancer or kill up t
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Wall Street considers it settled that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady this week. Whether that spells good news for Treasuries is more complicated. After a bruising selloff that took yields up sharply for two months starting
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Experts at a digital defense firm recently found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of Starlink’s satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them, according to six people familiar with the matter. Researchers at T
By Aditya Soni Oct 27 (Reuters) – Wall Street expects Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet to report on Wednesday faster growth in their cloud businesses, but a turbulent market selloff and concerns over rising costs of AI financing are tempering optimism. Investors are pressing for evidence that the AI b
By Leo Marchandon Oct 27 (Reuters) – European digital privacy advocacy group noyb filed five complaints against Scale AI in France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria on Tuesday, alleging it illegally monitored freelance workers who produce training data for AI models. The complaints target Outlier,
Lazy Uni-Potty Platitudes and Posturing or Genuine Problem-Solving Leaders? The two candidates for Iowa governor (the uni-potty worked very hard to eliminate any third-party candidate from getting on the ballot) will be “slugging it out” on four televised debates: Tuesday, October 6, at 7 p.m. Daven
NAIROBI, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who was charged with treason last year, has started a hunger strike to protest his inability to access his lawyers, his party said. Lissu, who leads the CHADEMA opposition party and came second in the 2020 presidential election, be
ZURICH, Oct 27 (Reuters) – UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said on Tuesday his bank’s integration of fallen rival Credit Suisse, which it acquired in 2023, forced it to slow its deployment of AI somewhat, but now the lender can put even more emphasis on technology. Ermotti, who was speaking at an event at th
By Field Level Media Oct 27 (Field Level Media) – Michal Postava made 25 saves and also stopped all three shootout tries and Dylan Larkin scored a 6-on-5 goal with 1:17 remaining to force overtime as the visiting Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. T
Oct 27 (Reuters) – Nvidia and Meta said on Tuesday they would deepen their partnership on the Muse AI assistant and related AI models, with Nvidia investing $3 billion in the Facebook parent’s equity offering. Here are some details: • Meta’s Muse models and agents, which run on Nvidia infrastructure
By Selena Li and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – HSBC’s shares slid 6% on Tuesday after revenue undershot estimates and growth at its wealth business slowed, highlighting the challenge big banks face to sustain recent record profits. Europe’s largest bank reported a 32% surge in
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will likely consider raising interest rates at each upcoming meeting, according to a new book by former bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda, who supported his successor’s current push to unwind a decade of extremely loose monetary policy. Kuroda’s v
Egypt Parliament Authorizes Military Support for Saudi Arabia Against Houthis By The Media Line Staff Egypt’s parliament has authorized President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to mobilize the country’s military to support Saudi Arabia as the kingdom faces intensified missile and drone attacks by the Iran-bac
Jordan Arrests 3 After Church Terror Attack Kills 9, Wounds 34 By The Media Line Staff Jordanian security forces arrested three suspects in Karak governorate in connection with Friday’s terrorist shooting at a church that killed nine people and wounded 34, authorities said. The Public Security Direc
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MADRID, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Spain on Monday unveiled a more flexible version of its proposed decree governing data centers after a wave of project announcements in the country, according to officials at the energy ministry. • The revised proposal raises the threshold for the rules to apply, extends t
By Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Days after launching its first folding iPhone, Apple acknowledged on Monday that some of the devices exhibit display problems and said it will replace them. Apple started shipping the iPhone Duo last week, with customers around the
Oct 26 (Reuters) – Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley will provide $63 billion in financing to buy Broadcom’s AI chips and networking gear for Anthropic, the companies said on Monday, in one of the largest debt deals tied to the AI buildout. (Reporting by Aditya Soni in Bengaluru;
The Illinois Department of Human Rights says Coldwell Banker LLC will pay $120,000 to settle charges of housing discrimination against Section 8 voucher holders.
By Field Level Media Oct 26 (Field Level Media) – Colts coach Shane Steichen once again told reporters Monday that Daniel Jones will remain Indianapolis’ quarterback for the team’s game at Jacksonville this week. Steichen said after the Colts’ 16-10 loss to Minnesota on Sunday to fall to 2-5 that he
