Teladoc shares tumble on wider-than-expected loss, disappointing revenue guidance

Teladoc shares fell after the company reported fourth-quarter results that showed slowing revenue growth and weak guidance.

Source: CNBC

Amazon unveils revamped Alexa with AI features for $19.99 per month, free for Prime members

Amazon has been working for years to overhaul Alexa with generative AI features as it faced rising competition from OpenAI's ChatGPT and other chatbots.

Source: CNBC

Chile Declares Curfew as Power Outage Sweeps Country

President Gabriel Boric said electricity was being restored, but the situation remained unstable. He blamed the nation’s power companies for not restoring power faster.

Source: New York Times

Sudan: More than 40 killed in military plane crash

A military aircraft crashed outside of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing both military personnel and civilians. The army has been engaged in an internal conflict in Sudan for nearly two …

Source: Deutsche Welle

UK seeks to ban companies named in Grenfell report from government contracts

Public inquiry into deadly fire triggers proposals to reform way construction materials are tested and regulated

Source: Financial Times

NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

Source: NPR

She Lobbied for Formaldehyde. Now She’s at E.P.A. Approving New Chemicals.

Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

Source: New York Times

Israelis hold a mass funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza

Crowds gathered in Israel for the funeral procession of the Bibas family, a mother and two young sons killed while being held hostage in Gaza. The story of their killing …

Source: NPR

Romanian presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu faces criminal investigation

Pro-Russia populist, who won first round of election that was later annulled, suspected of communicating false information

Romanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Moscow-friendly …

Source: The Guardian

Dutton accuses Albanese of ‘ducking and weaving’ as PM at odds with ADF timeline of Chinese live-fire drill notification

Opposition leader says Albanese ‘failing to answer basic questions’ as PM claims civilian and military notification happened ‘at around the same time’

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Source: The Guardian

DRCongo: Rwanda not afraid of diplomatic pressure, says foreign minister

Rwanda's foreign minister said his country was not afraid of mounting diplomatic pressure over its role in the advance of M23 rebels through neighbouring DR Congo. The UK is suspending …

Source: France 24

How Europe carved up Africa at the Berlin Conference 140 years ago

This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up the continent to “own” it themselves.

Source: Al Jazeera