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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, whose record-setting Senate speech this year denouncing the Trump administration fueled talk of a potential future national campaign, has announced his engagement to girlfriend Alexis Lewis.Booker, a former Democratic candidate for president, announced the engagement on Instagram Tuesday, posting five photos of the couple who were wearing leis, smiling broadly and posing on a beach in one photo. Booker, 56, has never been married.“I am savoring the soul-affirming wonder of everyday life with my partner, best friend, and now my fiancée,” Booker wrote. “We are excited for this journey ahead, having so…

[SINGAPORE] When Mark Thng first launched MetaOptics Technologies’ operations in June 2021, it was out of a tiny office in Roxy Square. The rent was just S$300 a month, but the space was so small it could barely fit him and deputy chief executive officer Aloysius Chua.Thng, who is now CEO and executive chairman of the semiconductor optics startup he founded, told The Business Times in an interview that those early days were “very difficult”.But despite those humble beginnings, MetaOptics quickly carved out a niche for itself.Although it is a modest player from a “small red dot”, the company has…

[SINGAPORE] Singapore police have ordered Meta to implement anti-scam measures against advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages impersonating key government office holders on its social media network Facebook to combat scams.This was announced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming in a speech at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia event on Wednesday (Sep 3). Meta could be fined up to S$1 million if it fails to comply as part of the first such order under the new Online Criminal Harms Act, which came into force in February 2024.“We are issuing (the order) to Meta because Facebook is the…

VENICE, Italy — VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow tackles geopolitics in her new film “A House of Dynamite,” which has its world premiere on Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival. The film is about an imminent missile strike on the U.S., from an unknown aggressor, and how the White House responds.“I grew up in an era when hiding under your school desk was considered the go-to protocol for surviving an atomic bomb,” Bigelow said in her director’s statement. “Today, the danger has only escalated. Multiple nations possess enough nuclear weapons to end civilization within minutes. And yet, there’s a…

The 2025 NBA free agency period officially opened on June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, and teams have already secured deals with some of the biggest names on the open market this summer.FOX Sports is keeping track of every signing that could shake up the association in our NBA free agency tracker:August 19Former Wizards, Rockets, Clippers G John Wall retiresCareer accolades: Five-time All-Star, 2016-17 All-NBA honoree, 2014-15 All-Defensive honoree August 5Celtics sign F Chris BoucherDetails: One year, $3.3 million; Celtics stayed under the second apron by trading F Georges Niang to Jazz.August 4Spurs extend G De’Aaron FoxDetails: Four years, $229 million…

Washington — Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, are holding a news conference Wednesday alongside survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, amid calls for greater transparency on the files.Some of the women, who will be joined by their attorneys, are set to speak publicly for the first time about the abuse, after renewed attention on the files in recent months. Epstein was facing trial on sex trafficking charges when he he died in federal custody in 2019 in what numerous investigations deemed a suicide. And after the Justice Department issued the findings of…

A bitcoin treasury and mining company linked to the Trump family began trading Wednesday on the Nasdaq stock market.American Bitcoin’s listing follows a completed merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The company is backed by President Donald Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.“Our Nasdaq debut marks a historic milestone in bringing bitcoin into the core of U.S. capital markets,” Eric Trump said in a statement. He is a co-founder and chief strategy officer of American Bitcoin. Public companies accumulating bitcoin as a corporate treasury has become a popular trend in crypto as the world’s most popular digital asset is…

Over 30 consumer advocacy non-profit organizations are protesting the potential federal acquisition of large language model Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI.In a letter sent to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Thursday, the groups — including Public Citizen, the Center for AI and Digital Policy and the Consumer Federation of America — requested that OMB prohibit the use of Grok within federal operations and workflows. The organizations cite concerns over Grok’s output being unreliable and potentially faulty. “Grok’s track record, which includes producing responses that are often aligned with specific ideological viewpoints rather than objective facts and…

Week 2 of the college football season brings one of the most anticipated in-state rivalries as Iowa takes on Iowa State in the annual showdown. With both teams looking to build early momentum, this matchup promises intensity and classic Big Ten vs. Big 12 grit. Check out everything you need to know about how to watch Iowa vs. Iowa State:How to watch Iowa vs. Iowa StateDate: Saturday, September 6, 2025Time: 12:00 p.m. ETLocation: Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IATV: FOXStreaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App, FOX One (Try free for 7 days)Ryan Day on Ohio State beating Texas, Matt Patricia, Championship…

PayPal and Venmo users in the U.S. and some global markets will receive early access to Perplexity’s new AI-powered Comet browser through a 12-month trial of the startup’s Pro subscription, the digital payments company said on Wednesday.The Nvidia-backed startup provides artificial intelligence search tools that deliver information summaries to users, looking to take on OpenAI and Google in the AI-powered search industry.The Perplexity Pro subscription is worth $200 a year or $20 a month. It is one of the first offers now available to customers in PayPal’s new subscriptions hub, which helps users view and manage recurring subscription payments, the…