Chip giant ASML posts record orders and upbeat 2026 guidance as AI boom continues
ASML is experiencing several tailwinds including an expectation of increased chipmaking capacity and continued demand for AI semiconductors.
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Tencent Hunyuan Releases HPC-Ops: A High Performance LLM Inference Operator Library
Tencent Hunyuan has open sourced HPC-Ops, a production grade operator library for large language model inference architecture devices. HPC-Ops focuses…
One year after DeepSeek, Chinese AI firms from Alibaba to Moonshot race to release new models
Chinese companies are releasing new AI models and striving to gain an edge in the AI application race as the…
Trump says government will ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota following Pretti shooting
The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led MInnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end…
Australia inflation meets expectations at 3.6%, reaching a six-quarter high
The inflation reading comes after Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said in an interview that inflation at…
Who is Tom Homan, Trump’s ‘border tsar’ deployed to Minneapolis?
The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Asia markets open mostly higher after S&P 500 hits record, South Korea pushes fresh highs
Markets across Asia were poised to extend gains on Tuesday after a record close on Wall Street, with Australia’s inflation…
Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K2.5: An Open Source Visual Agentic Intelligence Model with Native Swarm Execution
Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2.5 as an open source visual agentic intelligence model. It combines a large Mixture of…
DSGym Offers a Reusable Container Based Substrate for Building and Benchmarking Data Science Agents
Data science agents should inspect datasets, design workflows, run code, and return verifiable answers, not just autocomplete Pandas code. DSGym,…
Build reliable Agentic AI solution with Amazon Bedrock: Learn from Pushpay’s journey on GenAI evaluation
This post was co-written with Saurabh Gupta and Todd Colby from Pushpay. Pushpay is a market-leading digital giving and engagement platform designed…
Build an intelligent contract management solution with Amazon Quick Suite and Bedrock AgentCore
Organizations managing hundreds of contracts annually face significant inefficiencies, with fragmented systems and complex workflows that require teams to spend…
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February’s event in Milan-Cortina.
India and EU announce ‘mother of all trade deals’
The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.
All eyes are on Trump’s reaction to the ‘mother of all deals’ between India and the EU
The trade deal is being widely seen as a strategic hedge against volatile U.S. trade policies.
Puma shares surge after Anta Sports buys stake for $1.8 billion amid turnaround efforts
The deal builds on Anta’s efforts to expand its foothold outside of China, where it has faced growing competition from…
How a Haystack-Powered Multi-Agent System Detects Incidents, Investigates Metrics and Logs, and Produces Production-Grade Incident Reviews End-to-End
In this tutorial, we design this implementation to demonstrate how Haystack enables building advanced, agentic AI systems that go far…
India and European Union have closed a ‘landmark’ free trade deal, Prime Minister Modi says
Goods traded between India and the EU in 2024 amounted to over 120 billion euros (about $140 billion), making it…
South Korea scrambles to pass U.S. investment bill after Trump threatens higher tariffs
The bill aims to establish a state-run investment corporation and fund to manage Seoul’s planned $350 billion investment pledge to Washington.
Immigration chief departing Minneapolis as Trump sends border tsar Tom Homan to scene
The decision may indicate that the administration is walking back more aggressive immigration enforcement.
China’s industrial profits rise 0.6% in 2025, accelerating in December as output expands despite weak demand
China’s industrial profits rose 0.6% in 2025 from a year earlier, snapping three consecutive years of declines.
‘We’re all terrified’, Minnesotan tells the BBC in tears
The BBC’s Ana Faguy speaks to residents in the state after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers.
Hyundai shares fall after Trump says tariffs on South Korean autos, pharma to rise to 25%
South Korean-based automaker Hyundai Motor is the largest importer of new vehicles from that country into the United States.
Build a serverless AI Gateway architecture with AWS AppSync Events
AWS AppSync Events can help you create more secure, scalable Websocket APIs. In addition to broadcasting real-time events to millions…
Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage
The Israeli military had been searching for Ran Gvili since the ceasefire with Hamas began in October.
Memory chip shortage to last through 2027, semiconductor boss says
The boom in AI data center building has caused a shortage of memory chips which are also crucial for electronics…
USA Rare Earth shares jump 20% as Commerce Department takes equity stake
The capital infusion will help USA Rare Earth advance its plan for a magnet manufacturing plant and a mine at…
‘This is horrifying’ – Minneapolis residents reel from second deadly shooting
Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.
Elon Musk’s X probed by EU over sexually explicit images on Grok
The European Commission on Monday said it opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the spreading of sexually explicit…
Minneapolis protesters march against ICE as governor urges Trump to remove agents
Second fatal shooting an ‘inflection point’ says Tim Walz as protests spread over Saturday’s shooting of intensive care nurse Alex…
Carney says Canada not pursuing free trade deal with China as Trump threatens 100% tariffs
Trump’s rhetoric on Truth Social contrasts with what he said after the agreement between Ottawa and Beijing: “If you can…
Another day another high: Gold surges past $5,000 as investors seek shelter from global risks
The surge comes as recent flashpoints from Greenland and Venezuela to the Middle East underscore higher geopolitical risk, while fiscal…
Trump threatens to impose 100% tariff if Canada makes deal with China
In his Truth Social post, Trump suggested that China would try to use Canada to try to avoid paying U.S. tariffs.
Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
XRP Charts Flash Familiar Signal As Analyst Calls For $11, Then $70
A growing number of chart watchers are pointing to a long stretch of sideways trading for XRP and saying this…
Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.
What we know about fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis
Trump officials says federal agents shot in self-defence, as Pretti’s parents accuse them of “sickening lies”.
Airlines cancel nearly 13,000 weekend flights as massive winter storm sweeps across U.S.
U.S. airlines canceled tens of thousands of flights and waived change fees for travelers as a massive winter storm swept…
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over China trade deal
Trump made the threat in a social media post as tensions rise between the US and its northern neighbour.
Investors went to Davos for AI. They left talking about Greenland
Two Davos’s emerged: one chasing AI’s future, the other gripped by Greenland, tariffs and the geopolitical risks reshaping investor playbooks.
Russia strikes Ukraine as talks with US to end war continue
One person died and 23 were injured as trilateral discussions in Abu Dhabi were set to resume.
I spent the week with tech CEOs. Here’s what they’re talking about
Four themes were top of mind for tech executives at Davos, and they were all about AI.
Trump remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan are ‘insulting’, says Starmer
The US president’s comments have sparked outrage among UK veterans and politicians.
Build AI agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore using AWS CloudFormation
Agentic-AI has become essential for deploying production-ready AI applications, yet many developers struggle with the complexity of manually configuring agent…
A former Trump official wants to build a massive data center in a remote corner of Greenland. Will it work?
Construction is yet to begin on the facility, but it’s aiming to hit a capacity if 1.5 gigawatts by the…
Trump’s claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line sparks outrage in UK
The US president says Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” – despite 457 UK military deaths in…
From French drug pricing to ‘loser’ windmills: A rundown of who Trump criticized at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized a number of current and former political leaders at the World Economic Forum in…
Bitcoin Supply Overhang Likely To Cap Rallies Above $98,400, Glassnode Says
On-chain analytics firm Glassnode has pointed out in a new report how Bitcoin is facing supply overhang beyond the $98,000…
Could Trump’s bid to become peacemaker-in-chief sideline the struggling UN?
The US president has promised to “end decades of suffering” but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious…
Trump withdraws ‘Board of Peace’ invitation to Carney in widening rift with Canada
Trump said he has withdrawn the invitation to Canada to join the new Board of Peace, days after Carney warned…
Bank of Japan raises economic growth forecasts ahead of snap election, holds rates at 0.75%
The BOJ also upgraded its GDP forecast for the 2025 fiscal year to 0.9%, and also raised its GDP projection…