Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump’s resolve is tested
Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to keep Trump onside as the U.S. piles pressure on Kyiv to make a…
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Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation
The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.
AI-led tech slide extends into third day as Oracle, Nvidia, fall in premarket trading
AI-related names have made losses since Oracle’s mixed results on Wednesday.
UK economy unexpectedly shrunk before Budget
The U.K. economy unexpectedly contracted in the three months to October, according to official figures released Friday.
Flood misery for Gazans awaiting next stage of peace plan
Gazans in tents have been hit by heavy rain as failure to find last Israeli hostage risks derailing peace plan.
Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia
The escalation broke the ceasefire brokered in July by Trump who threatened to halt trade talks with the two countries…
US sanctions six more ships after seizing oil tanker off Venezuela
The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move…
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: India’s $3.3 trillion opportunity for global fund houses
Indian retail investor-driven mutual fund assets are expected to touch $3.3 trillion by 2035, according to a Bain & Company…
‘Spoof’ ship: Seized oil tanker Skipper hid location data, visited Iran and Venezuela
The seizure of the oil tanker Skipper comes as President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…
OpenAI Introduces GPT 5.2: A Long Context Workhorse For Agents, Coding And Knowledge Work
OpenAI has just introduced GPT-5.2, its most advanced frontier model for professional work and long running agents, and is rolling…
How Harmonic Security improved their data-leakage detection system with low-latency fine-tuned models using Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, and Amazon Nova Pro
This post was written with Bryan Woolgar-O’Neil, Jamie Cockrill and Adrian Cunliffe from Harmonic Security Organizations face increasing challenges protecting…
CopilotKit v1.50 Brings AG-UI Agents Directly Into Your App With the New useAgent Hook
Agent frameworks are now good at reasoning and tools, but most teams still write custom code to turn agent graphs…
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns ‘act of piracy’
The move is a sharp escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government.
Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator
Disney is investing in OpenAI and has licensed its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel and Iron Man to be…
Oracle shares plummet 11% in premarket, dragging down AI stocks
Shares in Nvidia, Micron and Microsoft were also lower in premarket trade on Thursday.
AI defense booms in UK and Germany as new wave of billion-dollar startups emerge
The UK and Germany have become key hubs for defense startups in Europe and the U.S.
Why Big Tech is doubling down on India with billions in investment
Despite being a laggard in some key areas of artificial intelligence, India is becoming a major investment destination for Big…
The Whale Who Can’t Stop Buying: BitcoinOG Scales Ethereum Long To $280M After Price Surge
Ethereum is trading with renewed strength after breaking above the $3,300 level and briefly pushing toward $3,400, signaling a potential…
Venezuelan opposition leader makes first public appearance after months in hiding
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since January, arrives in Oslo after a secretive…
Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made its final final interest rate move of the year.
Implement automated smoke testing using Amazon Nova Act headless mode
Automated smoke testing using Amazon Nova Act headless mode helps development teams validate core functionality in continuous integration and continuous…
US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a…
The Fed meeting is likely to feature a rate cut and a lot more. Here’s what to expect
The central bank is poised to deliver its third straight interest rate cut Wednesday, while firing a warning shot about…
U.S. to mandate checks of some tourists’ social media history from past 5 years
Tourists from countries including Britain, Japan, France, and Australia will now be expected to provide their social media history to…
Nobel Peace Prize winner’s daughter accepts award on her behalf
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo.
Mistral AI Ships Devstral 2 Coding Models And Mistral Vibe CLI For Agentic, Terminal Native Development
Mistral AI has introduced Devstral 2, a next generation coding model family for software engineering agents, together with Mistral Vibe…
Trump slams European leaders as ‘weak’ — just as they’re trying to impress him
Trump’s criticism of Europe is jarring after the bloc stepped up efforts to support Ukraine in peace negotiations in a…
Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children
Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.
Amazon pledges a massive $35 billion worth of investments in India’s AI space through 2030
Amazon has committed to investing $$35 billion in India’s cloud and AI space by 2030, as hyperscalers race to get…
A Coding Guide to Build a Procedural Memory Agent That Learns, Stores, Retrieves, and Reuses Skills as Neural Modules Over Time
In this tutorial, we explore how an intelligent agent can gradually form procedural memory by learning reusable skills directly from…
China consumer inflation hits near two-year high despite deeper-than-expected producer deflation
Economists warned that deflationary pressure on the world’s second largest economy will persist into next year, calling for fresh policy…
Trump trade rep changes China soybean purchase timeline, cites ‘discrepancy’
China for months earlier this year had boycotted purchasing soybeans from U.S. farms because of a trade war began by…
Real-world reasoning: How Amazon Nova Lite 2.0 handles complex customer support scenarios
Artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning capabilities determine whether models can handle complex, real-world tasks beyond simple pattern matching. With strong reasoning,…
Create AI-powered chat assistants for your enterprise with Amazon Quick Suite
Teams need instant access to enterprise data and intelligent guidance on how to use it. Instead, they get scattered information…
Trump criticises ‘weak’ European leaders over Ukraine and immigration
In his latest public criticism of Europe, the US president claims countries are “decaying”.
Bill Gates on why AI will become ‘hyper competitive’
The billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder said he saw AI changing lives for the better, despite some overvaluations.
Nvidia can sell the more advanced H200 AI chip to China — but will Beijing want them?
Nvidia received the green light from the U.S. to sell its advanced H200 chip to China. But there are questions…
Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia’s advance.
U.S. uncovers scheme to reroute Nvidia GPUs worth $160 million to China despite export bans
Authorities have shut down yet another China-linked smuggling network for Nvidia’s AI chips, according to a release from a U.S.…
Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI
It’s the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.
Zhipu AI Releases GLM-4.6V: A 128K Context Vision Language Model with Native Tool Calling
Zhipu AI has open sourced the GLM-4.6V series as a pair of vision language models that treat images, video and…
Ukraine prepares new peace plan as Zelensky rules out giving up land
Kyiv is seeking to resist a US push for a deal which would see territory handed over to Russia.
Trump greenlights Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China if U.S. gets 25% cut, says Xi responded positively
Nvidia and chip rival Advanced Micro Devices agreed over the summer to share 15% of the revenue from China chip…
Here’s what to expect in Paramount’s quest to elbow out Netflix and buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount’s all-cash tender offer sets up a potentially months-long battle with Netflix to convince WBD shareholders which bid is best.
European leaders walk tightrope between backing Ukraine and keeping US on board
Europe’s leaders are trying to avoid alienating Donald Trump while fighting for Ukrainian sovereignty and future continental stability.
How AWS delivers generative AI to the public sector in weeks, not years
When critical services depend on quick action, from the safety of vulnerable children to environmental protection, you need working AI…
Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads’ crushing weight – but now there are new problems
One year into his rule Syria’s leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people…
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD ‘to finish what we started,’ CEO Ellison tells CNBC
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn’t plan…
Trump says Zelenskyy ‘hasn’t read U.S. peace proposal’ as tensions mount
Tensions appear to be mounting once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
BlackRock bets on ‘pick and shovel’ trade, singling out clear winners in AI spending spree
Powell noted that leading tech firms have only begun to tap debt markets to fund the next phase of AI…