Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal
While many Ukrainians believe they have sacrificed too much for their country to lose territory to Russia, others are desperate…
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French AI lab Mistral releases new AI models as it looks to keep pace with OpenAI and Google
The model unveiling comes on the back of a commercial contract with HSBC.
Nvidia-backed $4 billion AI startup announces major London expansion
U.S.-based Luma AI is targeting 200 hires in the U.K. by early 2027 as a wave of North American tech…
DeepSeek Researchers Introduce DeepSeek-V3.2 and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale for Long Context Reasoning and Agentic Workloads
How do you get GPT-5-level reasoning on real long-context, tool-using workloads without paying the quadratic attention and GPU cost that…
SoftBank’s Son ‘was crying’ about the firm’s need to sell its Nvidia stake
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son has downplayed his firm’s decision to dump its Nvidia position, saying he “was crying” to…
Bayer shares pop 13% after Trump administration backs curbing of Roundup lawsuits; European stocks mixed
European stocks traded in mixed territory on Tuesday, with shares struggling to find momentum after a broad sell-off marked the…
A ‘seismic’ Nvidia shift, AI chip shortages and how it’s threatening to hike gadget prices
The AI infrastructure buildout is creating shortages of components including various types of chips that are also used in consumer…
Putin and Trump’s envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
Steve Witkoff will hold talks at the Kremlin, after the White House said it was “optimistic” about a breakthrough.
Samsung launches its first multi-folding phone as competition from Chinese brands intensifies
Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its first multi-folding smartphone, as it faces growing pressure to keep up with…
Ethereum Takes a Blow, Though Buyers Continue Shielding Key Price Floors
Ethereum price started a fresh decline below $2,880. ETH is now attempting to recover from $2,720 but the bulls might…
Tether Makes Bold Reserve Pivot Toward Bitcoin And Gold As Treasury Holdings Decline
In a strategic move, Tether has shifted its reserve strategy, reducing its exposure to treasuries while increasing allocations to Bitcoin…
Asia-Pacific markets open higher after Wall Street declines on crypto sell-off
Overnight, bitcoin plunged around 6% to trade below $86,000, marking its worst day since March and pressuring the broader stock market…
Bitcoin’s worst day since March
Bitcoin and ether saw heavy selling at the start of a new month, resuming the recent turbulence in digital assets.
Chair of UK’s fiscal watchdog resigns after early published report threw Budget into chaos
The U.K.’s Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly released its economic and fiscal forecasts ahead of the U.K.’s Autumn Budget on…
MiniMax-M2: Technical Deep Dive into Interleaved Thinking for Agentic Coding Workflows
The AI coding landscape just got a massive shake-up. If you’ve been relying on Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o for…
Four dead in Russian attack as diplomatic efforts to end war continue
As US negotiating teams continue to hold talks with Moscow and Kyiv, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue.
Airbus shares fall 10% on reports of new quality issue on dozens of A320 aircraft
Shares of Airbus plunged to the bottom of the pan-European Stoxx 600 index on Monday morning.
European markets set to start December in negative territory
European stocks are expected to start the last trading month of the year in negative territory.
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
How to Design an Advanced Multi-Page Interactive Analytics Dashboard with Dynamic Filtering, Live KPIs, and Rich Visual Exploration Using Panel
In this tutorial, we build an advanced multi-page interactive dashboard using Panel. Through each component of implementation, we explore how…
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in November, missing estimates, private survey shows
The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, conducted by S&P Global, dropped to 49.9 in November, missing analysts’ expectations of 50.5…
Asia-Pacific markets start December mixed with China’s manufacturing data in focus
Traders are increasingly expecting a rate cut in the upcoming U.S. Fed meeting on Dec. 10.
Ukraine talks ‘productive’ but more work needed, Rubio says
American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.
Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods
The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.
Meta AI Researchers Introduce Matrix: A Ray Native a Decentralized Framework for Multi Agent Synthetic Data Generation
How do you keep synthetic data fresh and diverse for modern AI models without turning a single orchestration pipeline into…
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel’s president
“An immediate end to the trial would greatly help lower the flames and promote broad reconciliation,” Israel’s PM says.
China factory activity edges up in November but remains in contraction for eighth month as fading holiday demand drags services
The National Bureau of Statistics said the manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 49.2, up 0.2 points from October and…
StepFun AI Releases Step-Audio-R1: A New Audio LLM that Finally Benefits from Test Time Compute Scaling
Why do current audio AI models often perform worse when they generate longer reasoning instead of grounding their decisions in…
Consider airspace around Venezuela closed, Trump says
The US cannot legally close another country’s airspace, but Trump’s comments could deter airlines from operating in Venezuela.
Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here’s why the ‘Devil’s metal’ has further to run
While industrial demand for silver is expected to decline slightly in 2025, the metal is increasingly used in electric vehicles,…
Flooding in southern Asia leaves hundreds dead
The region is hit by some of the worst floods in years, with millions affected in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and…
NVIDIA AI Releases Orchestrator-8B: A Reinforcement Learning Trained Controller for Efficient Tool and Model Selection
How can an AI system learn to pick the right model or tool for each step of a task instead…
Fall of Zelensky’s top aide – reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up?
A widening corruption scandal forced Ukraine’s second most powerful person, Andriy Yermak, to resign.
Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine
The overnight attack kills at least three and leaves many in the Ukrainian capital in the dark.
Airbus A320 recall disrupts global travel after glitch linked to solar flares
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a directive that a JetBlue flight on Oct. 30 experienced an “uncommanded…
A Coding Guide to Design an Agentic AI System Using a Control-Plane Architecture for Safe, Modular, and Scalable Tool-Driven Reasoning Workflows
In this tutorial, we build an advanced Agentic AI using the control-plane design pattern, and we walk through each component…
US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting
The directive comes hours after President Trump said the US will pause migration from “third-world countries”.
Zelensky’s chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky’s closest adviser throughout Russia’s full-scale war.
European markets mixed as choppy month draws to an end; Delivery Hero gains over 15%
November has been a volatile month for stocks as concerns of an AI bubble dominated conversation.
Hong Kong tower blocks fire death toll rises to 128
Authorities say 89 bodies are unintentified and 79 people remain injured after Wednesday’s blaze.
DeepSeek AI Releases DeepSeekMath-V2: The Open Weights Maths Model That Scored 118/120 on Putnam 2024
How can an AI system prove complex olympiad level math problems in clear natural language while also checking that its…
Fury and questions after Hong’s Kong deadliest blaze in decades
Questions are mounting as to how the deadly fire spread so rapidly – and who should be held responsible.
CME halts futures trading after ‘cooling issue’ at data center
A technical problem obstructed futures trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the early hours of Friday morning.
Trump says U.S. to ‘permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries’ after DC shooting
The president said he would also terminate “millions” of admissions under his predecessor Joe Biden and remove “anyone who is…
Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed as Tokyo inflation runs hotter than expected
Traders in Asia will assess key economic data, including inflation data from Tokyo and India’s GDP for its fiscal second…
Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the outlines of a draft peace plan agreed by the U.S. and Ukraine could become…
Firefighters search for hundreds still missing in devastating Hong Kong tower blocks fire
Dozens of people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday’s blaze.
Saba Capital activist Boaz Weinstein calls for removal of Baillie Gifford-run tech investment trust’s entire board
Activist hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein wants to replace the entire board of Baillie Gifford’s EWI trust.
‘I am devastated’: Hong Kong residents in disbelief after fire destroys blocks of flats
Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.