Takeaways from the millions of newly released Epstein files
Three million new documents include hundreds of mentions of Trump and emails between Epstein and a person called “The Duke”.
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Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O’Hara dies aged 71
The Emmy-winning actress died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday after a brief illness, her agent said.
Simplify ModelOps with Amazon SageMaker AI Projects using Amazon S3-based templates
Managing ModelOps workflows can be complex and time-consuming. If you’ve struggled with setting up project templates for your data science…
UN risks ‘imminent financial collapse’, secretary general warns
António Guterres says the international body could run out of money by July due to members’ unpaid fees.
Former CNN host Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protests at Minnesota church
Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.
Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces
The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.
Silver plummets 15%, gold falls 7% — dragging down miners and ETFs
Gold and silver prices plunged on Friday, following weeks of gains as investors poured money into safe havens.
Trump says ‘it would be great’ if US ‘didn’t have to use’ military force on Iran
The US president says he has told Iran it has to do “two things” to avoid military action, as the…
Trump gets a boost as Panama court voids Hong Kong firm’s canal contract
The ruling from Panama’s top court is widely seen as a victory for the Trump administration, which is seeking to…
Trump reportedly says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China as Starmer seeks diplomatic reset
Starmer is on a 4-day visit to China this week, the first trip by a British leader in eight years,…
Trump says he will announce a replacement for Powell as Fed chair Friday morning
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be naming his pick Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair.
Asia-Pacific markets open mostly higher after Trump backs deal to avert shutdown
Asia-Pacific markets are set for mixed trading after Donald Trump and Senate Democrats struck a provisional agreement to avoid a…
Scaling content review operations with multi-agent workflow
Enterprises are managing ever-growing volumes of content, ranging from product catalogs and support articles to knowledge bases and technical documentation.…
Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week
Russia has not confirmed it agreed to Trump’s request, but Ukraine’s president said he expected Vladimir Putin’s promise to be…
Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week
Russia has not confirmed it agreed to Trump’s request, but Ukraine’s president said he expected Vladimir Putin’s promise to be…
Software stocks enter bear market on AI disruption fear with ServiceNow plunging 12%
The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF is on pace for its biggest one-day decline since April 4 during the tariff-triggered…
EU adds Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund made $247 billion in 2025, driven by tech and banking rally
Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund holds stakes in many of the world’s biggest companies, including Apple, Nvidia and JPMorgan…
Denmark lauds constructive talks with U.S. over Greenland: ‘Now we are back on track’
It comes shortly after Trump announced a framework deal regarding the Arctic island and backed away from imposing tariffs on…
SAP shares see biggest drop since 2020 after fourth-quarter cloud contract growth disappoints
It’s the biggest daily fall since October 26 2020, when stock dropped 22% following disappointing third quarter results
What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios
From regime change to retaliation, the BBC’s Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.
China and the UK are attempting to reset their relationship — here’s how
U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he hopes to build “more sophisticated” ties with China as the two nations…
SK Hynix overtakes Samsung in annual profit for the first time as AI reshapes rivalry
SK Hynix beats rival Samsung Electronics in profits for 2025 for the first time ever, as the memory maker retains…
Gold jumps over 3% to fresh highs as Asia markets trade mixed after U.S. Fed holds rates
The bullion rose more than 3% on Thursday to breach the $5,500 per ounce mark for the first time.
Fed holds key interest rate steady as economic view improves
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its decision on interest rates.
Bitcoin Breaks Into State Policy As South Dakota Weighs 10% Allocation
South Dakota has a new bill on the table that would let the state put up to 10% of certain…
Trump warns Iran ‘time is running out’ as US military builds up in Gulf
The US president, who has previously vowed to “rescue” protesters in Iran, says a “massive Armada” is on the way…
Trump warns Iran an ‘armada’ is heading its way and to agree a nuclear deal, or else
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday it should “make a deal” with the U.S. on its nuclear program…
The ‘strongest currency on earth’ just hit an 11-year high — and it’s stirring up trouble in Switzerland
The Swiss franc is widely viewed as a safe haven asset, rising in value in times of geopolitical or macroeconomic…
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.
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.