Typhoon heads for Vietnam after 114 killed in the Philippines
Kalmaegi, one of the strongest typhoons this year, has gained strength as it barrels toward central Vietnam.
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European markets open lower as earnings hold the spotlight
European stocks were lower in early trade on Thursday.
CMU Researchers Introduce PPP and UserVille To Train Proactive And Personalized LLM Agents
Most LLM agents are tuned to maximize task success. They resolve GitHub issues or answer deep research queries, but they…
Bank of England rate cut a close call ahead of the Autumn Budget
While the central bank is more likely to hold rates than not, it’s not a given, according to economists.
Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai sees shares drop 12% in Hong Kong debut
Shares of two Chinese autonomous driving companies Pony.ai and WeRide both debuted in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Generalist AI Introduces GEN-θ: A New Class of Embodied Foundation Models Built for Multimodal Training Directly on High-Fidelity Raw Physical Interaction
How do you build a single model that can learn physical skills from chaotic real world robot data without relying…
Asia-Pacific markets rise, tracking Wall Street gains as AI stocks rebound
Investors in the region are looking to Chinese autonomous vehicle firms WeRide and Pony.ai’s listing debut in Hong Kong later…
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza’s future are a…
How to Build a Model-Native Agent That Learns Internal Planning, Memory, and Multi-Tool Reasoning Through End-to-End Reinforcement Learning
In this tutorial, we explore how an agent can internalize planning, memory, and tool use within a single neural model…
How Amazon Search increased ML training twofold using AWS Batch for Amazon SageMaker Training jobs
In this post, we show you how Amazon Search optimized GPU instance utilization by leveraging AWS Batch for SageMaker Training…
Supreme Court begins hearing Trump tariffs case
President Donald Trump calls the Supreme Court case on his tariffs a matter of “life or death” for the United…
Google AI Introduces Consistency Training for Safer Language Models Under Sycophantic and Jailbreak Style Prompts
How can consistency training help language models resist sycophantic prompts and jailbreak style attacks while keeping their capabilities intact? Large…
Fintech Ripple gets $40 billion valuation after $500 million funding
Ripple has pushed into other lines of business including custody of crypto assets, prime brokerage and corporate treasury management.
Chinese EV maker Xpeng to launch robotaxis, humanoid robots with self-developed AI chips
Chinese electric car company Xpeng is following in Tesla’s footsteps by moving into robotaxis and humanoid robots.
European markets open lower as region’s tech stocks lead sell-off
European stocks open lower, mirroring global declines as concerns grow over sky-high tech valuations.
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk lowers growth outlook for its weight loss drugs as pricing pressures mount
Novo Nordisk is currently locked in a bidding war with Pfizer for U.S. biotech firm Metsera.
Zohran Mamdani projected winner of New York City mayoral election
It is a historic moment as Mamdani also becomes the first South Asian and Muslim to lead the city.
SoftBank shares plunge over 13% as Asian AI-linked stocks slide on valuation jitters
The frenzy around AI has sparked concerns that markets could be in the midst of a tech bubble.
More private equity funds than McDonald’s: PE giants forecast industry consolidation
The widening gap followed a period of spending spree in the private equity industry in 2021, when money rushed into…
Asia-Pacific markets fall, tracking Wall Street declines on AI valuation concerns
Asia Pacific markets fell, pressured by declines in AI-related names like Palantir.
How Can We Build Scalable and Reproducible Machine Learning Experiment Pipelines Using Meta Research Hydra?
In this tutorial, we explore Hydra, an advanced configuration management framework originally developed and open-sourced by Meta Research. We begin…
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley warn of a market correction: ‘Things run and then they pull back’
Global markets may be due for a reality check after this year’s relentless rally, said Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Aramco CEO says Saudi Arabia’s cheap energy will turn kingdom into a global AI data center leader
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser shared details of the kingdom’s national AI strategy in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen.
Iterate faster with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime direct code deployment
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is an agentic platform for building, deploying, and operating effective agents securely at scale. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore…
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies aged 84
Cheney became one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history under George W Bush.
AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy
Amazon, Target and UPS are laying off thousands of employees, but the reasons behind the cuts go a lot deeper…
Polls open in NYC mayoral race – here are five things to watch in US elections
Though President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, his agenda looms large over the races in New York City,…
Norway’s mega wealth fund to reject Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay package
Managers of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund said they are “concerned” about the proposed deal.
Comparing the Top 7 Large Language Models LLMs/Systems for Coding in 2025
Code-oriented large language models moved from autocomplete to software engineering systems. In 2025, leading models must fix real GitHub issues,…
Cache-to-Cache(C2C): Direct Semantic Communication Between Large Language Models via KV-Cache Fusion
Can large language models collaborate without sending a single token of text? a team of researchers from Tsinghua University, Infinigence…
Trump backs Cuomo for New York City mayor and threatens to cut funding if Mamdani wins
Opinion polls indicate left-wing candidate Zohran Mamdani is ahead of former state governor Andrew Cuomo for Tuesday’s race.
UK’s Reeves to address speculation over tax rises in surprise speech
U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give a clearer indication that tax rises are coming in her Autumn Budget…
World’s largest oil company Aramco reports higher third-quarter net profit on production boost
Third-quarter revenue came in at 418.16 billion Saudi riyals from 416.63 billion Saudi riyal in the same period of the…
Asia markets mostly fall, breaking ranks from Wall Street rally
Asia Pacific markets were mostly set to fall Tuesday, breaking ranks from Wall Street, which saw a tech-fuelled rally stateside.
How to Build Supervised AI Models When You Don’t Have Annotated Data
One of the biggest challenges in real-world machine learning is that supervised models require labeled data—yet in many practical scenarios,…
Anyscale and NovaSky Team Releases SkyRL tx v0.1.0: Bringing Tinker Compatible Reinforcement Learning RL Engine To Local GPU Clusters
How can AI teams run Tinker style reinforcement learning on large language models using their own infrastructure with a single…
Trump administration will tap emergency fund to pay partial food stamp benefits
The shutdown has deprived more than 40 million Americans of food assistance, known as Snap, since Saturday.
How Switchboard, MD automates real-time call transcription in clinical contact centers with Amazon Nova Sonic
In high-volume healthcare contact centers, every patient conversation carries both clinical and operational significance, making accurate real-time transcription necessary for…
Nvidia stock climbs 2% as U.S. approves chip sale to the UAE under Microsoft deal
Microsoft’s licenses enable the firm to ship Nvidia chips — involving its more advanced GB300 GPUs — to the United…
Israeli military’s ex-top lawyer arrested as scandal over video leak deepens
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking a video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
Auto giants rally as China says it will consider exemptions for Nexperia chip exports
A standoff between the Netherlands and China over chipmaker Nexperia had prompted auto giants to warn of production outages.
India now incurs higher U.S. tariffs than China. What does it say about Trump’s foreign policy?
The recent softening of ties between China and US indicate that US foreign policy may not prioritize its strategic relationship…
Trump says he doubts US will go to war with Venezuela
In the same interview, the US president suggests Nicolás Maduro’s days as the South American country’s leader are numbered.
The global critical minerals race is heating up — and rare earths stocks are skyrocketing
U.S.-listed rare earths miners have been on a tear this year, with some companies rallying more than 400% as the…
At least 20 dead after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan
The quake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities, in the early hours of Monday.
How to Design a Persistent Memory and Personalized Agentic AI System with Decay and Self-Evaluation?
In this tutorial, we explore how to build an intelligent agent that remembers, learns, and adapts to us over time.…
China’s factory activity slows down in October, missing expectations, private PMI shows
China and the U.S. reached a trade truce last week, stabilizing relations after an escalating trade battle that had sparked fears of…
How to Create AI-ready APIs?
Postman recently released a comprehensive checklist and developer guide for building AI-ready APIs, highlighting a simple truth: even the most…
‘We have no idea what lies ahead’: Aid struggles to reach Jamaican towns devastated by hurricane
Jamaicans are struggling to access clean drinking water and food days after Hurricane Melissa hit.
LongCat-Flash-Omni: A SOTA Open-Source Omni-Modal Model with 560B Parameters with 27B activated, Excelling at Real-Time Audio-Visual Interaction
How do you design a single model that can listen, see, read and respond in real time across text, image,…