Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint, as Tehran holds talks with U.S.
Iranian state media reported the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for military drills in the waterway.
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India’s Adani to invest $100 billion in AI data centers over the next decade
The blockbuster investment comes as India pushes to gain a stronger foothold in the global artificial intelligence race.
Agoda Open Sources APIAgent to Convert Any REST pr GraphQL API into an MCP Server with Zero Code
Building AI agents is the new gold rush. But every developer knows the biggest bottleneck: getting the AI to actually…
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files ‘cover-up’ in BBC interview
“Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it…
Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents
Alibaba Group has released its newest AI model series, featuring new agentic capabilities, as competition in China’s AI space ramps…
How to Build Human-in-the-Loop Plan-and-Execute AI Agents with Explicit User Approval Using LangGraph and Streamlit
In this tutorial, we build a human-in-the-loop travel booking agent that treats the user as a teammate rather than a…
US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran
BBC Verify has seen US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran ahead of talks between the two countries
Alibaba Qwen Team Releases Qwen3.5-397B MoE Model with 17B Active Parameters and 1M Token Context for AI agents
Alibaba Cloud just updated the open-source landscape. Today, the Qwen team released Qwen3.5, the newest generation of their large language…
Supercharge regulated workloads with Claude Code and Amazon Bedrock
The release of Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region introduces a straightforward on-ramp for AI-assisted development…
Navalny’s mother says she always knew he was murdered after poison finding
On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not “simply die in prison”.
China’s tech shock threatens the U.S. AI monopoly and is ‘just getting started’
“You could see easily a world where maybe most of the world’s population is running on a Chinese tech stack…
Bitcoin At $8,000? Michael Saylor Says Strategy Still Won’t Break
According to Strategy founder Michael Saylor, the company believes it could meet its obligations even if Bitcoin fell sharply, as…
‘It’s never too late’: Savannah Guthrie’s new plea for mother’s release as FBI analyses glove
The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles…
Altman and Pichai among tech CEOs heading to India for major AI summit in a key market
India has a market of young, tech-forward consumers and a huge pool of talent which could be key to continued…
Google DeepMind Proposes New Framework for Intelligent AI Delegation to Secure the Emerging Agentic Web for Future Economies
The AI industry is currently obsessed with ‘agents’—autonomous programs that do more than just chat. However, most current multi-agent systems…
US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released
Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.
Japan’s economy avoids technical recession, but rebound misses expectations
Japan’s economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, offering a modest rebound…
Moonshot AI Launches Kimi Claw: Native OpenClaw on Kimi.com with 5,000 Community Skills and 40GB Cloud Storage Now
Moonshot AI has officially brought the power of OpenClaw framework directly to the browser. The newly rebranded Kimi Claw is…
Ukraine’s ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country
His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.
Some European policymakers welcome U.S. Secretary of State Rubio’s warm words, others remain cautious
Rubio’s comments at the Munich Security Conference struck a softer tone than Vice President JD Vance’s at last year’s event.
Meet ‘Kani-TTS-2’: A 400M Param Open Source Text-to-Speech Model that Runs in 3GB VRAM with Voice Cloning Support
The landscape of generative audio is shifting toward efficiency. A new open-source contender, Kani-TTS-2, has been released by the team…
Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in Tehran
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, tells the BBC’s Lyse Doucet that the ball was “in America’s court to prove…
Google AI Introduces the WebMCP to Enable Direct and Structured Website Interactions for New AI Agents
Google is officially turning Chrome into a playground for AI agents. For years, AI ‘browsers’ have relied on a messy…
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny’s body, Foreign Office says.
How to Build a Self-Organizing Agent Memory System for Long-Term AI Reasoning
In this tutorial, we build a self-organizing memory system for an agent that goes beyond storing raw conversation history and…
Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’ despite tensions
The US Secretary of State reassures European leaders that the Trump administration backs the transatlantic alliance.
Ethereum Open Interest Plunges: Cooling Off Or Cracks Forming?
Ethereum climbed back above $2,000 after a softer-than-expected US CPI print, and the move has traders and analysts debating whether…
Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror – but I don’t feel anger
In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France’s biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing…
U.S. and European interests are ‘intertwined’, Rubio says
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the U.S. secretary of state stressed the importance of cooperation with Europe.
Europe has ‘failed’ in the face of Trump and Putin’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics, top security official says
The head of Europe’s biggest security forum said regional powers were “totally on the sidelines” of major discussions — but…
Customize AI agent browsing with proxies, profiles, and extensions in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Browser
AI agents that browse the web need more than basic page navigation. Our customers tell us they need agents that…
Venezuela oil sales top $1 billion, funds won’t go to Qatar account anymore, Energy secretary says
Democrats in Congress have questioned the transparency and legality of depositing Venezuela oil revenue in Qatar.
Exa AI Introduces Exa Instant: A Sub-200ms Neural Search Engine Designed to Eliminate Bottlenecks for Real-Time Agentic Workflows
In the world of Large Language Models (LLMs), speed is the only feature that matters once accuracy is solved. For…
Kyutai Releases Hibiki-Zero: A3B Parameter Simultaneous Speech-to-Speech Translation Model Using GRPO Reinforcement Learning Without Any Word-Level Aligned Data
Kyutai has released Hibiki-Zero, a new model for simultaneous speech-to-speech translation (S2ST) and speech-to-text translation (S2TT). The system translates source…
World’s rules-based order ‘no longer exists’, Germany’s Merz warns
“Our freedom is not guaranteed” in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich’s security summit.
Dubai’s DP World replaces CEO after Epstein links emerge
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem had been the CEO of Dubai’s largest port operator since 2016 and chairman since 2007.
Rubio warns Europe of new era in geopolitics before big Munich speech
The US Secretary of State will address the first major transatlantic meeting since Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland.
How China’s ‘unruly’ speculators might be fueling the frenzy in gold market
Gold has rarely been this volatile, and the bullion’s sharp price swings are increasingly being linked to China’s speculative traders,…
Google DeepMind Introduces Aletheia: The AI Agent Moving from Math Competitions to Fully Autonomous Professional Research Discoveries
Google DeepMind team has introduced Aletheia, a specialized AI agent designed to bridge the gap between competition-level math and professional…
U.S.–China proxy battle over Panama Canal ports set to intensify as CK Hutchison warns of legal action
The simmering dispute has become a geopolitical flashpoint between Washington and Beijing, with Panama caught in the crossfires.
Safe-haven currencies might not be so safe after a volatile year. Here’s how the market is rethinking the Swiss franc, dollar and yen
One strategist said the currencies have “undoubtedly lost some of their sheen,” while others warned of more volatility ahead.
Is This AGI? Google’s Gemini 3 Deep Think Shatters Humanity’s Last Exam And Hits 84.6% On ARC-AGI-2 Performance Today
Google announced a major update to Gemini 3 Deep Think today. This update is specifically built to accelerate modern science,…
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
Trump revokes EPA finding on greenhouse gas threat in huge blow to climate change regulations
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially revoked the endangerment finding, in a huge blow to U.S. efforts to fight climate change.
AI meets HR: Transforming talent acquisition with Amazon Bedrock
Organizations face significant challenges in making their recruitment processes more efficient while maintaining fair hiring practices. By using AI to…
Minnesota immigration enforcement surge is ending, Trump border tsar says
Two US citizens were killed in Minneapolis during the crackdown dubbed “Operation Metro Surge”.
Why Alphabet’s 100-year sterling bond is raising new fears over debt-fuelled AI arms race
The novel ultra-long corporate bond diversifies the Google owner’s lender base as it ramps up its capex spend.
UK’s Schroders pops 28% on Nuveen takeover that’s set to create asset management giant
Schroders will remain headquartered in London following its takeover by Nuveen.
Mercedes hit by $1.2 billion in tariff costs as full-year earnings more than halve
German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group on Thursday reported a steep drop in full-year profit and warned of challenging times…
SoftBank Vision Fund books $2.4 billion quarterly gain boosted by OpenAI bet
SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment…