US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeria’s foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a…
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Asia markets open higher amid holiday-thinned trade
Australia and Hong Kong markets were closed for the holidays.
Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys
Ukraine’s leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Pope Leo urges ‘courage’ to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address
The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.
Monetizers vs manufactures: How the AI market could splinter in 2026
AI infrastructure firms are set to win from the evolution of once asset-light Big Tech firms.
Exclusive: Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record
Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring nine-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion.
Programmatically creating an IDP solution with Amazon Bedrock Data Automation
Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) transforms how organizations handle unstructured document data, enabling automatic extraction of valuable information from invoices, contracts,…
Zelensky moves towards demilitarised zones in latest peace plan for Ukraine
On the key question of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas, Zelensky says a “free economic zone” is a potential option.
Oil giant BP to sell 65% stake in $10 billion Castrol unit
The oil giant is looking to divest $20 billion of its assets by the end of 2027.
China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun
“Frankly, we were the solution to the problem that the world didn’t know it had,” Rahim Suleman, CEO of Canadian…
Asia’s year in review: Who had it best — and who had it worst — in 2025
What a year this has been. Understandably for many, it could not be over soon enough.
‘Inappropriate friends’ email from ‘Balmoral’ among Epstein release
A newly released email sent to Ghislane Maxwell from “A” is among the latest set of Epstein files released by…
U.S. pushes additional tariffs on Chinese chips to June 2027
As part of an investigation that kicked off a year ago, the agency found that China is engaging in unfair…
Exploring the zero operator access design of Mantle
At Amazon, our culture, built on honest and transparent discussion of our growth opportunities, enables us to focus on investing…
Trump travelled on Epstein’s plane more than previously thought, prosecutor says
The US president has long denied any wrongdoing in relation to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
AWS AI League: Model customization and agentic showdown
Building intelligent agents to handle complex, real-world tasks can be daunting. Additionally, rather than relying solely on large, pre-trained foundation…
Accelerate Enterprise AI Development using Weights & Biases and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
This post is co-written by Thomas Capelle and Ray Strickland from Weights & Biases (W&B). Generative artificial intelligence (AI) adoption…
The next AI pivot will be toward efficiency and lowering costs, ex-Facebook privacy chief says
Former Facebook privacy chief Chris Kelly said that AI companies will focus on creating efficiencies for training models.
Three killed after Russia launches ‘massive’ attack across Ukraine
Several regions are without power after missile and drone strikes targeted several cities.
‘A miracle’: Officer shot in head during Bondi attack home from hospital
The Christmas homecoming of Jack Hibbert, who was shot in the head and shoulder, is a “miracle”, his family say.
Shares in Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk pop 7% after GLP-1 pill approval
The FDA on Monday approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill from the Danish pharmaceutical giant.
Trump halts wind projects, including Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dominion stock drops 4%
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration paused the projects due to national security concerns identified by the Pentagon.
Russia escalates attacks on key Ukrainian region of Odesa
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the attacks were an attempt by Moscow to block Ukraine’s access to maritime logistics.
Move Beyond Chain-of-Thought with Chain-of-Draft on Amazon Bedrock
As organizations scale their generative AI implementations, the critical challenge of balancing quality, cost, and latency becomes increasingly complex. With…
New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
Denmark to summon U.S. ambassador as Trump’s Greenland special envoy appointment stirs tensions
Denmark pushes back against Trump’s appointment of Jeff Landry as U.S. Special Envoy to Greenland.
Asia’s worst-performing currency is set for a rocky start to 2026
Rupee emerges as Asia’s worst performing currency in 2025 amid trade policy uncertainty and capital outflows.
Gold and silver prices soar to new highs as the yellow metal reemerges as a hedge
It comes as fiscal deficits and the race for the next chair of the Federal Reserve weighs on investors’ minds.
AI-linked IPOs in China are exploding. But it’s not easy for foreigners to join the party
China’s hottest artificial-intelligence listings are delivering eye-popping gains. However, it may not be easy for overseas investors to partake in…
Alleged Bondi gunmen threw ‘tennis ball bomb’, new documents say
Videos show the pair allegedly training in rural Australia and making statements in front of Islamic State flags
US and Ukraine call Miami talks productive despite no breakthrough
Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, issued a statement with the top Ukrainian negotiator after discussing the latest peace plans.
China keeps benchmark lending rates steady for a seventh straight month despite weak economic data
The People’s Bank of China kept its 1-year and 5-year loan prime rates unchanged at 3% and 3.5% respectively, holding…
US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says
The move comes days after President Donald Trump said that he was ordering a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering…
AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 — here are the top firms to cite it for job cuts
Some of the world’s biggest tech companies cited AI as part of their layoff and restructuring strategy in 2025.
Minute’s silence held to remember Bondi beach attack victims
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is booed as he arrives at the memorial event.
Australian PM announces intelligence review as country mourns Bondi attack
Albanese says the country must be in a position to respond to “the rapidly changing security environment”.
US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast
The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
Survivors ‘nervous and sceptical’ about release of remaining Epstein files
US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.
Google was at risk of losing its dominance — until it promoted this AI executive
Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the…
Nine of the largest pharma companies ink deals with Trump to lower drug prices
President Donald Trump has pushed to lower drug prices for Americans, which are on average nearly three times higher than…
US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria
The US says it struck dozens of targets across Syria in response to last week’s deadly Islamic State attack on…
Introducing SOCI indexing for Amazon SageMaker Studio: Faster container startup times for AI/ML workloads
Today, we are excited to introduce a new feature for SageMaker Studio: SOCI (Seekable Open Container Initiative) indexing. SOCI supports lazy…
Analyst Maps Shiba Inu Roadmap With 1,800% Upside If Altseason Plays Out
Crypto analyst Quantum Ascend has published a weekly-chart “roadmap” for Shiba Inu (SHIB) in a new video, laying out three…
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia’s leader said during a four-hour TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were “nonsense”.
Jeffrey Epstein: DOJ expects to release some—but not all—files Friday despite legal deadline
The DOJ for months had resisted calls to released the Epstein files.
NY Fed President Williams says some ‘technical factors’ distorted November’s CPI reading downward
Williams said “technical factors” likely distorted November’s inflation data, pushing the headline reading lower than it otherwise would have been.
This is how exposed European Big Pharma is to the U.S.
U.S. pricing has been the bigegts issue of the year for drugmakers heavily exposed to the U.S. market.
European Union approves over $105 billion toward Ukraine aid package for next two years
European Union countries have agreed to allocate 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027,…
EU agree €90bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets
Ukrainian had wanted the EU to use €200 billion of frozen Russian assets but Belgium opposed the move.
Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2%
The hike comes against the backdrop of rising inflation and a weak Japanese economy.