Trump’s 50% steel tariffs hit the world but UK spared full blow
U.S. tariffs are in the spotlight once again in Europe as President Donald Trump’s 50% levy on steel and aluminum…
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NVIDIA AI Releases Llama Nemotron Nano VL: A Compact Vision-Language Model Optimized for Document Understanding
NVIDIA has introduced Llama Nemotron Nano VL, a vision-language model (VLM) designed to address document-level understanding tasks with efficiency and…
CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: A lament for the losses on Royal Bank of Scotland
The British government might not have lost nearly as much on its stake in the bank had circumstances been different.
A Coding Implementation to Build an Advanced Web Intelligence Agent with Tavily and Gemini AI
In this tutorial, we introduce an advanced, interactive web intelligence agent powered by Tavily and Google’s Gemini AI. We’ll learn…
IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are ‘combat zones’ as sites close for day
Aid distribution will be halted on Wednesday, with Gazans warned by the IDF not to travel to collection points.
Nvidia tops Microsoft, regains most valuable company title for first time since January
Nvidia has been trading places with Apple and Microsoft at the top of the market cap ranks since last June.
OpenAI Introduces Four Key Updates to Its AI Agent Framework
OpenAI has announced a set of targeted updates to its AI agent development stack, aimed at expanding platform compatibility, improving…
Musk calls Trump budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’
Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who spent over $250 million backing Trump’s presidential bid, led the president’s DOGE group…
Hugging Face Releases SmolVLA: A Compact Vision-Language-Action Model for Affordable and Efficient Robotics
Despite recent progress in robotic control via large-scale vision-language-action (VLA) models, real-world deployment remains constrained by hardware and data requirements.…
Unlocking the power of Model Context Protocol (MCP) on AWS
We’ve witnessed remarkable advances in model capabilities as generative AI companies have invested in developing their offerings. Language models such…
From Exploration Collapse to Predictable Limits: Shanghai AI Lab Proposes Entropy-Based Scaling Laws for Reinforcement Learning in LLMs
Recent advances in reasoning-centric large language models (LLMs) have expanded the scope of reinforcement learning (RL) beyond narrow, task-specific applications,…
Build a scalable AI assistant to help refugees using AWS
This post is co-written with Taras Tsarenko, Vitalil Bozadzhy, and Vladyslav Horbatenko. As organizations worldwide seek to use AI for…
Enhanced diagnostics flow with LLM and Amazon Bedrock agent integration
Noodoe is a global leader in EV charging innovation, offering advanced solutions that empower operators to optimize their charging station…
Dutch PM steps down after far-right party leaves coalition over immigration proposals
The Party for Freedom won a landslide victory in the Netherlands’ general election in 2023.
UK growth to be reined in by public finance squeeze, OECD warns
The U.K.’s economic growth is expected to stay modest while the country’s public finances remain squeezed, the OECD said Tuesday.
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung projected to win presidential vote: Exit polls
South Korea’s opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to win the country’s snap presidential election, according to a joint…
At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near aid centre, Gaza authorities say
Civilians were fired at by tanks, drones and helicopters, civil defence officials say, while Israel says only that troops fired…
India anger over 10-year-old rape victim’s death after alleged treatment delay
Family members allege that the girl was kept waiting in an ambulance for hours before being admitted to the hospital.
Euro zone inflation falls to cooler-than-expected 1.9% in May, below ECB target
Economists polled by Reuters had been expecting the May reading to come in at 2%, which is the European Central…
Toxic mushroom cook tells murder trial wild fungi have ‘more flavour’
Erin Patterson, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of intentionally poisoning four relatives.
Mistral AI Introduces Codestral Embed: A High-Performance Code Embedding Model for Scalable Retrieval and Semantic Understanding
Modern software engineering faces growing challenges in accurately retrieving and understanding code across diverse programming languages and large-scale codebases. Existing…
Mother of jailed British Egyptian activist vows to continue hunger strike despite risk of death
Laila Soueif tells the BBC she believes she has “no other choice” to secure the release of her son Alaa…
U.S. growth forecast cut sharply by OECD as Trump tariffs sour global outlook
The U.S. economy is now expected to expand by just 1.6% in 2025, while the global economy is set to…
Hands-On Guide: Getting started with Mistral Agents API
The Mistral Agents API enables developers to create smart, modular agents equipped with a wide range of capabilities. Key features…
UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid distribution site
Antonio Guterres says he is “appalled” by reports of Palestinians being killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza.
Meta Releases Llama Prompt Ops: A Python Package that Automatically Optimizes Prompts for Llama Models
The growing adoption of open-source large language models such as Llama has introduced new integration challenges for teams previously relying…
China’s May factory activity unexpectedly shrinks, clocking its worst drop since 2022: Caixin
China has grappled with entrenched deflationary pressure, as a prolonged real estate downturn and job insecurity hampered investment, consumer spending.
Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says
Officials say the suspect wanted to target Zionists and researched Molotov cocktails online.
Russia and Ukraine fail again to agree ceasefire but commit to prisoner swap
The two warring sides remain far apart on how to end the conflict after a second round of talks in…
In China, ‘The Great American’ burger is now made with Australian beef
But the 90-day tariff pause agreed by China and the U.S. in Geneva in May is now under threat as…
A Coding Guide Implementing ScrapeGraph and Gemini AI for an Automated, Scalable, Insight-Driven Competitive Intelligence and Market Analysis Workflow
In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to leverage ScrapeGraph’s powerful scraping tools in combination with Gemini AI to automate the…
Build GraphRAG applications using Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
In these days, it is more common to companies adopting AI-first strategy to stay competitive and more efficient. As generative…
Fast-track SOP processing using Amazon Bedrock
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are essential documents in the context of regulations and compliance. SOPs outline specific steps for various…
MiMo-VL-7B: A Powerful Vision-Language Model to Enhance General Visual Understanding and Multimodal Reasoning
Vision-language models (VLMs) have become foundational components for multimodal AI systems, enabling autonomous agents to understand visual environments, reason over…
Why Tesla sales are rebounding in Norway while Europe lags
Tesla’s sale of new cars in Norway skyrocketed 213% in May from a year ago, bucking a sharp downward trend…
Trump’s 50% steel tariff could see prices tank in Europe — and soar in the U.S.
While the inflationary impact on U.S. domestic prices is widely expected to be severe, the effect in Europe will be…
UK put on a war footing with defense overhaul — but is it too little, too late?
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced an overhaul of the U.K.’s defense spending on Monday.
Eight hurt in Colorado fire attack after suspect shouts ‘free Palestine’
The FBI calls it a suspected terror attack and says the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower.
NVIDIA AI Introduces Fast-dLLM: A Training-Free Framework That Brings KV Caching and Parallel Decoding to Diffusion LLMs
Diffusion-based large language models (LLMs) are being explored as a promising alternative to traditional autoregressive models, offering the potential for…
Watch: Eyewitness captures moments during Colorado attack
Six people being treated for injuries after a man “started setting people on fire” at a mall in Boulder, Colorado,…
China says the U.S. undermined Geneva trade deal after Trump accuses Beijing of violations
Trade frictions between Washington and Beijing have flared up after a hiatus following a meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…
A Coding Implementation of an Intelligent AI Assistant with Jina Search, LangChain, and Gemini for Real-Time Information Retrieval
In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to build an intelligent AI assistant by integrating LangChain, Gemini 2.0 Flash, and Jina…
Video appears to show Ukraine drone attack in Russia
Footage shows attack drones homing in on their targets as they sit on the tarmac.
31 killed in Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid centre, Hamas-run health authorities say
Rescuers and residents say Israeli tanks opened fire on a crowd, but the aid distributor says reports are false.
Trump and Xi are likely to talk soon about trade, though no date has been set, Hassett says
Kevin Hassett said that a date for a conversation about trade negotiations has not been set, but it is an…
Guide to Using the Desktop Commander MCP Server
The Desktop Commander MCP Server is a powerful tool that brings all your development operations into one chat interface. Built…
Ukraine says at least 40 Russian warplanes hit in massive drone strikes
Ukraine’s security service SBU claims that “enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia”.
Two dead and hundreds arrested in France after PSG Champions League win
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed in Dax and a 23-year-old man hit by a vehicle of supporters while riding a…
At least seven dead after Russian bridge collapses on to train
Another 30 people are reportedly injured after the train derailed following the bridge collapse.
BOND 2025 AI Trends Report Shows AI Ecosystem Growing Faster than Ever with Explosive User and Developer Adoption
BOND’s latest report on Trends – Artificial Intelligence (May 2025) presents a comprehensive data-driven snapshot of the current state and…