Trump and Musk feud draws reactions from billionaires, politicians and pundits. Here’s who said what
Trump lashed out at Elon Musk for his criticism of the Republican tax-cut and spending bill, leading the CEO to…
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Alibaba Qwen Team Releases Qwen3-Embedding and Qwen3-Reranker Series – Redefining Multilingual Embedding and Ranking Standards
Text embedding and reranking are foundational to modern information retrieval systems, powering applications such as semantic search, recommendation systems, and…
Trump and Musk enter bitter feud – and Washington buckles up
A knock-down fight between world’s the richest person and the most powerful politician is playing out in public view.
A Step-by-Step Coding Guide to Building an Iterative AI Workflow Agent Using LangGraph and Gemini
In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to build a multi-step, intelligent query-handling agent using LangGraph and Gemini 1.5 Flash. The…
Trump says Musk went ‘CRAZY,’ suggests cutting government contracts for his companies
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are clashing over a major budget bill Trump wants passed, which the Tesla CEO…
From Clicking to Reasoning: WebChoreArena Benchmark Challenges Agents with Memory-Heavy and Multi-Page Tasks
Web automation agents have become a growing focus in artificial intelligence, particularly due to their ability to execute human-like actions…
Trump’s new ban dodges pitfalls faced by last attempt, experts say
It appears the US president has learned lessons from a previous effort to ban entry from several nations.
Modernize and migrate on-premises fraud detection machine learning workflows to Amazon SageMaker
This post is co-written with Qing Chen and Mark Sinclair from Radial. Radial is the largest 3PL fulfillment provider, also…
Trump speaks with Xi, will resume talks between U.S. and China over tariffs
Trump’s call with Xi came as U.S.-China trade relations have frayed following an agreement in Geneva to temporarily pause most…
Contextual retrieval in Anthropic using Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
For an AI model to perform effectively in specialized domains, it requires access to relevant background knowledge. A customer support…
Why has Trump banned travel from these countries?
The new restrictions primarily affect African and Middle Eastern nations, with a range of justifications given.
European Central Bank trims interest rates after inflation dips below target
The 25-basis-point interest rate cut had been widely priced in by markets ahead of the ECB’s decision.
Nintendo Switch 2 hype leads to shortages, special store opening hours
Nintendo says it expects to sell 15 million Switch 2s in the fiscal year ending March 2026. Analysts say that…
What Germany’s Merz wants to tackle in Trump meeting
Merz will aim to strengthen the Germany-U.S. relationship, as well as talk about trade and security matters.
What we know about Trump’s latest travel ban
President Trump has signed a proclamation banning travel to the US from nationals of 12 countries.
British fintech Wise to move primary listing to the U.S. in blow to London stock exchange
“This would allow Wise’s shares to trade on both a US stock exchange and the LSE,” Wise said Thursday.
NVIDIA Introduces ProRL: Long-Horizon Reinforcement Learning Boosts Reasoning and Generalization
Recent advances in reasoning-focused language models have marked a major change in AI by scaling test-time computation. Reinforcement learning (RL)…
Auto industry sounds the alarm as China’s rare earth curbs start to bite
Automotive industry groups are increasingly worried about a rare earth shortage.
Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S.
The Trump Administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending entrance to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries.
Reddit sues AI startup Anthropic for breach of contract, ‘unfair competition’
Reddit’s lawsuit against Anthropic is the latest generative AI battle to find its way to the courtroom.
Impel enhances automotive dealership customer experience with fine-tuned LLMs on Amazon SageMaker
This post is co-written with Tatia Tsmindashvili, Ana Kolkhidashvili, Guram Dentoshvili, Dachi Choladze from Impel. Impel transforms automotive retail through…
Mistral AI Introduces Mistral Code: A Customizable AI Coding Assistant for Enterprise Workflows
Mistral AI announced the release of Mistral Code, an AI-powered coding assistant tailored for enterprise software development environments. This release…
Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump
Trump says a call with the Russian president was a “good conversation” but would not lead to “immediate peace”.
Gaza now worse than hell on earth, humanitarian chief tells BBC
The situation in Gaza surpasses “any acceptable, legal, moral, and humane standard”, the ICRC tells BBC’s Jeremy Bowen.
Trump says he spoke to Putin, predicts no ‘immediate’ peace for Russia and Ukraine
Putin in the call with Trump vowed retaliation against Ukraine for its recent drone attack on Russian bombers, the U.S.…
How climate tech startups are building foundation models with Amazon SageMaker HyperPod
Climate tech startups are companies that use technology and innovation to address the climate crisis, with a primary focus on…
Swiss franc’s safe haven status is proving to be a headache for the nation
The Swiss currency is widely seen as a safe haven asset.
Private equity bosses turn bullish on Europe
At SuperReturn in Berlin, a buzz around Europe is undeniable.
The euro zone is ready for a new member: Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s ascension to the euro would take the bloc to 21 members.
The European Central Bank is almost guaranteed to cut rates. Here’s what could happen next
Markets are pricing in a 25 basis point rate cut from the ECB. Here’s what analysts say about its potential…
Cologne evacuates 20,000 so WW2 bombs can be defused
The German city cordons off a huge area, calling it the largest evacuation since the end of World War Two.
‘I begged for help, but only God answered’: Growing dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Gaza
Rather than representing the hope of new life, babies in Gaza have come to epitomise the struggle to survive.
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…
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.