DeepSeek launches faster V3 AI model with China chip support

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released on Thursday an upgrade to its flagship V3 model that the company says has a feature that can optimize it for Chinese-made chips, along with faster processing speeds. The focus on domestic chip compatibility may signal that DeepSeek’s AI models are being positioned to work with China’s emerging semiconductor … Read more

Putin demands Ukraine surrender Donbas and abandon NATO bid, sources say

Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters. The Russian president met Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday for the first Russia-US summit in more … Read more

With hundreds dead, K-P braces for another monsoon onslaught

PESHAWAR: As Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) residents continue to reel from the devastating floods that claimed 393 lives, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has warned of another spell of heavy rains, flash floods, urban flooding, and landslides from August 23 to 26. According to a PDMA report, the recent deluge left 393 people dead and 190 … Read more