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Samsung’s $200b Broadcom pact strengthens chip supply as US AI firms race to secure computing infrastructure A view shows Samsung Electronics’ chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on September 7, 2022. Samsung Electronics/Handout via REUTERS South Korea announced $950 billion in new AI initiatives involving Samsung Electronics, … Read more
U.S. forces did not announce new overnight attacks on southern Iran for the first time in about two weeks, but tensions remained high as the Houthis and Saudi-led forces in Yemen said they had traded strikes.
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted.
A blaze sweeping the countryside of southwestern France drew close enough to worry officials in the city of some 270,000 people.
NYC mayor discusses Jay-Z, Eiffel 65, says music part of how he understands world Zohran Mamdani sat down for an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone. PHOTO: Rolling Stone Screengrab New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that Pakistani rapper Shamoon Ismail was one of the artists in his playlist, saying he had been listening to … Read more
LeBron James will join his fourth different NBA team after agreeing a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Photo: AFP/File NEW YORK: LeBron James announced on Friday he will play for the Philadelphia 76ers next season, with the 41-year-old NBA superstar hoping to transform another franchise into a championship team. James, the NBA all-time scoring leader … Read more
Says medium-level flooding noted at Khanki, Qadirabad and Chiniot Bridge on the Chenab River The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday warned of rising flood risk across several parts of Pakistan as monsoon rains continue to swell rivers and streams, with medium-level flooding reported at key points along the Chenab River and flash flood … Read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk conducting a news conference during his visit to Mexico City, Mexico on April 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia … Read more
The agent attempted to break out of its isolated testing environment at OpenAI around July 9 OpenAI has grown rapidly to more than 800 million people using its services weekly since its 2022 launch. PHOTO: REUTERS The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn’t … Read more
Nearly all of the agreement’s 14 points have been violated.