Modal says Nvidia’s Vera CPU doubles throughput for its AI sandboxes
Modal plans to run its Sandboxes product on Nvidia’s Arm-based Vera CPU, its first step away from x86 chips. In Modal’s own tests, Vera handled
Month: October 2026
Vingroup’s Green SM brings 500 VinFast EV taxis to Los Angeles
Green SM, a ride-hailing firm owned by Vietnam’s Vingroup, has launched an all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles. It starts with 500 VinFast VF 8
Finland seeking one million land mines as it eyes Russian threat
Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border.
One killed in US shooting near mosque in Columbus, Ohio
Local authorities say mosque was not target of attack.
Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuban leader Raul Castro
The announcement mirrors a federal indictment from May as the US steps up pressure on the Cuban government.
Ukrainians dying because US restricting intelligence sharing, Zelensky adviser tells BBC
Serhii Beskrestnov says there has not been enough time to warn people about incoming missile attacks. The White House said there had been no changes
Obama blasts federal probe of congresswoman Ilhan Omar as ‘so appalling’
Obama says federal agents’ search of the Democrat’s home was an effort to intimidate a Trump critic.
In pictures: French landmarks damaged and destroyed by violent protesters
France is used to protests but the violence and damage seen across the country is shocking many people.
US airman dies as daredevil descent goes wrong before Texas college football game
The game continued after the incident. The American Conference said the decision was made before his death was known.
Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say
A Saudi military official paid for the OpenAI engineer’s wife and infant son to fly out of the United States a day after his arrest
‘His lips were tasers’: Melania ignites internet as she dodges a kiss from Trump
First lady Melania Trump set off a wave of jokes online after she turned her head away as President Tweety McTreason leaned in to kiss
Markwayne Mullin’s wife brags of private planes — as husband battles jet-setting scandal
The wife of Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin is suing the Daily Mail for having the audacity to suggest, among other things, that she might
4 ways to tame shadow AI (hint: you need them all)
In olden days — last year, say — employees using unsanctioned AI tools might copy-and-paste sensitive data that could end up in the AI company’s
Apple is gaining as the industry shrinks
It’s all relative, but if you want to scope out the likely shape of the tech device industry in five years’ time, you have to