China’s CXMT will make AI memory despite yields as low as 20%, Reuters says
China’s biggest memory chipmaker, CXMT, plans to start making HBM3E, an advanced memory used in AI chips, even though only 20% to 30% of the
DOJ looks into Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal, Reuters reports
The US Justice Department is asking how Nvidia’s $12.9B purchase of Hugging Face would affect competition in AI, including whether it would hand Nvidia a
UN experts sound alarm at excessive use of force in French student protests
UN experts have condemned police crackdowns, warning they deter demonstrators from exercising their rights.
Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates
President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m mega-prison built to house up to 5,100 inmates near San Jose.
Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs
Hundreds of Indonesian students protested against the government’s handling of forest fires and rising costs.
NHS Western Isles prescribing weight loss drugs at triple the rate of other health boards
A new report finds “significant variation” between Scotland’s health boards prescribing new medicines.
Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending
The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on capital expenses like data centers and offered
Alphabet’s Revenue Rises 25% as Profit Falls
The company has been spending relentlessly to build A.I. and said it would increase those investments next year. Profit dropped because of changes to the
Flávio Bolsonaro denies fleeing Brazil after landing in Miami
The defeated Brazilian candidate claims to be the victim of a coup d’état and political persecution, recycling unsubstantiated allegations of “electoral fraud”.
Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park
The eight-year-old was in an enclosure with other children and a staff member when she was attacked.
High-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain
The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an “inexplicable” error, the transport minister said.
Bloodied, dazed and angry – how passengers’ rail journey turned to disaster in Spain
Survivors of the train crash in Spain have spoken of their shock, panic and anger at the accident in Toledo province on Wednesday.
Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80