AMD raises the AI stakes with Helios, Venice and robotics
AMD executives took to the stage at its Advancing AI 2026 event in San Francisco today to detail the company’s next generation of AI infrastructure
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Google CEO distracts from Gemini 3.5 Pro delay with talk of Gemini 4 and monthly releases
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has sought to allay concerns over the delayed release of the Gemini 3.5 Pro large language model. He dodged questions about
‘We’re trying this out of frustration’: Marmots star in OnlyFans account as researchers desperately look for ways to raise funds amid US budget cuts
A team of UCLA scientists has resorted to posting content on OnlyFans to raise money for research amid huge federal funding cuts to U.S. science.
‘Extremely rare’ Roman military camp found in Slovakia holds hastily buried remains of Marcus Aurelius’ soldiers — with some dumped in wells
Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered a large Roman military camp likely used by Marcus Aurelius ‘ troops during conflicts with Germanic tribes in the late
Nvidia rival Etched doubles its value to $10.3B in seven months
Etched has a simple pitch. Nvidia builds chips that do everything. Etched builds chips that do one thing, inference, and claims to do it far
Drone makers race to build navigation that survives warzone jamming
GPS spoofing and jamming have become standard countermeasures on the battlefield in Ukraine, separating drones from their operators and rendering some guided munitions useless. US-made
Oil surges past $100 in a first since May as Middle East conflicts rage
Oil prices rise for a fifth day after Yemen’s Houthis say they struck Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea.
A Game of Double Standards
Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.
Trump: US-Saudi nuclear deal hinges on Saudi joining Abraham Accords
The US and Saudi Arabia have reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal.
Google and Tesla shares plunge as AI spending rattles markets
As major tech companies race to capitalize on a new wave of AI technology, investors wonder when financial benefits will appear.
Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage
The Iran-backed group in Yemen has threatened to target Saudi vessels in a vital shipping route.
France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west
Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France’s Gironde region.
Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says
Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.
China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age
China is seeking global influence and good will with its open, low-cost artificial intelligence software.