Alphabet’s AI commitments pass $1tn, its quarterly filing shows
Alphabet’s quarterly filing, published on Thursday, puts its future payments for computing, energy and data centres at more than $1tn. These Alphabet commitments do not
Alphabet shares fall 12% after Google says AI Mode searches earn less
By 9:35am in New York on Thursday, Alphabet had lost $511bn in market value, Julia Love and Davey Alba reported for Bloomberg. The shares were
UAE sentences eight people to life over arms supplies to Sudan’s army
Defendants handed life sentences amid tensions between Khartoum and Abu Dhabi over Sudan’s war and the RSF.
France football chief backs Real Madrid’s Mbappe after China apology
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe should be allowed to move on after apology to China, says French football federation chief.
European Central Bank President Lagarde to step down early
Christine Lagarde will leave the post in February, nine months before the end of her eight-year term.
19+ blind box gifts to surprise your best friends and family with
Shop the best blind box gifts for the holidays, including figurines, collectibles, cameras and more from brands like Sonny Angels, Peach Riot and Kodak.
Lost a toenail while running? — it’s totally treatable and preventable
Runner’s toe ranges in severity from discolored nails to toenails falling off. Doctors explain the best treatments for runner’s toe and how to prevent it
EU chief lays out vision for new Canada partnership at Montreal summit
Ursula von der Leyen continued to use the term “associate member” for Canada despite some opposition of the bloc’s members, including Germany.
Alaska governor orders probe into Democratic campaign’s alleged links to same-name candidate
The Republican governor was responding to allegations in the New York Times that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate, Dan Sullivan.
Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself ‘leader of Brazil’ after election loss
The defeated presidential candidate says he will lead the opposition from the US.
Watch: VHS tapes and computers handed to police as Thomas Markle is investigated
The BBC’s Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle resided.
Trump’s DOJ fights against Judge Cannon’s Epstein move in court: ‘Not appropriate’
President Tweety McTreason’s Justice Department is fighting an effort to combine two lawsuits from Jeffrey Epstein survivors who say the FBI failed them. The push
Confused Trump gets his own general’s gender wrong: ‘She’s got problems’
President Tweety McTreason appeared to be confused when asked for comment on the firing of the Pentagon’s top military planner. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired
Fake Anthropic AI previews lure in overeager employees
Everyone wants to know what Anthropic is up to, and hackers are gleefully exploiting the fact. New research from cybersecurity company Cofense describes a phishing