DeepSeek’s steep V4-Pro price cut escalates AI pricing war
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has announced a steep price cut for its recently launched flagship AI model, V4-Pro. The company has reduced pricing for the
Q&A: How video helps build robot brains for physical AI
Robots could well be the next trillion-dollar tech opportunity, in no small part thanks to AI. Not surprisingly, that’s led to race by a variety
Iran says deal with US ‘not imminent’ despite progress
Iran’s FM spokesman Baghaei says a ‘large portion’ of issues with the US have been resolved, but a deal is not imminent.
Could Brazilian oil emerge as one of the big winners of the Iran war?
China and India are among those ramping up imports of Brazilian crude amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
What are the biggest FIFA World Cup upsets in history?
Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup.
Bizarre patterns on Venus have scientists puzzled
Scientists are trying to understand Venus’ bright surface formations, called coronae, using new 3D maps.
The solar system’s largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins
The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the
Bead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased’s transformation into Osiris
This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle.
Pope Leo XIV Warns of Risks of AI, Calls for Robust Regulation
Pope Leo XIV is calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence in his newly released manifesto on safeguarding humanity in an era of increasing reliance
3 months, 21 dead gray whales: Why so many carcasses are washing up on Pacific shores
Dead, emaciated gray whales have been washing up on Washington state shores at a shocking pace over the last few months.
Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.
Currently no active leak from failing chemical tank, California officials say
The tank, which contains a highly volatile and flammable substance, has been at risk of either a major spillage or an explosion.
Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment
The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.
Senegal’s leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns
Some speculate that El Malick Ndiaye stepped down so that ousted-PM Ousmane Sonko can take his place.