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President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz — the central point of contention in the ongoing war against Iran that the U.S. and Israel started — after himself. The proposal via a Truth Social post came less than a week after Trump, who is locked in a

Fury calls Joshua a 'coward' as wait for announcement continues - Published Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua a "coward" as the pair face a tense wait to see whether their long-awaited all-British heavyweight bout can be agreed. The long-time rivals had been expected to fina

AWS Wires a New US AI Route Across the Pacific AWS is building a 420 Tbps subsea cable between Japan and Washington State, which is scheduled to enter service in 2029, to support AI workloads and expand trans-Pacific network capacity. Amazon Web Services is building a 420 Tbps su

Off the Wire Press Releases Collaboration aims to develop advanced quantum algorithms and applications in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Quantum Genesis initiative UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 2, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Ps

Off the Wire Press Releases Sept. 2, 2026 — Imagine a construction site where the bricks are individual molecules and the “cranes” are microscopic needles so sharp they can feel a single atom. For decades, building at this scale was a laborious and time-consuming task where a sin

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer huddled with House Republicans on Wednesday as lawmakers reel from President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada and plans to import beef. "It was a good discussion, a lively discussion," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said after exiting the

Sign up for the Next Japan newsletter, for an inside view of the forces reshaping Japan, and what’s next for its businesses, markets and consumers. A sharp rise in the yen is leaving traders on high alert for any evidence that authorities will take further action to support the J

Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge - Published Andy Burnham said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as his first Prime Minister's Questions took place against a backdrop of rising UK borrowing costs. Conservative leader Kemi

AI - ai and ml Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon'While you wait, Meta says it’s taught the model to stop wasting tokens and ask for help a bit more often -

AI - ai and ml Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon'While you wait, Meta says it’s taught the model to stop wasting tokens and ask for help a bit more often -

Not long ago, I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web. An exposé published Tuesday by KrebsOnSecurity reports that my license was one of

Snowflake shares rose 22% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data analytics software maker reported results and guidance that surpassed expectations. Here's how the company performed relative to LSEG consensus: - Earnings per share: 62 cents adjusted vs. 45 cents expected

Snowflake shares rose 22% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data analytics software maker reported results and guidance that surpassed expectations. Here's how the company performed relative to LSEG consensus: - Earnings per share: 62 cents adjusted vs. 45 cents expected

OpenAI’s new Astra model will use a reasoning technique called “recurrent depth” that allows it to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models, The Information reported on Tuesday. This technique, also called “opaque recurrence,” will likel

The S&P 500 gained 35.35 points, or 0.46%, to finish at 7,666.82, according to preliminary data. The Nasdaq Composite added 120.07 points, or 0.46%, to 26,219.85, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 299.37 points, or 0.56%, to 53,066.25. The rebound was led by smaller com

Watch: Trump 'happy' that Prince Harry and Meghan left the US President Donald Trump said he is "happy" that Prince Harry and Meghan left the US because he was not a fan of them. He added that they treated the Royal Family with "great disrespect". His comments come after the coup

MapQuest’s unlikely comeback just got even bigger. On Tuesday, the “OG” mapping application (and one that many thought no longer existed!) became the No. 1 overall app on the U.S. App Store, up from No. 8 on Monday. The surge in new downloads was inspired by MapQuest’s refusal to

Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, arriving just a few weeks after its predecessor. The company claims the new model “works harder” than Gemini 3.7 Flash by performing more reasoning steps on complex tasks and “calling tools iteratively.” It has the same introductory pricing as 3.

Their GNPAs stood at 3.8% and 4.4% at March-end this year and last year, respectively. Read more: Small finance banks' asset quality to improve, GNPA to fall by March 2027: Crisil Ratings Crisil Ratings said the improvement would be driven by a recovery in the credit performance

The 10-year Treasury note yield reached a fresh multiyear high on Wednesday as inflation and debt concerns pressured global government borrowing costs. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — was last down more

Uber on Wednesday announced plans to slash 10% of its workforce in a move to consolidate management layers and trim costs. "The changes we're making today are designed to do two things: make Uber simpler and faster, and create more capacity to invest in our future," CEO Dara Khos

Uber on Wednesday announced plans to slash 10% of its workforce in a move to consolidate management layers and trim costs. "The changes we're making today are designed to do two things: make Uber simpler and faster, and create more capacity to invest in our future," CEO Dara Khos

The issue was discussed informally in a recent meeting held last week, said the people cited above. No decision has been taken and the discussions remain preliminary, the people said. Read more: Won't chase top-line growth at any cost: SBI General CEO on fire insurance pricing wa

At Hot Chips 2026 we are getting an update on RISC-V Standards and Adoption. This article is being written live, but since we are falling behind, it will be published a bit later as part of our RISC-V coverage. SiFive Update on RISC-V Standards and Adoption at Hot Chips 2026 RISC

AI - ai and ml Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon'While you wait, Meta says it’s taught the model to stop wasting tokens and ask for help a bit more often -

The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls. The scorecards could include call-blocking statistics along with data on customer complaints and enforcement a

Industry estimates suggest interest-bearing card balances-revolvers, or outstanding rolling debt, and equated monthly instalment (EMI) loans-have fallen to about 11% of annual card spending from roughly 21% several years ago, even as card spending grew at a compound annual rate o

Insight and analysis on the data center space from industry thought leaders. How AI Is Changing Fire Protection in Modern Data Centers Effective protection depends on early design integration and a holistic approach that considers building construction, emergency procedures, and

NASA has decided to use a simpler spacesuit for its initial missions to the lunar surface, Ars has learned. The agency announced the decision during an internal meeting this week as it seeks to accelerate its program to land humans at the south pole of the Moon as early as 2028.

If you have handed over your driver’s license, passport, or other form of identity document to verify your information in the real world, like at a bar, a weed store, or when booking a car rental, there’s a good chance it’s now been stolen in a suspected massive data breach. That

Delivery Hero’s board has signed off on Uber’s $15 billion takeover offer and recommended shareholders approve the deal, which would create one of the largest on-demand food delivery platforms in the world. After reviewing the offer, Delivery Hero’s supervisory and management boa

Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Angels from the Moreno family in a deal that values the MLB team and its regional sports network, Angels Broadcast Television, at $4 billion. The record MLB valuation for the Angels is equivalent to 10 times the team's 2025 revenue,

Davis-Woodhall 'lucky to be alive' after car crash - Published Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall says she is "lucky and blessed to be alive" after being involved in a car crash. The 27-year-old American was on her way to training last week when she was involved in a

A new startup is deploying a team of AI physicists to attack unsolved physics challenges with the goal of making data centers more efficient and sending an interstellar probe into deep space. Physical Superintelligence launched out of stealth on Tuesday with $58 million in fundin

Executives’ confidence in AI in the workplace falls as the technology gains autonomy. In a new survey commissioned by software company SAS of 2,700 “decision-makers” across 28 countries, nearly 90% of respondents said agents play some decision-making role in their organizations.

The true language of an AI model is math — or in tech lingo, matrix multiplication — but a quirk of how models are built means they communicate with the outside world in English. So when OpenAI’s agents, in their hack of Hugging Face this summer, figured out a way to build a kind

It's never a good time to be laid off. Losing your job with a newborn can be especially hard. Jess Mayhugh got the call from HR while sitting on her couch at home with her newborn son nearby. Just six weeks postpartum and on the early side of her four months of planned maternity

Brazilian stocks are rallying again after a monthslong sell-off from six-year highs reached in April. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ), which is up more than 12% from last month's lows, is now 19% higher on the year. It's ahead of the Nasdaq-100's 15% year-to-date advance. The r