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Apple shares slide after big Siri AI reveal

Apple unveiled new artificial intelligence software at WWDC, highlighted by its long-awaited update to Siri.

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Pressure from Brussels: Half of all customers should have a smart meter by 2030

Germany is one of the worst performers in Europe when it comes to installing smart electricity meters. The EU Commission therefore wants to set higher targets by law.

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Suspect arrested in ‘sickening’ Belfast stabbing as attack videos spread online

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office called for calm on Tuesday after police said they arrested a Sudanese suspect over a stabbing in residential Belfast in Northern Ireland that drew national attention because of graphic videos of the attack online. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital with serious wounds to his face, neck and back late on Monday. They said the suspect, who is in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remained in police custody. A kitchen...

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Artificial intelligence: Federal government plans AI security institute for better risk analysis

The federal government wants to establish an institute that will check AI models for risks. Great Britain is the role model. When and where the institute will be built is still unclear.

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Pentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones

The list includes Northrop Grumman and several startups competing to supply low-cost payloads compatible with any drone design.

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🚨 New Congressional Trade Disclosed 🚨 15% return, 70% win rate (Buy at disclosure, sell 90d later)

House Rep. Gil Cisneros disclosed 4 new buys in the Industrials sector today (all $1K–$15K range). Cisneros sits on the House Armed Services + Small Business Committees. The Trades: $CSW (CSW Industrials) → specialty lubricants, sealants & fire protection systems $DCO (Ducommun) → aerospace & defense electronics/structures $VRSK (Verisk Analytics) → insurance risk, claims & catastrophe analytics $VLTO (Veralto) → water quality testing/treatment + packaging tech Historical Performance If you copi

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Dangerous discovery: phosphorus on the Baltic Sea beach: explosive ordnance disposal service responds

It looks like amber, but it can be dangerous: A find in Heikendorf prompts the explosive ordnance disposal service to be deployed - and reminds us that flotsam and jetsam is not always harmless.

Upstart chipmakers keep challenging Nvidia. This time it's Microsoft-backed D-Matrix

Nvidia challenger D-Matrix is entering full production of an AI chip it says is 10 times faster than a GPU and bypasses the memory shortage.

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No, the spacex ipo is not going to tank your 401k

Tired of all the fearmongering here ,, it’s not gonna tank your 401k. people are freaking out bc index providers like nasdaq and russell are bending thier rules to fast track spacex into index funds at that massive $1.5T valuation. everyone thinks passive retirement money is being forced to buy an overvalued hype stock to bail out billionaires, but the actual math makes that disaster narrative basically impossible. First off, index funds buy based on "free float" (shares actually available to th

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US soldiers rescued after Apache helicopter goes down near the coast of Oman

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's Task Force 59 and the Army's 82nd Airborne Division led the rescue, with Air Force assets assisting as well.

Why Anthropic has the edge over OpenAI in IPO race

The rivalry between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei is entering a new phase. Both AI bosses are planning public listings and hope to use the money to outpace each other in the race to build superintelligent AI.

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Semiconductor advantage: AI boom causes Taiwan's exports to increase by 52 percent

As the world debates AI, Taiwan is supplying the chips for it. At the forefront of development is the world's largest chip contract manufacturer TSMC.

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China’s EV giants are breathing new life into Europe’s ailing car industry

From Sunderland to Spain, Chinese manufacturers are revitalising idle factories and investing where traditional European carmakers are pulling back. Chinese carmakers are rapidly transforming from export-oriented manufacturers into embedded participants in Europe’s automotive industrial base, a shift increasingly visible across both continental Europe and Britain. What began as a strategy focused on exporting low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) has evolved into a broader industrial expansion...

Pay transparency: Courts cannot pursue pay policy

Wage determination and wage negotiations are increasingly becoming an externally controlled process by politicians and the courts. This is alarming.

Logistics: How combustion engines save fuel with solar cells on the roof

3,000 euros investment, five percent less diesel consumption, payback in less than two years: retrofitted solar modules on trucks can help reduce fuel consumption.

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Pentagon blacklists China tech giants as US competition expands

The Pentagon added tech giants Alibaba and Baidu and carmaker BYD to a blacklist of Chinese companies with military ties amid widening competition between the world’s two largest economies. Drug maker WuXi AppTec, robot company Unitree and carmaker Nio were among other businesses added to the 1260H list, according to a US Department of Defence notice. Some Chinese companies no longer operating in the United States were removed in the annual update. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The.

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With a global AI data shortage looming, China boosts its own supply

China is moving to leverage data as a core strategic asset, aiming to build industry-specific data sets to power its next-generation artificial intelligence models, as developers worldwide grapple with a looming data drought. On Monday, the country’s data authority unveiled a sweeping nationwide plan to boost the supply of high-quality AI training data, underscoring Beijing’s resolve to secure a leading position in the global AI competition. The draft plan, published online by the National Data.

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Why a U.K. pharma giant is paying a 40% premium to pivot back to oncology

U.K. pharmaceutical giant GSK on Tuesday struck a $10.6 billion deal to buy U.S.-listed biotech company Nuvalent, its biggest acquisition in eight years as it seeks to bolster the cancer portfolio it had previously trimmed.

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The space race is coming for pharma: Why drug development is heading to lower Earth orbit

Companies see a commercial opportunity in creating new ways to administer drugs to patients – in space.

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Early start retirement

Hello, I'm just wondering, this early start pension, similar to the new AV Depot, will most likely require its own product/deposit? Or can I use it to save money on the junior/children's depots that are already running... it's supposed to be a low-bureaucracy process... Does anyone here know more or when more information should come here? Thanks! submitted by /u/xoxo9000 [link] [comments]

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Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korean war monument evokes ‘eternal historical memory’

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasised the shared sacrifices and deep historical ties between China and North Korea during a visit to a historic mountainside in Pyongyang on Tuesday. Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan paid tribute at the Sino-Korean Friendship Tower in Moran Hill, accompanied by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. Honour guards placed a floral basket at the monument with a ribbon inscribed with the words “The martyrs of the Chinese People’s Volunteer (CPV) Army..

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Pharmaceutical industry: 600 million for Penzberg – Roche is sticking to its investment

Unlike Eli Lilly and Boehringer, Roche is continuing to invest in its diagnostics center as planned. The pharmaceutical company still calls the federal government's austerity law a serious threat.

Pharmaceutical industry: GSK takes over cancer specialists for more than ten billion dollars

The British pharmaceutical giant is expanding its oncology portfolio with the takeover of the US biotech Nuvalent. It is an early success for the new CEO Miels.

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‘Integrity is non-negotiable,’ Hong Kong anti-corruption chief says at Apec seminar

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption chief has said trust is the real currency of finance, with an official from mainland China’s watchdog pledging to continue fostering a clean business environment and deepen regional cooperation. At an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) seminar on Tuesday, Danny Woo Ying-ming, commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), said corruption harmed prosperity at its core and attacked the very foundations of society. “Integrity … is the unseen.

iPhone Group: iPhones in the EU without AI Siri - Apple attacks the Commission

Apple is making a new attempt at artificial intelligence - but users in the EU do not have access to many new functions on iPhones and iPads. The group criticizes the EU Commission.

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Trump responds to US Apache helicopter crash near Hormuz, claims Iran deal close

A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two crew members abroad were “fine” after the incident involving the strategic waterway, which remains under a chokehold by Iran. What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East, which was still reeling after Iran and Israel exchanged fire the previous day in the biggest blow yet to the straining ceasefire in the Iran war. Iranian state media, relying on foreign.

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Pharmaceutical industry: GSK is negotiating a billion-dollar purchase of the cancer specialist Nuvalent

The British pharmaceutical giant wants to expand its oncology portfolio with the takeover of the US biotech. It would be an early success for the new CEO Miels.