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House today or continue to save and postpone?

We currently live very cheaply renting for €450 cold and €720 warm. However, the apartment is in the attic and the roof is not insulated. This means it is very hot in summer and cold in winter. Our goal is definitely to own home at some point. We are now considering buying a semi-detached house for €350,000, for which we could bring in €200,000 in equity. Since we are currently renting very cheaply, we are wondering whether it makes sense to stay a few more years in the current location

Ciena just showed why AI infrastructure is bigger than Nvidia

$CIEN reported a strong fiscal Q1 as customers scaled high-speed networking infrastructure for AI demand. Key numbers: Revenue came in at $1.43B, up 33.1% year-over-year. Adjusted EPS was $1.64 vs. $1.47 expected, an 11.6% beat. The bigger story was operating leverage: Adjusted EPS in the company release rose to $1.35 from $0.64 last year. GAAP EPS rose to $1.03 from $0.31. Non-GAAP operating margin improved to 17.9% from 12.3%. Non-GAAP EBITDA jumped 83.6% to 287.3 Million Dollars. Ciena also r

The job market is actually getting a boost from AI: Turns out human workers are cheaper

Wasted AI budgets at Nvidia, Uber, Microsoft and others sink “tokenmaxxing” and trigger hiring.

Public Management Programme Puts Humans at the Centre of the AI Revolution

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes economies, labour markets and public services, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is making a clear bet: the defining skill for tomorrow’s public leaders will not be coding, but judgment. At the helm of its Master of Public Management (MPM) programme is Programme Director Prof. Donald Low, who argues that leadership in the AI age demands more than technical

Industrial policy: Is Berlin reacting to the pharmaceutical crash? Weakening of Warken's austerity law is becoming more likely

Pharmaceutical companies want to invest billions less because Berlin wants to remove their privileges. Some in the government coalition want to react immediately - but others definitely don't.

Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns of Chinese spying via job sites

Hidden chemical weapons sites emerge in Syria amid fragile security transition

Over a decade after Syria agreed to dismantle its arsenal, international inspectors have uncovered scores of previously hidden chemical weapons materials.

I'm new what am I supposed to do here.

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Artificial intelligence: Europe's AI champion under pressure: Mistral's second attempt

Mistral was considered Europe's answer to OpenAI. The start-up has fallen behind in the race for the best AI models. Now it is setting a new course. Can this create a viable business model?

Comment: How Warken's reform drives away investments - and what needs to change

Pharmaceutical companies are canceling billions in investments in Germany. The receipt for an austerity law that breaks trust and produces contradictions.

Dutch plant for combat-zone robots offers fresh supply pipeline for Ukraine

The facility has already produced its first THeMIS vehicle for the Dutch government, part of a run of more than 100 such robots pledged by the Netherlands.

Chinese carmakers BYD, Chery chart 80% growth overseas as EV demand spikes

Leading Chinese carmakers like BYD and Chery Automobile are reaping rewards from their efforts to boost sales abroad, as they chase higher profitability amid rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Chery, which spearheaded the go-global drive among mainland China’s automotive groups and is the country’s largest car exporter, delivered three times as many cars overseas as at home last month. The state-owned company, based in eastern China’s Anhui province, handed 181,571 vehicles to customers.

Monetary union: Ireland's economic performance collapses sharply - consequences expected for the euro zone

Irish GDP falls unexpectedly significantly due to special effects in the pharmaceutical sector. The economic crash could also put the euro zone into the red.

Japan’s PM Takaichi eyes India trip for talks with leader Modi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting India early next month to meet with her counterpart Narendra Modi to discuss cooperation on strengthening supply chains of critical goods given concerns about China’s economic coercion, government sources said on Thursday. Takaichi aims to deepen bilateral collaboration in a wide range of fields covering defence, economic issues and cutting-edge technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, according to the...

Maxed out on TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix, what emerging-markets funds are buying now

Fund managers who’ve made a killing this year with positions in the three top-performing emerging market stocks are increasingly being forced to diversify elsewhere.

Trump-backed trade route casts spotlight on Armenia election

Nvidia's CPU move and China's EV makers go solid

House Passes War Powers Measure on Iran, But Trump Will Likely Kill It

The House voted 215-208 on Wednesday to direct President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the Iran conflict, with four Republicans crossing the aisle in the most significant congressional pushback on Operation Epic Fury since the war began Feb. 28. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), invokes the 1973 War Powers Act and directs Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress formally declares war or authorizes the use of military force.

Health costs: Care reform provides for austerity measures and higher contributions for those without children

Like health insurance, nursing care is also in chronic financial trouble. The black-red coalition wants to take countermeasures - now the reform concept is becoming more concrete.

Health care reform: Health insurance companies defend health savings package against criticism

Despite massive criticism from the federal states, the statutory health insurance companies are sticking to their health care plans. Barmer boss Straub is supportive of the savings plans.

How the AI chip boom has made South Korea a victim of its own success

For a sign of how the fierce demand for memory chips triggered by the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) is benefiting technology-driven economies, look no further than South Korea. Last month, exports from Asia’s fourth-largest economy grew at a blistering rate of 53 per cent in annualised terms, the fastest pace since 1984. Shipments of semiconductors, which are used to store and funnel the huge amounts of data for AI services, increased nearly 170 per cent to a record monthly high of...

Technology: Kioxia, Nvidia, TSMC – chip companies are taking over the global economy

The semiconductor industry is experiencing a historic boom: demand for AI chips is driving sales and stock market values ​​to unimagined heights. But how sustainable is this growth actually?

TSMC 'not afraid of competition' as CEO wishes Elon Musk good luck on chips

Missing Mount Everest guide feared dead crawls back to Base Camp after 6 days

A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was feared dead has been found alive after crawling back to Base Camp, officials said on Thursday. The experienced Hillary Dawa Sherpa vanished on the upper reaches of the world’s highest mountain early on May 30. He was found on Thursday morning close to Base Camp by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), a Nepali team that helps set routes on Everest and clean up waste left behind. “He was crawling down,”...

‘Buying stuff like it’s going out of fashion’: Biotech M&A on track for best year since pre-Covid

Driven by looming patent cliffs, newly buoyant public markets, and Big Pharma's race to beef up their pipelines, dealmaking in 2026 is off to a strong start.

TSMC maintains 30% growth outlook for 2026 as AI boom rolls on

Artificial Intelligence: TSMC boss: AI boom will drive growth in the coming years

TSMC remains optimistic thanks to strong AI demand and expects further growth. Nvidia's important supplier is expanding capacities and significantly increasing its investments.

Exclusive: Electricity network operators believe energy transition goals are not achievable

A survey among electricity distribution network operators reveals great pessimism in the industry. This is an alarm signal for politics.

Artificial intelligence: Merantix Capital is expanding its position with a new fund

The Berlin investor is launching a fund worth 103 million euros. For the first time since it was founded ten years ago, Merantix Capital will invest directly in AI start-ups.

A Chinese robotics start-up beat Nvidia on a global AI ranking. Is a new tech war brewing?

As artificial intelligence steps out of the digital realm and into the real world, the race to build the embodied “brains” powering next-generation robots has become the newest battleground in tech competition between China and the United States. Two days after US chip giant Nvidia launched its Cosmos 3 model – designed to help physical AI “think before it acts” – a Chinese start-up stole the spotlight. On Wednesday, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province-based Spirit AI said its foundation model for...