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TotalEnergies Seeks Approval for France's Biggest RE Project

TotalEnergies filed for government authorization for a EUR 4.5-billion 1.5-gigawatt wind farm off the coast of Normandy.

Chinese PhD dropout turned whistle-blower exposes data fabrication by renowned scholars

A Chinese PhD dropout who has become a viral influencer exposing academic misconduct is building a growing army of followers eager to reveal ethical malpractice among scientific researchers. The former PhD candidate in bioscience at the prestigious Beihang University, Geng Hongwei, dropped out in 2025, and became a full-time whistle-blower with over two million followers on an online platform. Geng attracted public attention for a video in April, in which he questioned a paper from the team of..

Intel and AMD shares fall more than Nvidia rises on new PC superchip

Nvidia and Microsoft have announced the launch of PCs powered by the RTX Spark chip, which is built for artificial intelligence agents.

Artificial intelligence: This is how Germany's youngest professor sees the AI ​​boom

When she was just 30 years old, Alicia von Schenk founded the chair for “Economics of AI” at the University of Würzburg. She advises looking beyond the current hype surrounding the technology.

Middle East: Israel captures Crusader fortress of Beaufort in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army took control of the 900-year-old castle and an important chain of hills on Sunday. Despite the ceasefire agreed more than six weeks ago, Israel continues to advance further into northern Lebanon.

Artificial intelligence: “There is a 75 percent probability that this is exactly what will happen: the bubble will burst”

Stuart Russell wrote the most influential AI textbook. He explains why technology could soon replace top managers - and when it will become an existential threat.

Current stock investments? (No AI/Semiconductor)

Hello, I sold half of my semiconductor ETFs today because I'm starting to not trust all the AI ​​nonsense anymore. Now I have €2000 (600 of which is profit) available to reinvest. Unfortunately, all the ETFs I had in mind are totally inflated precisely because of the semiconductors. Therefore, I am looking for other promising opportunities (3-4 different stocks/ETFs) that may be in the pharmaceutical or energy sectors etc. to invest in. For tips, suggestions

Comment: Brave new AI working world – no more room for young professionals

There has been talk of a shortage of skilled workers for years - but artificial intelligence is changing the situation. An entire generation now has to worry about its place in the job market.

Wealth: “Millionaires in Germany have 60 times more wealth than billionaires”

The long-time foundation official Felix Oldenburg spoke to wealthy people. Here he explains what drives billionaires - and how asset managers build tax savings models for them.

Semiconductor: Nvidia is pushing into the market for Windows notebooks with an AI chip

Nvidia boss Huang speaks of a “reinvention of the computer”: The chip company wants to enter the PC market – and is thus competing directly against Intel and AMD.

War in the Middle East: More deaths in Lebanon - constant alarm in Israel

Despite an official ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah continue to attack each other. Because of the recent increased shelling of Israel, Netanyahu is now pushing for attacks in Beirut again.

Project with Uber: Munich becomes a test area for robot taxis

In Munich, Uber and Nvidia are starting a project for completely self-driving taxis with an Israeli start-up. But accidents in the USA and China are fueling the debate about safety.

There are 35k in the savings account - park more sensibly but still remain flexible?

I have around €35,000 in a savings account that produces practically nothing. I'm barely familiar with stocks/ETFs and am looking for a simple, low-risk way to park the money more sensibly without completely losing flexibility. I probably won't need it in the short term, but I'd like to be able to get it in an emergency. What would you recommend: overnight money, money market ETF, division into emergency funds + remainder, or something else? submitted by /u/TheIndernet [link] [comments]

Artificial intelligence: USA closes loophole in chip exports to China

The USA wants to use trade barriers to prevent China from catching up with artificial intelligence. Despite conciliatory tones during his state visit to Beijing, President Trump is sticking to his course.

Hong Kong government’s venture fund eyes bigger bankroll after double-digit return

The government’s investment arm achieved a double-digit internal rate of return last year, greater than many newly established venture capital funds, according to its CEO. “Many overseas funds have a J-curve performance, as they tend to suffer an initial loss before a gain,” said Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC). “But we have already bypassed the J-curve, as we have earned HK$2.3 billion [US$293 million] in 2024, while we have achieved a double-digit rate of...

Nvidia bets on agentic AI with its 'largest-ever' supercomputing system

Nvidia jumps into PCs with new Arm-based chip debuting in laptops from Microsoft, Dell, HP

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a long-awaited Arm-based PC chip, breaking into PCs for the first time on new laptops by Dell, Microsoft, HP, ASUS and others.

China honour guards undergo rigorous training – precise marching, standing still for 3 hours

The Chinese soldier who went viral for remaining completely still as the US presidential aircraft, Air Force One, taxied nearby during a recent visit to China by Donald Trump, has spoken about the rigours of his job. Liu Zhencheng, 23, who serves in the Beijing Armed Police Corps, was on duty when the US delegation touched down in Beijing. The armed police follow the rules of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), receive the same treatment as the PLA and obey the leadership of the Central Military

Nvidia picks Unitree for humanoid robot platform as Chinese startup eyes IPO

The U.S. chipmaker's first publicly available humanoid robotics system will use humanoids from Chinese startup Unitree.

Nvidia, Unitree and Sharpa unite to design humanoid robot that can perform ‘real work’

Nvidia has partnered with Chinese robotics champion Unitree Robotics and Singapore robotic hand maker Sharpa to release a new humanoid robot reference design to accelerate innovation in the global humanoid industry, the US chip giant’s CEO, Jensen Huang, announced on Monday. The new design, called H2+ or Isaac GR00T, will support industry-wide humanoid robotics research by streamlining the full development workflow for developers, including data collection, policy training and real-world...

Nvidia-backed $5 billion AI company tells CNBC it's launching major expansion in London

Runway follows U.S. AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI in announcing big London growth plans.

Against Intel and AMD: Nvidia is pushing into the market for Windows notebooks

The chip giant wants to enter the PC market – and is thus competing directly against Intel and AMD. The RTX Spark laptops are said to be more efficient and more powerful than competing products.

US Strikes Iran’s Air Defence, Ground Control Station After MQ-1 Shootdown Amid Ongoing Talks

The US launched airstrikes on Iranian radar and drone control sites after Iran shot down a US MQ-1 drone over international waters. The strikes targeted systems in Goruk and Qeshm Island, neutralizing air defenses and attack drones that threatened regional ships. No American personnel were harmed in the operation. submitted by /u/Aware_Apartment_8959 [link] [comments]

Intel bets on comeback with new CPUs for data centers, robotics

Beyond Nvidia: how US export curbs are forcing China to redesign its AI chip industry

Under the weight of sustained US export controls on advanced semiconductors, China’s AI chipmakers are battling to forge a self-reliant silicon ecosystem capable of breaking Nvidia’s stranglehold on the market. At the centre of this rivalry is a fundamental design debate: Should the country rely on the versatile graphics processing unit (GPU) or pivot to the highly specialised application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)? The fight is no longer about finding a single Nvidia clone; it is about.

Chinese EV makers shift focus from price wars to AI capability: Morgan Stanley

The focus of competition for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) is shifting from prices to artificial intelligence capability, as carmakers try to manage weakening demand amid tightened regulations, according to Morgan Stanley. The push in AI would likely bring models with conditionally autonomous driving capability, or Level 3 (L3), to market, said Tim Hsiao, head of the Greater China auto and shared mobility research team at Morgan Stanley, in a recent interview with the South China Morning Post.

What would it actually take for Western companies to trust Huawei

I've been going back and forth on this for a while and I still can't land anywhere solid. The reason I'm thinking about this now is the Tau Scaling announcement Huawei made at an IEEE conference in Shanghai a couple weeks ago. They proposed what they're calling a successor to Moore's Law, an architecture called LogicFolding that stacks chip layers vertically instead of shrinking transistors, and claimed it'll hit performance equivalent to a 1.4nm process by 2031 without ever needing EUV lithogra

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese overseas subsidiaries

The US Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a year-old potential loophole it had created that may have led companies to export ‌the world’s most advanced chips – such as Nvidia’s most sophisticated Rubin and Blackwell processors, as well as AMD’s MI350x – to Chinese entities located outside China. The unexpected guidance suggests the United States’ best artificial intelligence chips may have been making their way to the subsidiaries of Chinese AI firms based in places such as Malaysia

Artificial intelligence: USA closes loophole for AI chip export to Chinese companies

New export rules are intended to prevent Chinese companies from gaining access to the latest US technology through subsidiaries abroad.

Japan’s defense minister rebuffs ‘militarism’ allegation, defends defense policies

Shinjiro Koizumi says arms sales, more visible regional military presence aims to help partners defend themselves