Saturday 18 - 13:15
The war in Iran is reshaping global metal supply chains and forcing major producers to overhaul logistics. Nornickel, the world’s largest palladium producer and a key supplier of nickel and copper, has redirected all maritime shipments away from the Suez Canal. The company now routes exports around Africa, extending delivery times by......
Australia and Japan have formalized a major defense agreement worth 10 billion Australian dollars, about 7 billion US dollars, to supply stealth frigates to the Australian navy. The deal marks Japan’s largest defense export since World War II and signals a shift in regional security cooperation. The agreement was signed in Melbourne......
Tools for Humanity, the company behind the World ID system backed by Sam Altman, has announced major integrations with Tinder, Zoom, and DocuSign as part of a broader push to counter deepfakes and AI driven fraud. The announcement was made during the “Lift Off” event in San Francisco, where the company introduced what it described......
China has branded Meta’s 2 billion dollar acquisition of AI startup Manus as a “conspiracy,” escalating tensions over one of the most sensitive cross border deals in artificial intelligence. The assessment came from China’s national security commission, a top level body chaired by Xi Jinping. According to reports,......
Amazon is scaling its artificial intelligence strategy with a planned 200 billion dollar capital expenditure in 2026, as CEO Andy Jassy defends one of the largest investment programs in the tech sector. The company disclosed that its cloud division now generates more than 15 billion dollars in annualized AI related revenue, while its custom......
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7 as its most advanced public AI model, highlighting gains in coding, instruction following, and long running agent tasks. The San Francisco company also reported higher honesty scores, with the model reaching 91.7 percent on its MASK benchmark and challenging incorrect assumptions in more than three quarters......
The Canton Fair opened in Guangzhou with record scale, bringing together more than 32,000 companies and over 210,000 registered foreign buyers. The event reflects strong global trade interest, yet it unfolds under the shadow of a prolonged conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. The war has disrupted shipping routes through......
A viral video shared on social media has sparked controversy in the United States after showing a same-sex male couple interacting with their infant son in a way that many online users have criticized as insensitive. The child was born through surrogacy, and the couple are his intended parents. In the video, one of the fathers holds the baby......
European electricity prices have fallen below levels seen before the Middle East conflict, driven by a combination of expanding renewable energy output and a sharp decline in natural gas prices. The drop accelerated after Iran announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over energy supply disruptions and improving market......
The United States is considering a proposal to release up to 20 billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for Tehran handing over its stockpile of enriched uranium, as part of efforts to end the ongoing conflict with Iran. The plan forms part of a broader framework aimed at de escalating tensions following weeks of military confrontation. Donald......
Bitcoin slipped back below 74,000 dollars after failing to sustain momentum above the 75,000 to 76,000 dollar resistance zone, erasing most of its midweek gains and weakening sentiment across crypto markets. The asset traded near 73,900 dollars on Friday, reflecting renewed selling pressure after a brief breakout attempt earlier in the week. The......
Aluminum prices declined on Friday after Iran announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, easing supply concerns that had driven the metal to a four year high. The statement followed a 10 day ceasefire linked to tensions between Israel and Lebanon, triggering a broader pullback across commodity markets, including......
A large scale analysis of individual brain cells has identified more than 3,000 genes whose activity differs between male and female brains, offering new insight into biological factors linked to neurological and psychiatric disorders. The study, published in Science, analyzed gene expression across multiple brain regions and cell types using......
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