Qualcomm shares drop as Nvidia dominates Computex with sweeping announcements
Qualcomm shares fell 7 percent in premarket trading on Monday after the chipmaker's new data center AI brand, Dragonfly, was overshadowed by a wave of major announcements from Nvidia at Computex 2026 in Taipei. The decline came despite Qualcomm having gained nearly 40 percent in May, its strongest monthly performance since September 2019. Qualcomm......
Tesla registrations surge across Europe in May with triple-digit gains
Tesla registrations posted sharp gains across several European markets in May, with France recording a 655 percent year-on-year increase to 5,446 vehicles delivered, Sweden rising 71 percent to 858 units, and Denmark posting a 136 percent increase compared to May 2025. The figures mark a decisive reversal from 2025, when Tesla endured more......
TSMC deploys NVIDIA AI across its semiconductor manufacturing operations
NVIDIA announced on Sunday that TSMC is deploying its accelerated computing and artificial intelligence technologies throughout the semiconductor design and manufacturing cycle, marking a deepening of a partnership that spans nearly three decades between the chip designer and the world's leading foundry. The announcement was made at GTC......
France seizes sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean
The French Navy boarded and seized the sanctioned oil tanker Tagor in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, in the latest enforcement action against Russia's so-called shadow fleet, a network of vessels used to circumvent Western restrictions on Russian energy exports. The operation was conducted with support from several......
CERN finds highly significant hint of physics beyond the Standard Model
Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have produced what may be among the strongest evidence yet that the Standard Model of particle physics is incomplete, publishing results showing that rare subatomic particle decays known as penguin decays behave in ways the current theory cannot explain. The findings arrive as the LHC......
France arrests 780 after deadly riots follow PSG Champions League victory
Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League title, secured on penalties against Arsenal in Budapest on Saturday, triggered one of the most serious nights of football-related violence France has witnessed, leaving 780 people detained, one person dead, and dozens of cities across the country scarred by widespread disorder. Interior......
Israel seizes Beaufort castle in deepest Lebanon incursion in 25 years
Israeli forces seized control of the medieval Beaufort castle and crossed the Litani River to push deep into southern Lebanon, marking the country's most significant ground incursion into its northern neighbor in more than 25 years. The advance, confirmed by the Israeli military on Sunday, shattered a fragile ceasefire and triggered sweeping......
Iranian president Pezeshkian reportedly resigns, citing Revolutionary Guards takeover
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reportedly submitted a formal resignation letter to the office of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, claiming he had been systematically excluded from key decision-making and that hardline factions within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had assumed control of government affairs. Iranian authorities......
Akeso lung cancer drug cuts death risk by 34 percent in major clinical trial
A experimental lung cancer drug developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Akeso reduced the risk of death by 34 percent compared to an established immunotherapy, according to results presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The findings mark a significant milestone for a treatment that has......
Ye draws 118,000 fans in Istanbul as European bans keep him off the continent
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, performed before a crowd of 118,000 people at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, in what organizers described as one of the largest sold-out stadium concerts ever staged. The show marked his first European performance since 2014, following a series of bans and cancellations......
Oil prices rebound as U.S.-Iran deal stalls over Trump's tougher demands
Oil prices surged at the start of the week after hopes for a swift ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran collapsed, with last-minute demands from President Trump pushing negotiations into a new phase of uncertainty. The reversal caught energy markets off guard, as traders had spent weeks pricing in the prospect of a deal that......
Huawei chairman thanks U.S. export controls for accelerating China's chip self-reliance
Huawei's rotating chairman Xu Zhijun offered a striking public acknowledgment at a recent industry event, thanking the United States for its semiconductor export restrictions and crediting Washington's pressure with forcing China to develop its own chip capabilities. His remarks encapsulated a broader shift underway in China's......
Brazil, India and Austria revise fuel policies amid oil turmoil
Governments in Brazil, India and Austria have introduced new measures aimed at limiting the impact of oil market volatility linked to the conflict involving Iran, as energy prices continue to face pressure from geopolitical tensions entering a third month. Brazil extended its emergency fuel support package for an additional two months, pushing......
Nvidia returns to Windows PC market with new RTX Spark chip
Nvidia has unveiled the RTX Spark, its first consumer-focused Windows PC processor in more than a decade, marking the company's return to a market long dominated by Intel, AMD and, more recently, Qualcomm. The announcement was made during the GTC Taipei keynote, where Nvidia positioned the new chip as a major step in bringing advanced......
China declares El Niño state and warns of peak intensity this winter
China's National Climate Centre officially declared on Friday that surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific have entered an El Niño state, warning that the phenomenon will develop into a moderate or stronger event over the summer, peak in autumn and winter, and gradually weaken by next spring. Deputy director Gao Rong told......