Tuesday 21 - 09:20
FINMA has indicated that the emergency response plan of UBS still requires further development, following a series of inspections carried out across the banking sector. According to the regulator, a significant share of its on-site inspections in 2025 focused on UBS, reflecting the bank’s systemic importance within Switzerland and the......
Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K2.6, an open-weight model designed to compete directly with leading systems developed by OpenAI and Anthropic. The Beijing-based firm made the model weights freely available on Hugging Face, positioning the release as a challenge to proprietary approaches that dominate the current artificial intelligence landscape. Benchmark......
Changan Automobile has announced plans to become one of the world’s top 10 automakers by 2030, highlighting the growing ambitions of Chinese manufacturers in the global automotive market. The company aims to significantly increase its international presence, targeting global sales of up to 5 million vehicles annually by the end of the......
GitHub, owned by Microsoft, has frozen new subscriptions to its Copilot Pro, Pro+ and Student plans starting April 20, citing unsustainable computing demands driven by AI coding agents. The move follows internal concerns that resource consumption has outpaced the service’s pricing structure, with some individual requests now costing......
National Commission on Markets and Competition has closed its investigations into BP, Moeve, and Repsol after determining that the firms did not violate competition rules. The probe was launched following complaints from industry associations, which alleged that the companies had engaged in anti-competitive behavior, including potential coordination......
A fungus discovered in ultra-clean assembly facilities used by NASA could withstand the extreme conditions of a journey to Mars and persist on the planet’s surface, according to new research that raises concerns about biological contamination beyond Earth. The findings, published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, provide the......
Supreme Court of Sweden has acquitted Birgitte Bonnesen, the former chief executive of Swedbank, in a high-profile case linked to the bank’s anti-money laundering practices. The ruling overturns a previous conviction issued by a lower court, which had found Bonnesen guilty of providing misleading information regarding the bank’s......
The upcoming edition of Les Flammes is set to spotlight some of the most influential voices in contemporary rap and urban music, with Theodora and Hamza leading the nominations. Both artists have received seven nominations each, positioning them as frontrunners for the awards ceremony, which celebrates achievements in rap and popular culture.......
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified the molecular signals that allow gut neurons to distinguish between beneficial and harmful bacteria. The work reveals a chemical communication system between microbes and the nervous system that may also exist in humans. The findings, published in Current Biology in April......
Authorities in France have raised concerns over school safety after revealing that hundreds of bladed weapons were confiscated while the past year during inspections near educational institutions. According to statements from Ministry of National Education, nearly 800 knives and similar items were discovered during more than 20,000 security......
Associated British Foods has announced plans to separate its low-cost fashion subsidiary Primark from its core food business, in a move aimed at improving operational focus and maximizing long-term shareholder returns. According to a company statement, the board concluded that a spin-off would allow both divisions to pursue independent strategies......
Lidl is expanding its business model by entering the hospitality sector, with plans to open its first branded pub in Northern Ireland. The project is currently underway near Belfast, where construction has begun on a pub located adjacent to one of Lidl’s supermarkets in the suburb of Dundonald. The venue is expected to open in the coming......
Hiring intentions among companies in France are expected to decline by 6.5% in 2026 compared to the previous year, according to a recent survey published by France Travail. The study indicates that recruitment plans have dropped to approximately 2.27 million, marking the lowest level since 2018 and a significant decrease from the peak recorded......
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GITEX Africa: The New Frontiers Of African Innovation
Monday 06 - 13:04
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Les Impériales Week 2026: Under the Theme “Daba or Never”
Tuesday 31 March 2026 - 10:03
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Iran under the lens
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 08:30
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AFCON 2025: Morocco at the heart of African football
Friday 19 December 2025 - 11:16
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Walaw at the Heart of the Mawazine Festival – Rhythms of the World 2025
Saturday 21 June 2025 - 15:48
