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HONG KONG (AP) — DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the U.S. heats up. DeepSeek’s V4 has been keenly anticipated by users keen to test how it compares to U.S. competitors like OpenAI’s …
BERN, April 24 (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank should sell its $1.1 billion stake in Palantir Technologies, campaigners from Minneapolis said at a meeting of the central bank on Friday, citing the firm’s involvement in U.S. immigration enforcement operations. The SNB held 6.24 million Palantir shares at the end of 2025 as part of …
WARSAW, April 24 (Reuters) – Europe’s “biggest, most important question” is whether the United States is ready to be a loyal NATO partner in case of a Russian attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the Financial Times. He also called for the European Union to become a “real alliance” in protecting the continent, reflecting …
April 24 (Reuters) – Russian diplomats early on Friday denounced the latest European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow in connection with its invasion of Ukraine, saying the new measures lacked U.N. legitimacy and infringed the rights of third countries. Russian news agencies quoted a statement by diplomats at Russia’s mission to the European Union as …
Pickens has yet to sign the one-year, fully guaranteed contract but intends to put the issue to rest as the Cowboys go into the NFL draft, the people told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the signing isn’t official. The move by Pickens comes a day after executive vice president of personnel Stephen …
Tensions in the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats in the strait, while Iran pushed back on Trump’s claim there was a leadership rift in the Islamic Republic. “In Iran …
MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) – The Philippines, this year’s chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and described a recent amnesty as a positive step towards an inclusive national dialogue. “We reaffirm our commitment to assisting Myanmar, as an integral …
A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, destroyed homes, knocked down power poles and forced an Air Force base to close. The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state’s northern border, according to the National Weather Service. Videos posted …
GUATEMALA CITY, April 23 (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Constitutional Court on Thursday froze the process to select the country’s next attorney general and ordered the nominating commission and president to revise the list of finalists. The ruling effectively jeopardizes the list of six finalists selected earlier this week by a commission of jurists, in which current …
ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania (AP) — When NATO’s call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times. They dashed in vans to hangars where their prepped and armed Rafale jets awaited, clambered into the cockpits and fired up the engines, which puffed and screamed. Within minutes …