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Latest China AI chip export rules are yet another obstacle for Nvidia newsthirst.

Nvidia announced an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to develop the kingdom’s artificial intelligence capabilities, a sign of its expanding global strategy. The partnership goes beyond the AI chip leader’s conventional Western collaborations and may serve as a litmus test for future U.S. export policies with nations that keep close ties with both Washington…

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Mali junta dissolves all political parties in latest opposition crackdown newsthirst.

Mali’s military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country amid a growing crackdown on dissent since the army seized power. “All meetings of members of political parties and organisations of a political character are dissolved across the national territory,” a statement read on state TV on Tuesday said. The decision was validated by…

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Social security minister latest to quit in major pensions fraud scandal newsthirst.

Brazil’s Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police allege that over the past decade, the National Social Security Institute (INSS) made unauthorised deductions from payments made to millions of pensioners. The money was allegedly paid to several associations…

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Alibaba Qwen3 AI series — China’s latest open-source AI breakthrough newsthirst.

Qwen3 is Alibaba’s debut into so-called “hybrid reasoning models,” which it says combines traditional LLM capabilities with “advanced, dynamic reasoning.” Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Alibaba released the next generation of its open-sourced large language models, Qwen3, on Tuesday — and experts are calling it yet another breakthrough in China’s booming open-source artificial…

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Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round newsthirst.

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Anthropic on Monday closed its latest funding round at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed to CNBC. The $3.5 billion round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and other investors included Salesforce Ventures, Cisco Investments, Fidelity Management & Research Co., General Catalyst, D1 Capital Partners and…

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Hundreds in US climate agency NOAA fired in latest cuts newsthirst.

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Getty Images Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff have been laid off in the latest development in the Trump’s administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce. Around 880 workers – including weather forecasters – have had their jobs terminated on Thursday, the BBC’s US partner CBS reported….

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