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Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia’s IREN for AI cloud capacity
Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to secure more compute capacity for meeting its customers’ heavy demand for AI services. Last month, Microsoft signed a deal with Nscale for approximately 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs to three data centers in Europe and one in the U.S. Similar to competitors like CoreWeave, IREN started
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Fighting for control of the strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is intensifying, with the Russian Defense Ministry claiming to have eliminated a group of Ukrainian special forces sent to help defend the area. In recent weeks, Russian units have begun penetrating Pokrovsk itself and have closed in on the last resupply routes used
Samia Suluhu Hassan landslide victory
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region. Hassan appeared at an event in the administrative capital, Dodoma, to receive the winner’s certificate from electoral authorities. In remarks afterward, she said
Asian-Pacific trade
Facing deepening fractures in the global trade order, Asia-Pacific leaders adopted a joint declaration that emphasised the need for resilience and shared benefits in trade at the end of the annual APEC summit on Saturday. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, hosted by South Korea this year, unfolded under the shadow of rising geopolitical tensions and
War Crimes in Sudan
The war has plunged Sudan into hell, turning it into the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. More than 150,000 people have been killed across the country, while men and children have been forced to watch the horrific rape of wives, mothers, and daughters. In El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, the Rapid Support
South Korean Beijing seeks Beijing help in efforts to resume talks with North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help in efforts to resume talks with nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea on Saturday, while Xi told Lee he was willing to widen cooperation and jointly tackle the challenges they face. Lee hosted Xi at a state summit and dinner after an Asia-Pacific leaders’ forum
Chinese new space mission
China was set to launch the Shenzhou-21 spaceship to its orbiting space station on Friday, sending its newest rotation of three astronauts — along with four mice. The latest astronaut crew taking off from the Jiuquan launch center in northwestern China includes pilot and mission commander Zhang Lu, who also was on the Shenzhou-15 mission
Zoox’s autonomous robotaxis
Autonomous vehicles are essentially endpoints in a complex distributed network. Because latency isn’t an option at 60 miles an hour, each vehicle is essentially a rolling data center, using its on-board infrastructure to navigate while capturing vast amounts of real-world information about everything from traffic patterns to weather conditions and pedestrian behavior. That data is
Bitcoin Ends the month in red
While the US government shutdown has ground to a halt most federal business, including decisions on crypto exchange-traded projects, crypto bills in four states moved ahead this month.Bitcoin is about to disappoint investors, as it’s on the verge of ending October, a historically good month, in the red. Meanwhile, BNB Chain has seen record activity
Donald Trump diplomacy to end government shutdown
The filibuster is the Senate rule that requires 60 votes of its 100 members to pass most legislation. Ditching the filibuster to reopen the government would be a big step for the Senate, one that Senate Majority Leader John Thune previously ruled out, saying the rule is “something that’s been a bulwark against a lot