Iranian state media report explosions in several locations hours after Donald Trump threatened further military action at Nato summit Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB is reporting eight explosions were heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas with air defence systems activated as a result. Iran’s Nournews cites military source ...
Day: July 8, 2026
Gaza’s World Cup screenings – in picturesGaza’s World Cup screenings – in pictures
Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before Egypt played Argentina in their last 16 World Cup match. He had organised the screening of World Cup games across the Gaza Strip, which had become a welcome diversion from the continuing misery of a very partly observed ceasefire ...
Atmosphere in Iran remains highly charged after Ayatollah’s funeral and escalation of grievances with USAtmosphere in Iran remains highly charged after Ayatollah’s funeral and escalation of grievances with US
World is witnessing a turning point, says ministry spokesperson, as Iran seeks to assert independence amid rising tensions Before a foreign ministry press briefing at the Grand Hotel Tehran, the assembled reporters were asked to stand for the national anthem that duly blared from fuzzy speakers. At the podium, the ...
Sabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summitSabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit
Alliance leaders, who had feared the worst, will hail US president’s renewed support for article 5 as key victory An erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a “tremendous love” from western leaders at the Nato summit, only hours after lambasting them over their defence spending ...
US and Iran threaten return to war after fiercest exchange of fire since truceUS and Iran threaten return to war after fiercest exchange of fire since truce
Ceasefire appears close to collapse as two militaries target each other after after Iran strikes three commercial vessels Iran and the US have threatened to reignite their conflict after the most extensive exchange of fire since an interim deal was signed last month. On a chaotic day at the Nato ...
US launches new wave of strikes against Iran after promising to ‘hit them hard’US launches new wave of strikes against Iran after promising to ‘hit them hard’
Explosions have been reported by Iranian state media in parts of the country’s south. ...
AI makes mistakes, tooAI makes mistakes, too
Reed’s view It isn’t just big companies fretting about high and unexpected bills for AI tokens. It is also … me. On Sunday morning, I woke up jet-lagged after two weeks in Europe to find that OpenAI was repeatedly charging me $5, more than 20 times a day in some ...
China pitches the world on open-source AIChina pitches the world on open-source AI
GENEVA — Chinese government officials are using the United Nations’ AI for Good summit in Switzerland this week to, in part, reframe the open-source models that have proliferated in China. The implicit pitch: In contrast to the most advanced US models, which can be restrictive and expensive, open-source AI tools ...
DeepSeek takes control of its hardware: reportDeepSeek takes control of its hardware: report
China’s DeepSeek is taking a page out of OpenAI’s playbook by developing its own AI chip for inference. The move would reduce the country’s reliance on semiconductors made by American Nvidia, which has struggled to reestablish a sales pipeline in China after US President Donald Trump began allowing chip exports ...
Trump’s ‘sober’ approach to quantumTrump’s ‘sober’ approach to quantum
In closed-door discussions with quantum industry leaders at a White House event on Tuesday, government officials pushed the importance of domestic supply chain security, according to a person in attendance. The tone of the Trump administration was “sober” and “serious,” they said. While officials highlighted actions taken by the White ...