Roughly 600,000 advanced Nvidia chips are stuck in Hong Kong en route to China, Reuters reported, as Beijing — concerned its firms are too reliant on Western tech — bars their entry. Despite China’s efforts to boost semiconductor self-sufficiency, domestic tech firms’ immense demand for compute has led to a ...
An ‘audacious’ novel about FlaubertAn ‘audacious’ novel about Flaubert
, by Elif Shafak. When French novelist Gustave Flaubert sits down to write the fate of his famous character Emma Bovary, she suddenly speaks to him, opening the floodgates of memory and interspersing Flaubert’s perspective with that of 30 women from his life. This “audacious” novel “is the ideal vehicle ...
Arab grouping backs Netanyahu challenger for next Israeli governmentArab grouping backs Netanyahu challenger for next Israeli government
Israel’s largest Arab party grouping declared its support Thursday for Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, potentially clearing the path for a coalition that excludes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement came after Netanyahu — who campaigned partly on his unique relationship with US President Donald Trump — lost ...
OpenAI looks to make data centers more palatableOpenAI looks to make data centers more palatable
OpenAI said Thursday it would avoid nondisclosure agreements in data center deals and ensure facilities don’t raise energy costs for residents, as tech scrambles to render the AI buildout more palatable to the public. The policies are part of OpenAI’s attempts to set a new tone for AI policy discourse, ...
Everyone Everywhere Hated Meta’s New AI Training Terms. Now, They’re On PauseEveryone Everywhere Hated Meta’s New AI Training Terms. Now, They’re On Pause
Following widespread backlash, Meta announced earlier this week it’s putting a planned update of its commercial terms of use on pause. The terms would have required business accounts to allow Meta to “use any content from such domains, web pages, or URLs to provide, develop, improve, research, train, and maintain ...
Oldest Evidence of Getting High on Cannabis Discovered In 2,800-Year-Old Tomb: ‘Absolutely Crazy’Oldest Evidence of Getting High on Cannabis Discovered In 2,800-Year-Old Tomb: ‘Absolutely Crazy’
Archaeologists have discovered the oldest direct evidence of psychoactive cannabis use in a Siberian tomb that dates back 2,800 years and was the site of human and horse sacrifices, according to a study published on Thursday in Science. During excavations of the tomb, a team found more than 1,400 cannabis ...
Major tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to fears of AI slowdownMajor tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to fears of AI slowdown
The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US midterms ...
Herzog to meet Israeli election rivals as decision nears on path to powerHerzog to meet Israeli election rivals as decision nears on path to power
President calls on all parties to help avoid new election after Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs fell short of majority Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, was due to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, on Thursday with less than a week left before he decides which of the ...
US midterm voters responded in a thunderous voice. This is just the beginning | Betsy ReedUS midterm voters responded in a thunderous voice. This is just the beginning | Betsy Reed
A note from our US editor: A reckoning is coming, but make no mistake: Trump is still president – we’ll need a free press in 2027 as much as we did in darker days. Please help today if you are able Betsy Reed is US editor of the Guardian Over ...
The downfall of Russell Brand: from Big Brother and Hollywood to convicted rapistThe downfall of Russell Brand: from Big Brother and Hollywood to convicted rapist
Former comedian long traded on his extreme persona, yet many will wonder how he was allowed to act in plain sight for so long In the early 1990s, when he was a student at the Italia Conti theatre school, a teenage Russell Brand became so fixated on a classmate that ...