The AI boom has caused chip company Nvidia’s business to continue to grow explosively. November 20, 2025, 03:37November 20, 2025, 03:38 In the last quarter, sales jumped 62 percent year-on-year to $57 billion. Even before the quarterly report, there were concerns that the euphoria surrounding artificial intelligence might have driven up tech stock prices too […]
Continue ReadingNovember 21, 2025, 07:19November 21, 2025, 07:19 Heavy rains and landslides have killed at least 43 people in Vietnam since last weekend. Nine others are still missing, according to civil protection. More than 70,000 houses are completely under water and thousands of people had to be brought to safety. Heavy rains caused landslides and floods […]
Continue ReadingNovember 21, 2025, 07:41November 21, 2025, 07:41 According to a media report, the US Coast Guard no longer considers swastikas to be hate symbols. Instead, the symbol of the Nazi era is being classified as “potentially divisive” according to a new guideline, reports the Washington Post. Acting Coast Guard Commander Admiral Kevin Lunday told the […]
Continue ReadingNovember 21, 2025, 11:00 a.mNovember 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m The world’s largest nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is one step closer to being restarted. He will approve the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi said at a press conference on Friday. After the 2007 and 2011 nuclear disasters, […]
Continue ReadingNovember 21, 2025, 6:01 p.mNovember 21, 2025, 6:09 p.m Image: sc/x.com In a video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned his compatriots “of one of the most difficult moments in the history of our country”. “Ukraine could be faced with a very difficult choice right now: either lose dignity or risk losing a key partner. […]
Continue ReadingFrance is having its uranium enriched in Russia again. The European goal of stopping energy imports from the sanctioned country is falling by the wayside. November 21, 2025, 9:14 p.mNovember 21, 2025, 9:14 p.m Stefan Brändle, Paris / ch media It was a coincidence of timing: Emmanuel Macron was celebrating Ukraine’s order of 100 French […]
Continue ReadingMatt Spivey and Olga Malchevska GRIGORY SYSOYEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Russia has said it is yet to receive anything official from the US on its peace plan, after Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelensky said he was ready to work with the Trump administration on its “vision” to bring an end to the war. The widely leaked US […]
Continue ReadingGetty Images The ban on under-16s using social media is a world first From 10 December, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed. The government says the ban – a world-first policy […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill requires the justice department to release all information from its Epstein investigation “in a searchable and downloadable format” within 30 days. Trump previously opposed releasing the […]
Continue ReadingThe highest mountain on Indonesia’s Java Island, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has erupted, spewing gigantic columns of ash clouds as tall as 2km (1.2 miles) above its peak. Large plumes of smoke can be seen engulfing a bridge and spreading across the surrounding countryside, stopping locals in their tracks. CCTV footage showed a pyroclastic […]
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