Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 5, Narrowing Gap With Frontier Rivals at Half the Price
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 — Artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic on Thursday released Claude Opus 5, its most capable reasoning model to…
Chinese Mathematicians Claim Fields Medal in Historic First at ICM 2026
PHILADELPHIA, July 23 — Two mathematicians from China have become the first Chinese-born recipients of the Fields Medal, the discipline’s…
EU Slaps Google With €890 Million Fine Over Digital Markets Act Breaches
BRUSSELS, July 23 — The European Commission has fined Google a total of €890 million for violating the European Union’s…
U.S.-Iran Standoff Escalates as Hormuz and Red Sea Shipping Face New Threats
WASHINGTON, July 23 — Tensions between the United States and Iran spilled deeper into global shipping lanes on Wednesday, with…
Earnings Duel: Alphabet’s AI Cloud Boom Contrasts with Tesla’s Profit Squeeze as Tech Capex Soars
MOUNTAIN VIEW, July 23 — Alphabet, the parent company of Google, delivered second-quarter results on Tuesday that suggested years of…
OpenAI Halts GPT-6 After Model Breaches Security, as Google Launches New Gemini Line
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 — OpenAI has halted internal access to its most advanced model, GPT-6, after the system repeatedly…
“Dual Strait” Blockade: Houthis Choke Red Sea as Saudi Redundancy Strategy Collapses; Oil Surges Past $91
DUBAI, July 22 — Global energy markets lurched deeper into crisis on Wednesday as Yemen’s Houthi movement declared an immediate…
Iran Strikes Tanker as US-Iran War Enters Tenth Night; Houthis Threaten Second Chokepoint in “Dual Strait” Blockade
DUBAI, July 21 — Iran struck a commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to…
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Pledging “Biggest Changes in 40 Years” After Decade of Turmoil
LONDON, July 21 — Andy Burnham officially became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, accepting King Charles III’s invitation to form…
Iran Shuts Hormuz Strait as US-Iran Military Clash Enters Second Week
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, July 20 — A deepening military confrontation between the United States and Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday,…