Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says enterprises increasingly want open models, due to cost, accessibility, and ownership. Do frontier models still matter if most production AI ends up running on open models?

An assistant professor was reinstated after nearly two decades of service at Jain College. Her termination notice was issued without proper authority and due process. The college claimed declining enrollment and syllabus changes due to NEP 2020. However, evidence showed her teaching load had significantly increased. The tribunal ruled the termination was not based on genuine administrative necessity.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed an outage in a tweet, saying that shortlinks to the messaging app had "stopped working."

It comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy moves to reshuffle the cabinet as Ukraine was "changing its political strategy."

Growing Up in Australia report shows gen Z are more anxious about housing affordability than climate change or following a chosen career path

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Far more young people are worried about being able to buy a home than about climate change or finding a job in their chosen field, according to a study that also reveals gen Z’s deep distrust of politicians, political parties and the media.

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GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

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Claims by the Coalition and One Nation that abandoning a net zero climate target would bring down power prices are contradicted in a new CSIRO report on the costs of generating electricity.

Generation costs will probably rise after 2030 regardless of Austra

Louis Vuitton is set to face off against China’s trademark regulator in a Chinese intellectual property court on Thursday, as the French luxury brand deals with public backlash in China over a separate legal battle against a local milk tea brand. Louis Vuitton Malletier filed the administrative lawsuit against the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), with a Chinese individual – Huang Minyao – joined as a third party, according to a notice published by the Beijing...

Aidan Tanner, founder and CEO of Propellerhead, helps movies like ‘The Odyssey’ go viral.

When wellness meets convenience, growth follows.

The future belongs to curious minds.

Businesses are replacing costly American AI models with cheaper Chinese options. This shift is driven by escalating usage-based billing for advanced artificial intelligence. Companies like DoorDash and Airbnb now use Chinese AI for routine tasks. European firms also seek alternatives due to US export controls and reliance concerns. Chinese AI models offer comparable efficiency and open-weight accessibility for businesses.

The travel industry loves to sell luxury retreats, but research shows even 24-hours in a hometown hotel can have profound benefits. 

Don’t fall for this one. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Members of the Hyundai Motor branch of the Metal Workers’ Union are striking for the second consecutive year. Here’s why.

Byju Raveendran’s legal team said reports mischaracterised a Singapore court ruling. The High Court rejected only a stay request, while his substantive appeal against the civil contempt order remains pending before the Court of Appeal.

U.S.-Iran fighting reignited last week over disagreements on how the vital strait would be managed

Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.

Deaths in Germany spiked 32 per cent during a record heatwave in June compared to levels in the previous four years, official data showed Tuesday. Nationwide, about 23,900 people died between June 22 and June 28 – an increase of 7,100 compared with the two previous weeks, according to Germany’s statistics agency. “The fact that the health impact from heat is high and that death rates rise as a result is a well-known effect often observed in the summer months,” the agency said. Sweltering weather...

Hong Kong booksellers are hoping to match last year’s business levels for the 2026 edition of the city’s annual book fair, with some vendors expressing little optimism during a period of prolonged downturn for the publishing and retail sectors. The seven-day Hong Kong Book Fair, which runs in tandem with the Sports and Leisure Expo and the World of Snacks, opens on Wednesday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. The three events are set to bring together more than 770 exhibitors...

A Norwegian chemical tanker was hit by an explosion caused by an unidentified device off the Omani coast early Tuesday, a crisis response company said. MTI Network said in a statement that shipping company Stolt Tankers reported that at approximately 12.40am local time “its tanker vessel Stolt Magnesium while on passage in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman suffered from an explosion of an unidentified external device”. The explosion triggered a fire in the ship’s engine room, but an MTI...

Discover 5 must-read books to add to your July 2026 reading list, from thought-provoking fiction to inspiring personal growth titles.

Discover 5 must-read books to add to your June 2026 reading list, from thought-provoking fiction to inspiring personal growth titles.

Swara Baby Products filed its DRHP earlier this month for a Rs 1,000 crore IPO. The document reveals quite a bit about the diaper manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

The European Union is prepared to introduce emergency measures to combat China’s extraordinary export surge as new figures showed the trade gap had widened dramatically, its top trade enforcer said on Tuesday. Safeguard measures that permit tariffs and quotas to be enforced to combat sudden import surges may “become legitimate on a case-by-case basis”, Denis Redonnet told the European Parliament’s trade committee. Redonnet, the EU’s deputy director general for trade, added that the bloc had...

The drone technology company plans to use the proceeds to fund its next phase of growth and strengthen its working capital.

Hong Kong authorities have gazetted a new law regulating an upgraded border crossing between the city and Shenzhen, marking another major step towards introducing a joint clearance model that is expected to cut clearance times from 30 minutes to five. The Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill was gazetted on Tuesday, with a Security Bureau spokesman saying the official opening date of the upgraded port had yet to be finalised with mainland Chinese authorities. “The official opening date is to...

In May last year, US President Donald Trump established the Religious Liberty Commission. Last month, timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding, it released a 224-page draft report titled, “Americans’ First Freedom”. I gather the current government and its key support base, the religious right, consider American society too secularised – to such an extent that it amounts to systemic religious discrimination. That’s what the commission is tasked with rectifying....

Aid worker flown to Berlin as Trump administration bars Americans from traveling to US on commercial flights

A US national who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said on Monday, weeks after another American infected with Ebola in the DRC was treated in Berlin.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration on Monday said it was blocking American citizens in ⁠the DRC from traveling to the US on commercial flights, Reuters reported, citing a White House official.

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Bumrah achieved the feat by dismissing England captain Harry Brook with the first ball of the 14th over.

Weapons and military equipment produced in South Korea are sought-after due to their reliability, speedy delivery times and relatively low prices. Global demand for weapons has surged after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar said the proposed university would play a pivotal role in building world-class AI talent, advancing research, and strengthening collaboration among academia, industry, and government.

With more than 90% of India's early-career tech professionals already using AI, Nasscom warned that the growing use of AI for routine coding should not come at the cost of fundamental engineering skills.

Every early hire helps set the standard for how the team works, communicates, and makes decisions.

The withdrawal of US troops from Nigeria after the killing of an "Islamic State" leader may be less about leaving Africa than redefining how Washington fights terrorism on the continent.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show —James O’Donnell When Anthropic announced last week that it had found a new window into its models’ “internal thoughts” as they reason through answers,…

Krishna Byre Gowda outlines his plan to remake Bengaluru In a free wheeling conversation with Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO of YourStory and The Bharat Project, Karnataka Minister for Greater Bengaluru Development Krishna Byre Gowda talks about his vision for the city "Government work is God's

An American marine biologist was shot and killed by three men who barged into his house in the central Philippines over the weekend and efforts were underway to apprehend the suspects, police said on Tuesday. Police said Kent Carpenter, 73, was with his Filipino companion in a house in the coastal town of Sibulan in Negros Oriental province on Sunday night when three men, whose faces were covered, forced their way in. One drew a gun and shot Carpenter in the head, killing him instantly, police...

Scientist Lu Yaxiang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Physics, has spent a decade working to make sodium-ion batteries commercially viable. Those years of work on energy storage in April earned Lu a China Youth May Fourth Medal – the nation’s top honour for outstanding achievers under 35. For years, lithium-ion batteries have dominated the market, even though their raw materials are scarce and environmentally demanding to extract. Sodium-ion batteries are seen as an...

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Most entrepreneurs think scaling is about accelerating growth, but the real challenge is managing complexity before weak systems, reactive decisions, and operational inefficiencies slow the business down.

Twelve states sued to block the $110-billion merger. Past antitrust fights show they may not need a final courtroom victory to make the transaction costlier—or change its terms.

If you want to stream local media, this free and open source media server is just as good as Plex. But if you rely on remote access or live TV, prepare to tinker.

The Ukrainian firm Fire Point has produced weapons that hit Russian territory. Its next goal, developing an antimissile system, is a much bigger challenge, experts said.