Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months Walking out of one of Hong Kong’s last remaining independent bookstores, hands behind her back but head held high, the woman’s T-shirt was emblazoned with a simple slogan: “I am a bookstore employee”. Escorted by police, the woman was among five people arrested during raids on two bookstores last week, suspected of displaying and selling publications with “seditious” content, a national security crime which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. Continue reading…
The airports have opted in to the agency’s new security model, an agency spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. A union official said the move could jeopardize public safety.
Trump administration hails agreement, which comes as the US fights a war with Iran in part to prevent Tehran enriching uranium domestically What is the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and why is it causing concern? The US has signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich uranium in the future. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Department of Energy said its secretary, Chris Wright, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, signed a “peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement”, along with a “bilateral safeguards agreement”. Continue reading…
Shares in Elon Musk company fall more 3% in after-hours trading, as earnings per share miss Wall Street expectations Tesla reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, disclosing far lower profits than expected. The company’s already beleaguered stock, which had fallen about 14% this year to date, dipped further following the earnings report. Elon Musk’s automaker, once the pinnacle of his tech empire, has taken a back seat to SpaceX. Musk’s rocket and AI company held the largest stock market debut in history last month, turning the richest man on Earth into the world’s first trillionaire, though his net worth has since fallen from its peak. Continue reading…
Hacking of Hugging Face shows we do not seem to have reliable ways to curb extremely powerful AI systems Last week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence models and datasets – was hacked. After it reported the incident to law enforcement, few would have predicted what came next: the culprits were revealed to be AI agents from OpenAI, which had broken out of containment and were acting of their own accord. Shakeel Hashim is the editor of Transformer, a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI Continue reading…
The fledgling firm, run by the president’s oldest son and his partner Omeed Malik, has made investments in A.I. and defense technology that have tripled in value in just months.
European Commission says Paramount Skydance’s decision to end Universal venture addresses merger concerns Paramount Skydance’s £80bn takeover of Warner Brothers took a step closer to being realised after it won conditional approval from the European Union. The European Commission said Paramount’s offer to end a film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures addressed its concerns over the potential merger. As part of its commitments in the EU, Paramount has 13 months from the date of closing the deal to pull out from the venture. Continue reading…
Jamieson Greer, the president’s top trade negotiator, told the Senate that the United States remained intent on tariffs as it prepared to replace duties the Supreme Court struck down.
NYT > Business·
Cookies
We use analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to improve this site. Accept to allow them.
Privacy Policy