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Palantir on Thursday announced a partnership with Lumen Technologies that will see the carrier leverage the data management company’s AI software to build capabilities to support enterprise AI services. The companies are calling the deal a “multi-year, multi-million dollar strategic partnership,” but Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported that Lumen intends to spend more than $200 million on Palantir’s technology over the next few years. The deal will see Lumen integrate Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) with its own edge computing, broadband infrastructure, and other digital services. The partnership comes as Lumen seeks to transform from a traditional communications…
Hoka Shoes seen in store on February 1, 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Jakub Porzycki | Null Photo | Getty Imagesshoe manufacturer stocks deckers brand It plunged 15% on Friday after the company lowered its sales outlook for Hoka and Ugu, two of its growth brands, over concerns that tariffs were leading to a decline in demand.Up-and-coming running shoe brand Hoka is expected to grow in the low teens in fiscal 2026, following 24% growth in the same period last year. Meanwhile, boot brand Ugg is expected to grow in the low to mid-single digits, following 13% growth in the same…
Introducing the main events of the 1,340th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine.Published October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHere is the situation for Sunday, October 26, 2025.finding Russia launched a drone strike on Ukraine’s capital Kiev early Sunday, hitting residential buildings and injuring at least five people, including two children, officials said. At least two people were killed and 12 others injured in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine on Saturday night, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said on the X program. She accused Russia of trying to cause a “humanitarian catastrophe” in…
As the push for AI infrastructure reaches incredible scale, the pressure to squeeze as much inference out of GPUs as possible is greater than ever. And for researchers with expertise in a particular technology, now is a great time to raise funding. That’s part of the driving force behind Tensormesh, which emerged from stealth this week with $4.5 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Laude Ventures, with additional angel funding provided by database pioneer Michael Franklin. Tensormesh is using its funding to build a commercial version of its open source LMCache utility, launched and maintained by Tensormesh…
My fellow Americans:Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan is scheduled to visit the White House here next week. This is an important visit. Because while I look forward to addressing our relationship with Japan, which remains a good friend overall, the recent differences between our countries on trade issues are also high on our agenda.As you may know, last week I imposed new tariffs on some Japanese products in response to Japan’s inability to honor its trade agreements with us regarding electronic devices called semiconductors. Now, imposing such tariffs and trade barriers and all kinds of restrictions are measures that I…
Tom Aspinall retained his heavyweight title after being accidentally poked in the eye by Cyrill Gaines at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi.Published October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareChampion Tom Aspinall and top-ranked Cyril Gane were unable to advance in the opening round of the heavyweight main event of UFC 321 inside the Etihad Arena, with the bout being ruled a no-contest.Aspinall (15-3) and Gane (13-2-0) both came into the bout with great energy until an accidental double eye-gob forced an official timeout at 4:35 of the first round.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of…
Improvisation and innovation have become watchwords for Russian and Ukrainian militaries as they seek to outdo each other on land, sea and air. Several recent developments demonstrate the constant evolution of tactics and weaponry. Russia’s new jet-propelled bomb, Ukraine’s use of light aircraft as long-range “suicide bombs,” and a new generation of maritime drones. Both countries are rapidly leveraging AI, robotics, and unmanned systems. But some innovations are strikingly low-tech. As night fell at an airfield in Ukraine earlier this month, a small group assembled a pilotless light plane for a mission 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) deep into Russia. The…
Microsoft has a new Clippy, an AI friend called Mico. At the company’s Copilot fall release press event on Thursday, the company introduced a variety of new features and updates for its AI chatbot, but it was the official introduction of the AI chatbot’s “face,” an expressive avatar blob named Mico, that gave an impression of how the tech giant intends to bring AI to consumers. The company explains that Mico (which takes its name from “Microsoft Copilot”) aims to provide consumers with a “warm” and “customizable” visual presence that “listens, reacts, and changes color to reflect your interactions.” When…
As Wall Street enters the height of earnings season, CNBC’s Jim Cramer pinpoints the most important events coming next week, including the Federal Reserve and Big Tech earnings.Cramer said earnings are especially important as the government shutdown lags macroeconomic indicators. He added that Friday’s gains were quite alarming.”If it weren’t for today’s incredible rally that took technology to the moon, we wouldn’t be so worried about next week,” he said. “But given the unbridled nature of this movement, I feel like we need to put some twist on today’s feast. If not, we might as well scrap next week’s Halloween…
India’s aging stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli bounced back strongly in what was likely their last match on Australian soil.Rohit Sharma completed his 33rd One-Day International hundred, Virat Kohli recovered from back-to-back ducks with a meticulous half-century and India avoided a whitewash against Australia to end their three-match series with a nine-wicket win. This match was the last international ODI in Australia.Sharma, 38, and Kohli, 36, will not play in the five-match T20 series with Australia’s tour starting October 29, but neither player confirmed that Saturday’s match is the final match against Down Under.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend…