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Synthesia has long been about using AI to help companies create interactive training videos in minutes, at a fraction of the cost of developing corporate educational materials. The startup’s latest product is making a different bet. The real moat for enterprise AI, he says, is not just generating content, but proving that it works. On Wednesday, the British startup launched its interactive training product, Role-Play Sessions. It lets employees practice high-stakes conversations like sales pitches, performance reviews, and customer complaints using an AI avatar that speaks, pushes back, and scores against a rubric. Roleplay is the first release under the…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – JULY 22: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the ASEAN Post Ministerial Meeting with the United States during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held at the Philippine International Conference Center in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 22, 2026. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday accused Iran of not complying with the Strait of Hormuz agreement, but reiterated that the US is “fully committed to diplomacy” in the Middle East. His comments came as U.S. Central Command struck Iranian targets for 11 consecutive nights in an effort…
Activists holding banners and flags protest the resignation of Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhail Fedorov for the fifth day in a row during a rally near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in Lviv, Ukraine, July 20, 2026.Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty ImagesUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has moved to replace military commander-in-chief Oleksandr Shirsky, bringing him back into power just days after firing the country’s former defense minister.The appointment comes after nearly a week of nationwide unrest and marks one of the biggest political crises since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.In a late-night televised speech on…
NEW DELHI, INDIA – JULY 10: Members of the Indian Youth Congress raise slogans during a protest against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari over the ethanol-blended petrol issue on July 10, 2026 on Raisina Road in New Delhi, India. The Indian Junior Congress (IYC) on Friday staged a protest against the E20 ethanol blended petrol policy, accusing the Center of promoting measures that are said to harm vehicles and benefit ethanol manufacturers.Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty ImagesIndia, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, is testing alternative fuels such as corn-based ethanol and animal waste-derived biogas as rising global oil prices…
Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran — November 14, 2025: 12 — Vantor satellite imagery shows tunnel construction activity and a large pile of loot near Natanz Nuclear Facility on Pickaxe Mountain. Please use: Satellite Imagery (c) 2026 Vantor.Maxar | Maxar | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran’s underground nuclear facilities amid a recent escalation in the war between the two countries. For 11 consecutive nights, U.S. Central Command bombed Iranian targets, including military operations centers, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure, with the aim of weakening its ability to control commercial shipping in…
Perhaps no other country is more obsessed with birds than New Zealand. Birdsong announces 7 a.m. on public radio, residents call themselves Kiwis (after the flightless bird), and each year one species is voted Bird of the Year. So the discovery last week of two birds infected with the deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain shook the nerves. Millions of birds have died from the strain around the world, and bird lovers fear it could threaten the extinction of some of the South Pacific country’s most treasured natural monuments. The remote islands of New Zealand, one of the last large human-inhabited…
A worker inspects a toilet unit at the TOTO Corporation factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Thursday, May 28, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs investors focus on the semiconductor industry, it turns out that some hidden gems with businesses that are completely different from high-tech are riding the AI boom and becoming market winners.TOTO is best known for its high-end toilets, Nittobo makes textiles and glass fibers, and Ajinomoto makes MSG seasonings. Shares have risen 78%, 63%, and 61%, respectively, this year as the company leverages its core technology to benefit from an AI supply chain. TOTO manufactures ceramic electrostatic…
Pressure from President Donald Trump to manufacture advanced semiconductors in the United States is driving up costs and squeezing profit margins. TSMCone of the world’s leading chip manufacturers. After Trump returns to power in 2025, the president has repeatedly threatened to impose tariffs on companies that do not manufacture products in the United States. Since then, TSMC has announced commitments totaling $200 billion to the country, including a $100 billion investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing and packaging facilities in the United States announced last week.While TSMC’s market capitalization was buoyed by the AI boom, which has risen more than 100%…
brisbane, australia — Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has successfully defended claims that she defamed a young actress who played the lead role in her directorial debut. An Australian judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by “The Fat” actress Charlotte McInnes, who accused her of spreading lies about her to her millions of followers on Instagram. Ms McInnes said the posts had made her “the subject of online abuse, hatred and ridicule” and had affected her career prospects. Justice Elizabeth Raper dissented. In the post, Wilson suggested that McInnes dropped the sexual harassment charges against the film producer in order…
This year has been a big year for AI company acquisitions. It’s so big that most companies are barely registered anymore. Anthropic and OpenAI have each acquired developer tools, AI service shops, and product testing startups, and each continues to do so in order to convert model capabilities into enterprise revenue and expand their reach faster than the other. That’s what made rumors over the weekend that Anthropic would acquire robotics startup Physical Intelligence stand out. Even after Physical Intelligence’s CEO denied it, the virus spread very quickly. Part of it has to do with who is involved. Physical Intelligence…