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A month after Russia’s latest attempt to take over the cities, Ukrainian garrisons are about to begin defending the besieged eastern cities of Pokrovsk and Mirnohrad.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy insisted on Thursday that Russia has no interest in ending the war, amid reports that Washington and Russia have drafted a 28-point peace plan as fighting intensifies on the front. The proposal is said to be an attempt to pressure Ukraine to give up land that Kiev has claimed is a red line that should not be crossed during the war.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”Russia doesn’t really want peace,…
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will continue their rivalry from the Players Championship final to next month’s World Darts Championship.Littler and Humphries will be hoping to pull away from their other rivals and meet in another final at Alexandra Palace. Humphries will be chasing Littler, who lost his world number one spot to the teenage star who won their most recent encounter at the Grand Slam of Darts final earlier this month. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the Grand Slam of Darts final between Littler and Humphries “I’m ready,” Littler told Sky Sports News.…
Zoran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state representative, won a surprising victory in the New York City mayoral election. Defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who had strong support from President Donald Trump and the political establishment, Mamdani became the city’s first Muslim immigrant mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century. The Democratic Socialists’ victory sent shockwaves through national politics, emboldening progressives across the country to run for office and win with an agenda as unabashedly ambitious as the moment demands.Mr. Mamdani campaigned throughout the city, reaching out to a variety of social groups, including African Americans, Muslims, Jews, Hindus,…
We’ve all felt the creeping suspicion that what we’re reading is being written by a large language model. But it’s very difficult to pin down. For several months last year, everyone became convinced that certain words like “explore” and “underscore” could identify the model, but the evidence was thin, and as the models became more sophisticated, the telltale words became harder to track down. But as it turns out, the folks at Wikipedia have gotten pretty good at flagging prose written by AI. And this group’s public guide, “Signs of AI Writing,” is the best resource I’ve found to find…
City workers in the La Defense commercial district on Thursday, October 9, 2025 in Paris, France. Nathan Lane | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — European markets resumed their decline on Friday as volatility in U.S. tech stocks once again spilled over into the Atlantic.By 10:48 a.m. London (5:48 a.m. ET), pan-European Stocks 600 fell 0.9%, with major exchanges and most sectors in negative territory. Looking at individual stocks in Europe, Dutch semiconductor companies BE Semiconductor Chip equipment makers fell 7% in morning trading. ASMI and ASML They fell 5.8% and 7%, respectively. The region’s STOXX European Technology Index was down…
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2025. Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv is “preparing for clear and honest work” on developing a peace plan to end the war with Russia, after receiving a draft proposal from the U.S. delegation. On Tuesday, Axios reported that a secret peace deal was being drawn up by Washington and Russia, and some media outlets said a breakthrough could be imminent. President Zelenskyy said in a…
As storms batter the South, the Texas Hill Country is experiencing major flooding. Parts of the region are still recovering from the devastating floods that killed more than 130 people in July. More than 9 inches of rain has fallen in parts of the western Hill Country since Thursday morning, prompting a flash flood emergency, the highest level of flood warning, for about 1,300 people in southeastern Concho, western McCulloch and central Menard counties Thursday afternoon. County Judge Brandon Corbin said in a statement Thursday afternoon that officials have ordered precautionary evacuations of local RV parks and area campgrounds due…
Felipe Massa’s £64m claim against F1 could go to trial against the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone, a High Court judge has ruled.Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 world championship in 2008 has been the subject of legal action and Brazilian Massa said he was the rightful winner of the title. At the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Renault forced Nelson Piquet Jr. to crash to give Fernando Alonso victory, but the safety car was brought out and Massa, who was leading the race in a Ferrari, lost his strategy and finished 13th. Massa lost the title by one point. The following season, Pique…
Gemini replaces Google Assistant in Android Auto, the smartphone projection technology integrated into millions of cars, trucks, and SUVs. Google announced the move on Thursday, saying it would begin rolling out Gemini to Android Auto users who upgraded from Google Assistant to Gemini on their phones. By bringing Gemini to Android Auto, Google will enable users to speak naturally, have back-and-forth conversations, and complete more complex tasks on the go, according to the company. Android Auto is an app that runs on your phone and wirelessly communicates navigation, music, messaging, and other features from your Android-based smartphone and projects them…
Entrance to the Foxconn construction site in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, May 2019.Katie Tarasoff | CNBCFoxconn unveiled its artificial intelligence efforts Friday at its annual Hong Hai Tech Day in Taiwan, highlighting efforts by the world’s largest contract manufacturer to evolve beyond its role as Apple’s largest iPhone assembler. The company is officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.The event was held on the same day that it announced a partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which is also a major player in the AI hardware space. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a video statement distributed at the event…