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Rescue teams in northern Germany are working to rescue a humpback whale stranded in shallow waters off the Baltic coast in the Bay of Lübeck, CNN affiliate RTL reported. RTL reported that the whale was spotted in the Niendorf district of Timmendorfer Strand early Monday morning, and authorities began efforts to return it to deep water. Police said they would use “all means possible” to get the animal to a point where it could swim away again. Video released by RTL showed rescue workers trying to move the whale toward open water, but initial efforts were unsuccessful. Experts from the…
A rule change introduced in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying aimed at reducing the amount of “lift and coasting” required on fast laps was warmly welcomed by drivers.F1’s five power unit manufacturers (Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull Ford, Audi and Honda) have unanimously agreed with the FIA to reduce the energy recharge allowed for each lap during Saturday’s qualifying time from 9.0 megajoules to 8.0 megajoules. This means there is less ‘superclipping’ as the car recharges the battery towards the end of the straight and slows down before the corner, allowing the driver to attack turns at higher speeds more normally. The…
Enterprise AI company Cohere announced its first voice model on Thursday. Transcribe is an open source automatic speech recognition model that can be used for tasks such as note-taking and speech analysis. This model is relatively lightweight with only 2 billion parameters and is intended for use on consumer-grade GPUs that wish to self-host. We currently support 14 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic. According to Cohere, Transcribe outperformed models such as Zoom Scribe v1, IBM Granite 4.0 1B, ElevenLab Scribe v2, and Qwen3-ASR-1.7B Speech on the Hugging Face Open…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. As stocks rise on rising hopes for a resolution to the Iran war, here’s what CNBC TV producers were watching and what they’ll be watching next session. Unemployment claims data will be published on the Squawk Box at 8:30 a.m. ET. Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin will discuss the details and market reaction. The Dow Jones Consensus calls for 210,000 jobless claims. Last…
Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives in Los Angeles Superior Court on February 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, ahead of a social media trial that will determine whether the social media giant intentionally designed its platform to be addictive to children.Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesMeta received a scathing rebuke this week in two high-profile lawsuits, compounding the company’s challenges as it chases rivals in the artificial intelligence space and navigates an increasingly complex social media landscape.Both trials (one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the other in Los Angeles) pointed to the struggles Meta faces in adequately…
At a Cabinet meeting Thursday, President Donald Trump urged Congress to find an immediate solution to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which is causing increasing headaches for air travelers.”We need to end the government shutdown immediately, or we will have to take very drastic measures,” Trump said at the White House.He did not provide details of what steps he would take or his role in negotiations to restore funding to DHS.The DHS shutdown has lasted more than a month, disrupting air travel. Transportation Security Administration employees are absent from work in large numbers without pay, lines are long at…
Harry Maguire has confirmed that talks have taken place with Manchester United over a new contract, adding that it will be clear in the coming weeks whether he remains at Old Trafford or leaves.Sky Sports News reported last week that United were in talks with Maguire over new terms, along with midfielder Koby Mainu. The 33-year-old centre-back’s current contract at Old Trafford expires this summer, but it is understood that a one-year extension with an option for a further year is being discussed. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Watch for free: Highlights of the Premier League…
While OpenAI may be scaling back its efforts in the video generation market with the closure of its Sora app, ByteDance on Thursday confirmed that its new audio and video model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, will be deployed on its editing platform CapCut. According to ByteDance, this model allows creators to draft, edit, and sync video and audio content using prompts, images, or reference videos. The phased rollout will begin with CapCut users in Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with more markets added over time. News of CapCut’s launch follows recent reports that global rollout of the model…
Foreign exchange trader monitoring exchange rates in the dealing room of Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul Jung Young Jae | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday after the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister said Iran indicated it had no intention of holding direct talks with the United States, even though it was considering US proposals to end the war.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the exchange of messages between the two countries through an intermediary “does not mean negotiations with the United States,” according to Reuters.Earlier Wednesday, Iranian state media reported that the country had rejected a US ceasefire…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Thursday. With its perky ears and pointy teeth, we couldn’t think of a more unique-looking collectible than the Love Bus. But after reading about “Mystery Dumpling” I am on the right track. Stock futures prices are falling this morning after being positive for the day.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. MetaviewMark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., appears in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg |…