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The Women’s Champions League campaign will come to a dramatic conclusion on Wednesday night, but much remains to be decided, including whether an All England play-off double-header will be held in February.All three England teams – Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal – are guaranteed a place in the knockout stages, but the new format means there is a very real possibility that the two teams will play each other for a place in the quarter-finals. If the league were to end today, there would be a play-off between Arsenal and Manchester United. Of course, there are plenty of possibilities for…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced in a message to staff Wednesday that longtime AWS executive Peter DeSantis will lead a new organization within the company focused on AI. The organization will be responsible for Amazon’s AI models such as Nova, as well as the silicon development and quantum computing that helps make AI tools faster and more efficient. DeSantis spent 27 years at Amazon, including eight years as SVP of AWS, the cloud provider that powers about a third of the internet. At AWS’s recent re:Invent event, Amazon highlighted its commitment to enterprise AI, so it’s no surprise that the…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on December 17, 2025 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersShares fell on Wednesday as investors continued to exit major artificial intelligence stocks following reports that Oracle’s main investor had pulled out of one of its data center projects. of S&P500 While the stock traded 1% lower, Nasdaq Composite It fell 1.5%. of Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell by 174 points (0.4%).AI stocks that once attracted attention oracle Shares fell 5% after the Financial Times reported that Blue Owl Capital’s plan to finance the cloud infrastructure…

Jim Cramer is pleading with Amazon not to engage in “sham” circular AI trading reminiscent of the kind of speculation that fueled the 1990s dot-com bubble, which burst more than two decades ago. Multiple reports on Wednesday said Amazon is in talks for a potential $10 billion investment in OpenAI in exchange for ChatGPT creators agreeing to use the cloud giant’s custom AI chips. “They really need a Trainium chip that’s selling well enough to give someone $10 billion to buy it,” Jim said at the club’s morning meeting Wednesday. “I hope they don’t play this game.” “I have a…

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has said he plans to resign from his position early next year, MS NOW reported Wednesday, citing eight people briefed on him.Mr. Bongino, the FBI’s No. 2 official under Director Kash Patel, has also informed his confidants that he will not be returning to FBI headquarters this month, the people said.He is considering announcing his resignation on Friday, four people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.Asked by MS NOW about his future plans, Bongino declined to confirm or deny reports that he was close to resigning, but added: “Print whatever you want. No one…

The bill reflects Democratic efforts to increase oversight of the Trump administration’s military actions.The U.S. Senate has passed a $901 billion bill setting out defense policy and spending for fiscal year 2026, combining priorities supported by President Donald Trump’s administration with provisions to maintain Congressional oversight of U.S. military forces.The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was approved Wednesday by a vote of 77-20, with senators adopting the bill passed by the House last month. It now goes to Trump for signature.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listSeveral provisions in the bill reflect efforts by Democrats, supported by some Republicans,…

brisbane, australia — Australia already has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, but the Bondi shooting could lead to even tougher restrictions as the country becomes increasingly aware that the country’s gun laws are not strong enough to prevent bloodshed. Regulations were tightened about 30 years ago after a lone gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle killed 35 people in Tasmania’s historic tourist destination Port Arthur. The massacre shocked the government of the day into action, and within two weeks new laws established strict rules about who could and could not own guns. Australia’s swift action is…

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Roman Abramovich that “the clock is ticking” to donate the £2.5bn he received from the sale of Chelsea to Ukraine.The prime minister said on Wednesday he had issued a license to MPs that would allow proceeds from the sale of Chelsea to be transferred to a new foundation for humanitarian purposes in Ukraine. Speaking in the House of Commons, he said: “My message to Abramovich is this: The clock is ticking. “Keep your word and pay back now. If you don’t, we are ready to go to court to make sure every penny reaches the…

Mt. Fuji and Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Friday, February 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors analyzed Japanese trade data.Japan’s exports rose 6.1% year-on-year in November, according to Japan’s Ministry of Finance data released on Wednesday. The growth was significantly higher than the average 4.8% expected by economists polled by Reuters, and above the 3.6% seen in the previous month. Japanese Nikkei Stock Average It rose 0.26% to close at 49,512.28, while TOPIX closed almost flat at 3,369.39. Korean Kospi rose 1.43% to 4,056.41, while the small-cap…

The Senate on Wednesday gave final passage to the annual military policy bill authorizing a $901 billion national defense program, while also pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with footage of an attack on an alleged drug ship in international waters near Venezuela.The annual National Defense Authorization Act, which increases soldiers’ pay by 3.8 percent, received bipartisan support as it passed Congress. The bill passed the Senate on a 77-20 vote before lawmakers made plans to leave Washington for vacation. Two Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul and Mike Lee, and 18 Democrats voted against the bill.The White House said…