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The volume of construction works in Romania grew by 10% in unadjusted data and by 9.7% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, in January-October 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, data from Romania’s statistical office INS show on Thursday (December 18).

Военно-морской эксперт The Telegraph Том Шарп не скрывает восхищения операцией СБУ, в результате которой подводный дрон поразил подводную лодку РФ в Новороссийске. Он не совсем понимает, как украинцам это удалось, но признает это исключительно важной инновацией и утверждает, что Британия тоже не смогла бы противостоять такой акции.

Опубликованы первые официальные фото Nissan Gravite. Компактный минивэн будет иметь три ряда кресел и заводское ГБО.

Спецпредставитель президента США Стив Уиткофф, который недавно вместе с зятем Дональда Трампа Джаредом Кушнером прилетал в Москву на переговоры по урегулированию войны в Украине, якобы повез своему патрону ящик красной икры.

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Thursday called for proposals to address challenges posed by artificial intelligence in the advertising industry, emphasizing the need to safeguard creative professionals from redundancy.

Eyewitnesses told Haaretz the riot began when police detained a young Haredi man in his car. After telling passersby he was an IDF draft evader and urging them to stop the officers, calls were made to extremist hotlines in Jerusalem and a crowd quickly gathered, throwing stones and garbage at police

История метрополитена в мире насчитывает более 150 лет, который прошел путь от экспериментального транспорта до одного из самых безопасных видов транспорта. Фокус расскажет о начале этого вида передвижений, а также о том, как изменилось практическое применение украинских метро во время российско-украинской войны.

ETHGas announced a $12 million seed raise as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reignited discussion around onchain gas futures and fee-hedging mechanisms Ethereum blockspace trading platform ETHGas announced it has raised $12 million in a seed round led by Polychain Capital. The funding announcement comes after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently discussed the idea of an onchain “gas futures” market, arguing that such a product could give users a clearer signal of expected fees and let them hedge future costs. ETHGas argues that Ethereum needs “a reimagination of the way blockspace is allocated on the network” and claims that its newly-launched blockspace trading platform is a step in that direction. The company said the market launched with $800 million in commitments from validators, builders and other participants. Read more

Китай стремится перейти к разработке собственных ИИ-чипов, и уже создал секретную лабораторию для этого. Однако, как оказалось, дело не только в "железе"…

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Thursday acknowledged ‘employment issues’ among creatives within the advertising sector due to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and invited proposals to address the problem. In a post on X, the minister wrote that widespread AI adoption is affecting the employment of creative minds in the sector, specifically referring to content creators, graphic designers and editors, creative directors, actors and models and technicians and cameramen. “I am inviting proposals on how to address this problem and how to save these professions from becoming redundant,” Tarar wrote, urging people to send proposals to an email address linked to the Press Information Department. An International Labour Organisation (ILO) report published in May found that around “one in four workers across the world are in an occupation with some degree of exposure” to generative AI models’ capabilities. “Few jobs are currently at high risk of full automation,” the ILO added. In November, ...

BP zoekt richting. De leiding van het olieconcern wisselt frequent. In Australië werd Meg O’Neill gevonden voor die taak. Ze staat bekend als aanhanger van ‘fossiel’.

Holiday spending is down by roughly 10% in 2025 versus 2024, as three-quarters of consumers (77%, up from 69% in 2024) expect higher prices on holiday goods, according to the Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey 2025.

Inflows to Bitcoin and Ethereum DATs hit a seven-week high, absorbing over $2.6 billion in the two weeks after the Fed rate cut.

Het zijn cruciale maanden voor de toekomst van de digitale euro. Maar wat wordt de digitale euro nu precies?

Деятельность риелторов планируют упорядочить на законодательном уровне. Уже к концу года Верховная Рада планирует создать рабочую группу, которая будет нарабатывать соответствующие решения.

Подольский райсуд столицы начал рассмотрение дела о расторжении брака солистов группы "Антитела" Тараса Тополи и его жены Елены. Иск зарегистрировали в начале декабря, а производство открыли 15 декабря.

Initially suspected of election interference, the Chinese network is now believed to be a covert missionary campaign using AI-generated sermons to target Israeli audiences on behalf of The Church of Almighty God

Ученые из Массачуссетского технологического института в США представили новую технологию, которая увеличит энергоэффективность компьютерных чипов.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the halal meat export policy and directed relevant authorities to present a comprehensive, three-year strategy within two weeks, comprising measures to increase exports. Pakistan barely has a 0.25 per cent share in the global halal food trade of more than $3 trillion, which reflects the need for the government and private sector to take proactive initiatives to explore the true potential of ‘Made in Pakistan’ products and establish a niche for itself. The decision was made during a meeting of a committee established to enhance Pakistan’s halal meat export market, focusing on the export policy and sector reforms. PM Shehbaz was presiding over the meeting. “A comprehensive strategy, formulated through coordination among all relevant federal ministries and provincial governments, is essential and significant to make Pakistan’s share in the halal meat market of Muslim countries as well as the global market,” PM Shehbaz said. He asked officials to present proposal...