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OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic and Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI have won contracts of up to $200 million each, aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the United States Department of Defence (DoD), the government agency said on Monday. The contracts will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflows and use them to address critical national security challenges, the department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said. “The adoption of AI is transforming the [DoD’s] ability to support our warfighters and maintain strategic advantage over our adversaries,” Chief Digital and AI Officer Doug Matty said. US government agencies have been expanding their use of AI, driven by a White House order in April promoting adoption. President Donald Trump has also moved to soften regulations on technology by revoking a 2023 Biden-era executive order, which sought to reduce AI risks through mandatory data disclosures. Separately on Monday, xAI announced a suite of its products called “Grok f...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday announced the dates for cricket’s return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, stating that matches will be played on June 12, 2028. Cricket is returning to the Olympics for the first time since the Paris Games in 1900 with a proposed six-team Twenty20 format for men and women in Los Angeles. The IOC had said in October 2023 that cricket’s inclusion had the potential to activate and engage new audiences, with the sport’s worldwide fan base estimated at 2.5 billion people. A press release issued today said the sport’s highly anticipated return was revealed with the official competition schedule. Cricket “will play out starting July 12, with the 20th and 29th of the same month earmarked for the medal matches”, the press release read. “There are no cricket matches scheduled on July 14 and 21 at LA28,” it added. “Most of the matchdays will be double headers, with the games starting from 9am and 6:30pm as per local Los Angeles time. It’s the same for the medal mat...

Лидер США Дональд Трамп, продавая оружие странам Европы, а не передавая непосредственно Украине, стремится уйти от критики за нарушение предвыборного обещания сократить роль страны в войне.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Sehbaz Sharif on Monday said that the government’s foremost goal is to enhance economic transparency through a digitization system. Presiding over the weekly meeting focused on a cashless and digital economy, PM Shehbaz said that digitising payment processes between the government and citizens would foster transparency and convenience for users. PM […]

Met Nika Daalderop als nieuwe aanvoerster hebben de volleybalsters de route richting Los Angeles 2028 ingezet. „Ik ben er een beetje ingerold’’, zegt de vedette van Oranje die nooit droomde van een rol als captain.

Het optreden van rapgroep Bob Vylan op 12 september in Paradiso gaat niet door. Er was de laatste weken ophef over de komst van het duo, nadat de frontman op het Britse festival Glastonbury "dood, dood aan het Israëlische leger" had geroepen.

Frank Butselaar, de Nederlandse belastingadviseur die bekendstaat als ‘de fiscalist van de sterren’, is maandagochtend direct na zijn vrijlating uit de gevangenis aangehouden door de Amerikaanse immigratiepolitie.

В Великобритании начались съемки телесериала о Гарри Поттере от телеканала HBO. Премьера должна состояться в 2027 году.

Het op voorhand al omstreden optreden van het Britse punkrapduo Bob Vylan in Paradiso in september gaat niet door. De artiesten zouden er in het voorprogramma staan van rockband Gogol Bordello. Die band laat weten dat Bob Vylan door ‘logistieke complicaties’ niet meer betrokken is bij hun tour.

"Institutional dementia," said the top digital asset researcher at spot bitcoin ETF provider Van Eck.

TRUMP, SOL, ARB, and WLD among those set to release a combined $1.57B in supply this week, with traders eyeing potential dips and gains.

Festivalul cu sute de mii de participanți a întors societatea românească pe dos. Adolescenților le-a plăcut și deja mulți și-au cumpărat bilete pentru 2026, însă criticile continuă să curgă.

В обращении по итогам 14 июля президент Украины Владимир Зеленский поблагодарил Соединенные Штаты и их президента Дональда Трампа за готовность поддержать Украину в ее противостоянии российской агрессии. Стенограмму опубликовала пресс-служба президента Украины.

В обращении по итогам 14 июля президент Украины Владимир Зеленский поблагодарил Соединенные Штаты и их президента Дональда Трампа за готовность поддержать Украину в ее противостоянии российской агрессии. Стенограмму опубликовала пресс-служба президента Украины.

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif formally inaugurated the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) at a formal ceremony held at the Lahore Expo Centre on July 14, 2025. The newly established Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) will start operations next week in Lahore Division and expand across the province by December. The authority […]

We’ve got a big week ahead of us in terms of U.S. crypto legislation, so I asked Katherine Dowling, general counsel at Bitwise, to give us a rundown.

В жаркую погоду важно не просто утолять жажду, но и заботиться о водном балансе организма, чтобы избежать обезвоживания, перегрева и связанных с этим проблем Подробнее

In a shocking disclosure, a visiting lecturer at Bahawalpur’s private university has been exposed for sexually harassing female students in the guise of academic assistance, ARY News reported. The Islamia University Bahawalpur Scandal was highlighted after a secret operation conducted by ARY News’ investigative program ‘Sar-e-Aam’, which caught the predatory professor red-handed while using his […]

Crypto Week has become a defining stretch as House Republicans have scheduled votes on the GENIUS Act governing stablecoins, the CLARITY Act refining crypto market oversight, and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act, while Democrats have argued for stronger governance safeguards and broader review. The post Crypto Week in US Congress: What to Expect From the Biggest Push Yet appeared first on Cryptonews.

Sinds 2022 onderhandelt het ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat met Tata over een staatssteundeal voor vergroening. NRC kreeg inzicht in documenten over de geheime – en vaak stroeve – gesprekken. „Geen druk op ons gaan uitoefenen via kanalen om ons heen.”