VENICE, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A documentary charting the rise of Diesel fashion brand founder Renzo Rosso premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, becoming one of the first AI-assisted entries to test the technology’s place in mainstream cinema. Directed by Francesco Carrozzini, “Be Brave” c
LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up his three-nation South America tour of conservative-led countries in Peru on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up its counternarcotics and immigration efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere. Rubio met new Per
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams finally touched down in Australia just before dawn on Thursday, and they hope to head home before the sun sets Friday. They’ll have only about 36 hours in Melbourne between their 15-hour flights, but coach Sean McVay remains confident this unusual iti
BEIJING (AP) — A cargo ship docked for repairs in a Chinese port caught fire, killing 25 people, Chinese state media reported Thursday. The ship was being repaired in the Beihai Shipbuilding Co. at the port of Qingdao, a major shipping hub on the northeastern Chinese coast. A photo released by Xinhu
(SRN NEWS)-The poll comes from the American Bible Society, and it finds that amongst self-described Christians, 49% attend worship services once a month or more while 51% attend LESS than once a month. Women go to church at least once a month more than men do — 51% to 46%. Generation X attends the m
(SRN NEWS)-The Quebec College of Physicians thinks the government should allow doctors to kill infants who suffer from “severe pain, extreme deformation or a fatal diagnosis.” The QCP tells the Daily Mail that it wants the Canadian government to extend its physician-assisted suicide law to include s
(SRN NEWS)-It comes from the Church of England and it reports that Millennials and members of Generation Z often get interested in Christianity through social media and other online content. But the study also finds that it takes a personal encounter for a young adult to take the next step and accep
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Ayar Labs, a Silicon Valley startup developing a way to link AI chips directly together with optical connections, on Thursday said it has raised an additional $150 million. The fresh capital is an extension of a series E $500 million funding round
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, his latest international trip aimed at locking in future support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is under pressure from Russia’s air war, which is using ballistic missi
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said it is trying to determine if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has an older son while reaffirming its assessment that his daughter is the likely heir to the nation’s leadership. The spy agency’s statement on Thursday was likely
Sept 10 (Reuters) – The EU’s cybersecurity agency ENISA has been granted access to Anthropic’s Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model and is now testing it, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Thursday. ENISA has also been granted access to OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-6-Astra, the spokesm
BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The German military is evaluating 30 artificial intelligence tools to speed up battlefield decision-making, aiming to deploy such a system from 2027, a senior military official told business daily Handelsblatt. “The exploration is ongoing, and I’m optimistic that we will
BANGKOK (AP) — A police officer who allegedly gunned down his wife at the kindergarten where she was a teacher in eastern Thailand surrendered Thursday after an overnight standoff with authorities, officials said. Tatsapong Tongthat, an officer at the Bang Lamung station in Chonburi province, allege
Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said Thursday. The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Sa
By Enas Alashray, Idrees Ali and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said he expected the war with Iran to end after the November U.S. midterm elections and threatened again to attack a site associated with the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme after t
BEIJING, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek on Thursday launched DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, which the company said is the smallest model in its new architecture family, according to a statement. The release came as the company is starting to prepare for an initial public
By Sarah McFarlane and Gram Slattery LONDON/WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints. The c
LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – AI’s rapid rise is creating new financial stability risks, Bank for International Settlements head Pablo Hernandez de Cos said, with spending on related infrastructure already at a scale significant enough to influence global economic conditions. For central banks, AI doe
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Samsung launched a publicity campaign for its foldable phones, touting its hardware advantage and its early entry into the segment as it seeks to fend off a major challenge from Apple. Apple unveiled on Wednesday the Duo, a folding $1,999 iPhone aimed at sha
SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold left the game injured, the offense was stagnant and sloppy mistakes put Seattle in a hole through three quarters. Then the Dark Side defense took over, Drew Lock made a few big plays and the Seahawks capped a Super Bowl banner-raising night with another win against the New
Apple’s latest iPhones, unveiled this week, come with new features, better cameras and hefty price tags — including a folding model with a starting price of $1,999. If you’re planning to splurge on a new iPhone 18, you will want to take care of it to make it last as long as possible. Or save money b
Sept 10 (Reuters) – Chinese AI chipmakers including Huawei Technologies and Cambricon have sharply raised prices for current and next-generation AI processors, three people familiar with the matter said, as soaring costs for high-bandwidth memory squeeze efforts to build domestic alternatives to Nvi
Sept 10 (Reuters) – Ant International, Mastercard and Visa have launched an initiative to develop common standards to identify and verify AI agents that can make purchases on behalf of users. Here are some details: • The companies said on Thursday they had begun collaborating on a Know-Your-Agent in
SEATTLE (AP) — Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a hip injury that knocked him out of Seattle’s season opener against the New England Patriots on Wednesday night, a potentially significant blow to the Super Bowl champions’ title defense. Coach Mike Macdonald said Darnold didn’t break any bon
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As the light turns red at a busy intersection in the Kenyan capital, a young man costumed in leopard print emerges into the street to perform somersaults. He is joined by five others, dressed similarly, as they execute a combination of acrobatic stunts. One of them, juggling wo
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — A flight scheduled to carry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway was delayed when authorities closed Moldova’s airspace because of a drone incursion, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Moldovan police said a Russian drone crashed on Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve doubled in the third inning against Philadelphia on Wednesday night for his 2,500th career hit. The 36-year-old Altuve reached the milestone with a hit to center field against Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez, becoming the second playe
Sept 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia structured its licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq to avoid antitrust scrutiny, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Nvidia announced a $17 billion deal with Groq last
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A week after his robot outran humanity’s fastest man, Jack Guo is already chasing a harder goal. TianGong Ultra stunned spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games when it covered 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, almost a full second faster than Usain Bol
The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically insolent TV show “South Park” aren’t known to be huge fans of President Donald Trump. However, they’ve decided to adopt one of his ideas — in a way. They’re changing — at least for the moment — the name of the popular series, which just won the E
