FirstFT: North Korea abandons goal of reuniting with South
Also in today’s newsletter: DeepSeek nears $45bn valuation, and China calls for Iran war ceasefire Source link
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Ben Stokes strikes eight balls into Durham comeback at Worcestershire
Ben Stokes needed only eight deliveries to take a wicket in his first action since England’s dismal Ashes tour on the opening day of Durham’s County Championship match at Worcestershire. Opening the bowling, the England captain had Worcestershire opener Dan Lategan caught behind from the second ball of his second over. Later, with his first…
Live updates: Trump insists ceasefire holds after fresh US-Iran strikes
President Trump said late Thursday that the temporary truce with Tehran remains intact despite U.S. forces hitting military targets in Iran. The latest strikes came after Tehran attacked American-guided missile destroyers that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, putting more pressure on the already-fragile ceasefire. The Iranian regime is reportedly reviewing terms of a one-page……
Bolsonaro’s prison time likely to be curbed as Brazil lawmakers block Lula veto
Leftist president had sought to stymie legislation changing how criminal sentences are calculated Source link
AI layoffs backfire as cutting staff doesn’t cut it, firms warned
AI Replacing meatbags with failure prone agents isn’t the gold mine some CEOs hoped for Bosses betting on AI to slash headcount and boost margins are discovering an uncomfortable truth: the strategy isn’t working. New research from Gartner lays out the problem in stark terms. The analyst firm surveyed 350 global businesses – all with…
House panel advances three major bills after marathon hearing, but fate on floor uncertain
Republican leaders snapped the House out of a state of limbo caused by GOP infighting as the House Rules Committee advanced an ambitious slate of high-profile, must-pass bills on Tuesday evening — tacking on two major sweeteners to appease corn-state Republicans and hardline conservatives. The panel, after a marathon hearing that stretched over two days……
Dogecoin Gold? A DOGE-Themed Company Is Joining the Tokenized Gold Rush
In brief Dogecoin Cash Inc. proposed a framework where one billion tokens would equal one gram of physical gold. The initiative remains in the development phase with no tokens issued or timeline set. Tether and Paxos both offer gold-backed tokens denominated in ounces, with market caps over $2 billion apiece. Dogecoin Cash Inc. announced Thursday…
2026 World Snooker Championship: Neil Robertson calls for ban on Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Triangle Chalk
Former world champion Neil Robertson has called for a controversial chalk used by Ronnie O’Sullivan to be banned, saying most other players “hate it” and that it “makes an absolute mess of the table”. O’Sullivan, 50, is one of only a handful of players on the World Snooker Tour (WST) to still use the traditional…
PFL Belfast: Jay-Jay Wilson defeats Donegal’s Darragh Kelly in 37 seconds
Jay-Jay Wilson stunned the Belfast crowd with a devastating first-round knockout of Donegal’s Darragh Kelly, handing the Irishman his first professional defeat in just 37 seconds. ‘The Moville Mauler’ Darragh Kelly saw his unbeaten record ended as he was stopped by seventh-ranked lightweight Jay-Jay Wilson in the main event at PFL Belfast. Wilson had originally…
Author Correction: Foundation model of neural activity predicts response to new stimulus types
Center for Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Eric Y. Wang, Paul G. Fahey, Zhuokun Ding, Stelios Papadopoulos, Kayla Ponder, Andersen Chang, Taliah Muhammad, Saumil Patel, Zhiwei Ding, Dat Tran, Jiakun Fu, Katrin Franke, Jacob Reimer, Xaq Pitkow, Fabian H. Sinz & Andreas S. Tolias Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Eric Y. Wang, Paul G. Fahey, Zhuokun Ding, Stelios Papadopoulos, Kayla Ponder, Andersen Chang, Taliah Muhammad, Saumil Patel, Zhiwei…