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A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday local time, according to the USGS and local authorities, sparking fears of mass casualties as the country’s Taliban government said at least 20 people died. Afghan Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman said in a statement that more than 20 people were confirmed dead and at least…
Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles to buy gasoline cars instead
CNN — Hertz, which has made a big push into electric vehicles in recent years, has decided it’s time to cut back. The company will sell off a third of its electric fleet, totaling roughly 20,000 vehicles, and use the money they bring to purchase more gasoline powered vehicles. Electric vehicles have been hurting Hertz’s financials,…
Putin, cash and guns prompt ‘explosive’ rethink of Swiss neutrality
After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO. Switzerland isn’t keen on getting involved in wars but likes making money. The clash between those values — plus worries that Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a risk to the whole of Europe — is prompting the country to…
EU lawmakers pass draft of AI Act, includes copyright rules for generative AI
After months of negotiations and two years after draft rules were proposed, EU lawmakers have reached an agreement and passed a draft of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which would be the first set of comprehensive laws related to AI regulation. The next stage is called the trilogue, when EU lawmakers and member states will…
Alibaba says it has an AI model even better than DeepSeek
Days after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sparked a global tech stock sell-off, a homegrown rival said its new AI model performed even better. Alibaba Cloud (BABA) released an upgraded version of its flagship AI model, Qwen2.5-Max, that performed better than top open-source competitors, including DeepSeek’s V3 model and Meta’s (META) Llama 3.1 model on…
Canada’s Liberals Retain Power With Minority Gov’t While Conservatives Notch Big Gains In Key Election
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will remain in office as his Liberal Party won a minority government in Monday’s federal election. Carney took over as Canada’s leader in March when he replaced deeply unpopular former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who had announced his resignation after almost a decade in office. Despite the Liberal victory — which…


