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The launch of the latest AI model from a Chinese company — Moonshot AI’s Kimi — reignited debates around American competitiveness and open versus proprietary AI. While there was plenty of conversation on social media, it seems the debate is also happening behind the scenes in Washington, D.C., where OpenAI and Anthropic have reportedly lobbied regulators with concern about open Chinese models. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed why this seems to be such a hot button issue. Beyond suggesting that certain folks should “touch grass” rather than spending their weekends…

When asked if Iran had the capability to attack the UK, Streeting said: “I think we shouldn’t put too much stock in the sabre-rattling of Iran, and we certainly shouldn’t be intimidated by what the regime has said this week”.He also repeated the UK’s position from the outset of the US war against Iran saying “we have not joined and will not join offensive US military action in Iran. “That’s an area where we have not agreed with the United States, but when it comes to securing maritime freedom and free commercial shipping in the straight Hormuz, that’s where we…

Based on current forecast models, there is a good chance of seeing the Buck Moon across much of the UK on the night of 29 July – particularly in central, southern and eastern areas where skies are expected to remain largely clear.Northern and western parts of the UK may see a little more cloud at times, but widespread cloud or prolonged rain doesn’t look likely.Across England, the weather will remain settled with largely clear skies after dark. It will remain very mild overnight with light winds and only a little patchy cloud, so viewing conditions should be favourable.For Scotland, Wales…

A lucky couple enlisted an unlikely celebrity source for a gender reveal: Novak Djokovic.The couple got Djokovic’s attention earlier this year with a simple but unusual request: Would he read out a piece of paper with the gender of their future child on it?Editor’s Picks1 RelatedAmused (and honored), the Serbian tennis star first clarified that the couple was aware of what they were asking: “Again, are you sure? Positive?” They were. So Djokovic obliged, first doing some crowd work to determine whether the gathered onlookers were rooting for a girl or a boy, and then proceeding to read out the…

With Deadpool regenerating for a fourth blockbuster outing, Ryan Reynolds is already getting back into character as the wisecracking mercenary. After his surprise in-costume appearance at Comic-Con during Marvel’s Hall H presentation on Saturday, the Golden Globe nominee shared a behind-the-scenes video of his undercover visit with fans as he walked the floor at the San Diego Convention Center. “The fans got Deadpool off the ground so many years ago,” wrote Reynolds on X with the video. “Yesterday, 10 years after the first film and exactly 2 years after Deadpool & Wolverine, I felt so lucky to be on the…

Checks and balances are tools of good governance in any democracy. Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, as amended, therefore, is replete with provisions where the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary arms have been empowered to give effect to this principle, for the public good. Sadly, the National Assembly’s duty to discharge this critical responsibility has become an illusion, due to the unwillingness of government agencies to be subjected to scrutiny where necessary. Two recent notorious cases, which involve the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), are embarrassing and quite telling on the integrity level that is brought to bear on the management…

Expanding Heathrow airport will take thousands of jobs from other regions of the UK, including almost 10,000 from the West Midlands alone, according to an analysis of the government’s own forecasts.An economic paper published by the Department for Transport last month shows that airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a third runway, in a significant blow to regional jobs.Birmingham airport alone is set to lose out on 7.5 million passengers a year by 2050 – a decrease that equates to about 9,500 jobs foregone at the airport and in its supply…

Team Nigeria’s impressive start to the 2026 Commonwealth Games continued on Sunday as weightlifter Ruth Asuquo Nyong won the country’s seventh medal in Glasgow The development prompted the National Sports Commission (NSC) Director General, Bukola Olopade, to express confidence that Nigeria remains on course for a successful outing. Nyong claimed the silver medal in the women’s 48kg weightlifting event after lifting a combined total of 168kg. She finished behind India’s Mirabai Saikhom, who won gold with a Commonwealth Games record total of 190kg. The silver medal increased Nigeria’s tally to seven medals after a remarkable opening day that produced three…

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Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on a recurring basis has been tough to justify recently, even after Microsoft reduced the monthly cost from $29.99 to $22.99. But you can get a better deal on a three-month subscription (valued at $69) by grabbing a digital code at Eneba that costs $39.01 at the time of publication.Game Pass Ultimate grants you access to the full Game Pass library on Xbox (compared to a more limited slice with Premium), including first-party titles and online multiplayer access. The subscription also gives PC gamers access to Microsoft’s catalog of Game Pass games through the…