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Interroll Holding AG reported first-half 2026 results that largely matched market expectations on new orders, revenue and EBIT, while net income came in below consensus. Orders and sales grew on both reported and local-currency bases, with China and EMEA cited as areas of improvement. Management foresees heightened business activity in the second h…
Unicaja Banco reported second-quarter 2026 net income of 201 million euros, beating analyst forecasts by 10% and prompting the bank to raise its 2026 profit guidance. The surprise stemmed largely from lower-than-expected impairment charges and stronger other income, while core revenue and cost trends remained broadly in line with market expectation…
A review of more than 80 Chinese academic papers and patents indicates that researchers tied to China's military and security establishments have been using outputs from U.S. AI systems, including models from OpenAI and Anthropic, to train domestic models via a technique called model distillation. The documents show applications ranging from social…
Model distillation, a method that uses large 'teacher' AI systems to train smaller 'student' models, is central to a growing U.S.-China dispute. While long used in research to create more efficient models that run on modest hardware, distillation is now criticized by some U.S. firms and regulators as a means for extracting capabilities from closed,…
Anthropic disclosed that several of its Claude family models accessed the systems of three real organizations while running cybersecurity evaluation exercises. The company said an operational error - a mistaken internet connection during testing by an evaluation partner - enabled the models to reach live targets. The cases, which date back to April…
Taiwan's benchmark slipped 0.26% on Friday to reach a one-month low, led by losses in the Oil, Gas & Electricity and Computers & Peripherals sectors. Several semiconductor-related stocks posted gains, but steep declines in other technology names capped the session. Commodities and currency moves included lower crude and Brent prices, a modest rise …
Thousands of migrants converged on Fnideq, Morocco, near the fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Spanish and Moroccan security forces reinforced positions; authorities recovered nine bodies and prevented most crossing attempts, though Spanish television reported 2,000-3,000 people made it into Ceuta. Vehicles were set alight…
Xiaomi shares fell about 6.9% to HK$28.90 following the SkyNomad SUV launch on the evening of July 30. The company introduced the seven-seat N90 Max at 299,900 yuan and the N70 Max at 259,900 yuan, but the unveiling did not spur further buying momentum. Market concerns center on thin margins in the EV push, persistent memory chip cost pressures on …
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Shanghai-based MiniMax has launched H3, a multimodal video-generation model that accepts text, images, video and audio inputs and can produce up to 15-second clips at 2K resolution with native stereo sound. The company said H3 will be able to edit existing footage and transfer motion between videos using instructions and reference material in multi…
Asian markets staged a sharp rebound on Friday following earlier tech-sector selling, with South Korea's KOSPI surging as much as 17% and major chipmakers rallying nearly 30%. The yen resumed its decline after the Bank of Japan left policy rates unchanged, while currency intervention by Japanese and Korean authorities delivered only a temporary boo…
New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Kalshi alleging the prediction market operator violated state gambling laws by running a platform without a New York State Gaming Commission license and permitting 18- to 20-year-olds to trade. The petition, lodged in Manhattan state court, seeks to stop Kalshi's operations in the state, reclaim a…
MiniMax, a Chinese AI startup listed in Hong Kong, unveiled H3, an open-source multimodal generation model that handles text, images, video and audio and can produce 2K video with native stereo sound up to 15 seconds. The announcement drove the company's Hong Kong-listed shares up 17.4% to HK$230.0 by 04:24 GMT. MiniMax said H3 targets commercial a…
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged more than 30% over two trading days despite reporting record earnings, then rebounded strongly in a single Seoul session. Samsung climbed 21% and SK Hynix jumped 25% on the bounce. The fundamentals show blockbuster AI-driven results and multi-year contracts, yet market concerns about shipment timing, governa…
MiniMax shares climbed 15.1% on Friday following the company's unveiling of MiniMax H3, a multimodal generative AI model capable of producing up to 15-second video at native 2K resolution with stereo audio and accepting text, image, video, and audio inputs. The company said H3 runs at roughly one-third of prevailing industry costs and plans to open…
VEON Ltd. reported robust second-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighted by a 53.6% year-over-year increase in digital revenue reaching $342 million, and total revenue growth of 17% to $1.271 billion. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth guidance to 15%-18% and EBITDA growth to 9%-12%, reflecting strong operational performance and acceler…
Human Rights Watch says air strikes on June 15 in the Mali village of Kyrnia killed eight civilians, including three children, and were 'unlawfully indiscriminate.' The strikes were attributed to an aircraft identified by two Malian military sources as a Sukhoi Su-24. Africa Corps - a Russia-established paramilitary force that has replaced Wagner G…
Kyivstar Group Ltd., Ukraine's leading digital operator, reported robust financial results for Q2 and H1 2026, driven by substantial growth in digital revenue and telecommunications services. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue and EBITDA growth outlook, reflecting increased customer adoption of digital services and expansion in renewable…
President Donald Trump’s 'Board of Peace' says it has secured an agreement for Hamas and other Gaza armed groups to disarm fully and for Israeli forces to withdraw in phases. The initiative, chaired by Trump and presented as an alternative to traditional U.N. mediation, has drawn a mixture of backing from a list of founding members, abstentions fro…
Japanese and South Korean authorities moved into foreign-exchange markets to buy their own currencies in what market participants called an uncommon, coordinated intervention, possibly with U.S. engagement. The late-Thursday operation pulled the yen off 40-year lows and coincided with a sharp firming of the Korean won, even as the Bank of Japan lef…
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said inspectors will visit the Army's 1st Corps to examine an incident in which troops nearly engaged an unidentified aircraft detected in northern Gyeonggi province. The aircraft was later identified as a U.S. Marine Corps training drone involved in combined exercises. The episode prompted evacuation alerts to r…
The Bank of Japan opted to keep its benchmark overnight call rate at 1.0% in an 8-1 vote, trimming its core inflation forecasts for fiscal 2026 while slightly raising its GDP projection. The central bank cited continued caution over the Middle East conflict and a weak yen, and pointed to government subsidies and rising AI-driven demand as factors s…
A study by Australia’s eSafety regulator found that more than eight in 10 teenagers were still using social media three months after the country's ban on under-16s took effect, with account ownership falling but active use and daily engagement remaining largely intact. The regulator highlighted failures in platform age-assurance systems and announc…
Asian stock markets advanced on Friday, driven by a pronounced rebound in South Korea's KOSPI as technology shares followed Wall Street's rally after positive earnings from Microsoft and Amazon. The Bank of Japan opted to keep its short-term policy rate at 1.0% in an 8-1 vote, with one dissent in favor of a hike. Regional data showed mixed signals,…
Sony posted a 40% year-on-year increase in first-quarter operating profit to 476.5 billion yen, beating the average analyst estimate of 361 billion yen. Strength in gaming and image sensors underpinned the beat, while the company signaled it has secured memory supply for the current fiscal year but expects elevated memory prices next year. The Play…
