DeepSeek: Chinese AI chatbot sparks market turmoil for rivals
But this claim has been disputed by others in the AI space. DeepSeek’s emergence comes as the US is restricting the sale of the advanced chip technology that powers AI to China. To continue their work without steady supplies of…
Bitcoin tumbles below $98,000 in risk-off move as Nasdaq stocks are crushed
A bitcoin is on a screen showing the bitcoin-U.S. dollar exchange rate. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | picture alliance | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies tumbled to begin the final week of January, with the market in a cooling period after running to a…
Nainggolan: Belgian footballer arrested in cocaine investigation
Belgian footballer Radja Nainggolan has been arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking. The 36-year-old was one of several suspects apprehended by Belgian police on Monday morning, after a series of raids were carried out across the country….
New Zealand eases visa rules to lure ‘digital nomads’
The government said the changes applied to all visitor visas, including tourists and people visiting family, partners and guardians on longer-term visas. It added that only remote work based overseas was allowed, while visitors whose employment required them to be…
Tuface: Nigeria’s 2Baba announces separation from Annie Idibia
The singer is seen as being one of the pioneers of the Nigerian music scene that is now popular around the world, paving the way for musicians like Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy. The couple had a star-studded wedding ceremony…
Nvidia falls 10% in premarket trading as China’s DeepSeek triggers global tech sell-off
U.S. technology firms plunged in premarket trading, as Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked concerns over competitiveness in AI and America’s lead in the sector, triggering a global sell-off. Shares of chip designer Nvidia, a huge beneficiary of the AI hype, were…
Auschwitz: How death camp became centre of Nazi Holocaust
It was 80 years ago that Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Some of the last survivors will be joined by world leaders on Monday, to commemorate the 1.1 million people murdered there. The remaining survivors are…
Thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians are returning to north Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a deal to free six hostages this week. Footage from Wadi Gaza, on the coast of the Gaza Strip, shows thousands of people on foot, carrying their…
Ryanair cuts passenger traffic goal again on Boeing delays
Passengers wait to board an aircraft of low cost Irish airline Ryanair at the Berlin-Brandenburg airport in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, on March 13, 2024. John Macdougall | Afp | Getty Images Budget airline Ryanair on Monday reported stronger-than-expected after-tax…
Poland warns against restarting Russia gas supplies
The Polish president, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, insisted that economic sanctions against Russia were working and European countries should resist pressure from companies to re-establish business links. The Nord Stream gas pipelines were built by Russia’s…
