The computing chips that power artificial intelligence consume a lot of electricity. On Wednesday, the world’s biggest manufacturer of those chips showed off a new strategy to make them more energy efficient: using AI-powered software to design them. At a conference in Silicon Valley, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the contract manufacturer that fabricates chips…
Getty Images One of the former staffers was an aide to Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te (pictured) A Taiwan court has convicted a former presidential aide of spying for China and three others who were also employed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). One of the men worked in the office of then Foreign Minister…
UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged at the United Nations on Thursday to work with US President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Nations on a peace plan for Gaza overwhelmingly backed by the world body. The 193-member UN General Assembly earlier this month overwhelmingly endorsed a seven-page declaration that aims to…
LONDON: Global debt hit a record high of $337.7 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven by easing global financial conditions, a softer US dollar and a more accommodative stance from major central banks, a quarterly report showed on Thursday. The Institute of International Finance (IIF), a financial services trade group, said that…
Sep 26, 2025, 05:47 AM ET Liverpool are looking to strengthen their defense with a move for Bayern Munich center back Dayot Upamecano, while Barcelona have added Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy to their shortlist. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s…
Michael Richards has always been an unpredictable performer. Critics and audiences alike singled that out as Richards’ brilliant skill, shaped across nine seasons and 180 episodes while starring as Cosmo Kramer on the iconic sitcom Seinfeld. Even co-stars Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus didn’t always know how Richards planned to play a scene,…
Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan have decided to press on with their sit-in at the Sost Dry Port, rejecting the government’s conditional tax concessions. The announcement came after negotiations in Islamabad between the federal government, G-B authorities, and local trade representatives. Protesters have kept the port shut since July in opposition to new taxation measures and the…
Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has been involved in discussions about leading a post-war transitional authority in Gaza, the BBC understands. The proposal, which is said to have backing from the White House, would see Blair lead a governing authority supported by the UN and Gulf nations – before handing control back to…
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Zelensky seeks NATO entry through escalation, not negotiation James Davis reports that Kyiv is amplifying drone strikes and risking NATO confrontation as Russia advances, betting escalation will force Western aid and security guarantees. Trump’s UN…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks at the White House in the latest sign of warming relations between Washington and the South Asian nuclear power. Sharif was among top officials from eight Arab and Muslim countries who met with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General…
