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BNP Paribas is testing how far AI can be pushed into the day-to-day mechanics of investment banking. According to Financial News, the bank has rolled out an internal tool called IB Portal, designed to help bankers assemble client pitches more quickly and with less repetition.Pitch preparation sits at the centre of investment banking work. Teams pull together market views, deal history, and tailored narratives under tight timelines. Much of that effort repeats work that already exists elsewhere in the organisation. Slides, charts, and precedent analysis are often rebuilt from scratch, even when similar material has been used before by another…

Investigators say the deadly Bondi Beach attack is being treated as ‘terrorism’ after evidence of ISIL influence found.Published On 16 Dec 202516 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe Australian police say the two men accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people were “inspired” by the ISIL (ISIS) group.Police also confirmed on Tuesday that they were investigating a trip the two suspects undertook to the Philippines last month.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State, allegedly…

As the company that kick-started the cloud computing revolution, Amazon is one of the world’s biggest companies whose practices in all things technological can be regarded as a blueprint for implementing new technology.This article looks at some of the ways that the company is deploying AI in its operations.Amazon’s latest AI strategy has progressed from basic chatbots to agentic AI: systems that can plan and execute multi-step work using different tools and across processes. As a company, Amazon sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure (in the form of AWS), logistics, retail, and customer service, all of which are areas…

Authorities in Gaza have warned that stormy weather could spur more war-damaged buildings to collapse and heavy rains are making it more difficult to recover bodies still under the rubble.Authorities sounded the alarm on Monday, three days after two buildings collapsed in Gaza, killing at least 12 people, during winter rains that have also washed away and flooded the tents of displaced Palestinians and led to deaths from exposure.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listA ceasefire has been in effect since October 10 after two years of Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, but humanitarian agencies…

Walmart’s December 9 transfer to Nasdaq wasn’t just a symbolic gesture. The US$905 billion retailer is making its boldest claim yet: that it’s no longer a traditional discount chain, but a tech-powered enterprise using AI to fundamentally rewire its retail operations.But beyond the marketing spin and the parade of AI announcements, what’s genuinely transforming at the world’s largest retailer – and where are the gaps between ambition and execution?The Agentic AI pivot: Purpose-built, not off-the-shelfWalmart’s AI strategy diverges sharply from competitors chasing generic large language models. According to CTO Hari Vasudev, the company is deploying what it calls “purpose-built agentic…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged a review of his country’s gun laws and added support for Jewish Australians, as his government faces scrutiny following a deadly shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.On Monday afternoon, Albanese faced reporters to answer questions about the shooting, which took place a day earlier, during a local Hanukkah celebration. At least 15 people have died, including a 10-year-old girl, and dozens are reported injured.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of terror, an act of anti-Semitism: an attack on the first day…

French superstar Kylian Mbappe scores on his return from injury to help Real Madrid to a crucial 2-1 win at Alaves.Kylian Mbappe’s and Rodrygo Goes’s goals earned Real Madrid a tense 2-1 win at Alaves in La Liga to potentially keep coach Xabi Alonso in his job.Madrid, second, reeled league leaders Barcelona’s advantage back to four points and recorded only their third victory in the last nine games across all competitions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAfter a home defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, Spanish media reported that anything but a victory would cost…

Historian Alan McPherson tells Marc Lamont Hill how the US is carrying out a regime change campaign in Venezuela.Is the United States orchestrating regime change in Venezuela? Could this spark an all-out war?This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Alan McPherson, an author and history professor at Temple University who specialises in US-Latin American relations.The US is continuing the largest military build-up in Latin America in decades and has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. US President Donald Trump has also threatened to attack Venezuela by land “very soon”, while the Pentagon continues to strike…

Some define time as linear, some see it as a block. Others refer to it as something spent, in the present, or the future. Meanwhile, others consider it to be supernatural or holy, or something to twist, tame or traverse.As someone who has been sentenced to a lifetime behind bars, time is both abstract and defined. When you have so much time, it is all you have, yet, inside, you have almost no control over how to spend it.Every day, I can hear it: tick, tick, tick. It’s torturous, like that dripping faucet in my cell.So to quiet the sound,…

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way information is created, summarised, and delivered. For publishers, the shift is already visible. Search engines provide AI-generated overviews, users get answers without clicking, and content is scraped by large language models that train on decades of journalism.In this environment one question remains: How does a publisher survive when the traditional rules of distribution fall apart? Dev Pragad, the CEO of Newsweek, is offering one of the clearest answers.Pragad’s strategy begins with an acknowledgement of reality. In his view, publishers need to accept the search-driven traffic model that defined the digital era is no longer…