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Foreign policy chief keeping Washington onside as Ukrainian, US officials continue talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war.Published On 6 Dec 20256 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareEuropean Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said the United States remains Europe’s “biggest ally” despite stinging criticism of the continent in a major strategy document amid ongoing ceasefire talks on the Ukraine war.Speaking at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday, Kallas said some of the US National Security Strategy’s criticism of Europe, which included charges of lacking in “self-confidence” and facing “civilizational erasure”, a widely dismissed claim, were true, but…

The convergence of mobile and desktop operating systems is a goal that has remained elusive for big tech firms since the early days of the smartphone. Microsoft’s attempt in the form of Windows Mobile was reaching the end of its road by 2010, and despite Apple’s iOS/iPadOS and macOS moving very slowly towards one another for the last few years, Cupertino has not yet reached the fabled goal of the-one-OS-to-rule-them-all.But Google’s big play to merge ChromeOS and Android into a unified PC platform (with the anglicised codename Aluminium OS) is gradually taking shape. Android-powered laptops are planned for released in…

The Supreme Court is likely to hear oral arguments early next year, with a ruling in June on a matter that has been blocked by several lower courts as being unconstitutional.Published On 5 Dec 20255 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, as the Republican administration continues its broad immigration crackdown.Following its announcement on Friday, the conservative-dominated court did not set a date for oral arguments in the blockbuster case, but it is likely to be early next year, with…

The UK and Germany plan to integrate their science sectors to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum supercomputing technology.Announced on the final day of the German president’s state visit, these joint commitments target the gap between R&D and enterprise application in computing, sensing, and timing. The partnership involves specific funding to fast-track product development and establish shared operating standards.Quantum technology currently sits on the horizon for most roadmaps, yet economic modelling suggests a contribution of £11 billion to UK GDP by 2045, supporting over 100,000 jobs.To catalyse this, a £6 million joint R&D funding call launches in early 2026, with Innovate…

Doha, Qatar – In the 1930s, a young Maqbool Fida Husain, barely in his 20s, arrived in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai, then known as Bombay, from Indore city 600km (370 miles) away.His dream was to make films. But struggling to survive in the city, he started painting billboards for the emerging Bollywood film industry.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listA decade later, as newly independent India was finding its footing, Husain became a part of a group of artists who laid the foundations of modern art in the country. In the years to come, he went on…

According to AWS at this week’s re:Invent 2025, the chatbot hype cycle is effectively dead, with frontier AI agents taking their place.That is the blunt message radiating from Las Vegas this week. The industry’s obsession with chat interfaces has been replaced by a far more demanding mandate: “frontier agents” that don’t just talk, but work autonomously for days at a time.We are moving from the novelty phase of generative AI into a grinding era of infrastructure economics and operational plumbing. The “wow” factor of a poem-writing bot has faded; now, the cheque comes due for the infrastructure needed to run…

Who: Real Betis vs BarcelonaWhat: Spain’s La LigaWhere: Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville, SpainWhen: Saturday, December 6 at 6:30pm (17:30 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 14:30 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.Defending champions Barcelona travel to Real Betis on Saturday with the chance to extend their lead to four points at the top of the La Liga table, with second-placed Real Madrid not playing Celta Vigo until Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt has been a mixed period of results for the Catalan giants, however, and Betis are…

In the basement of a Boise, Idaho, dental office in 1978, four engineers founded what would become one of America’s semiconductor giants. Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman started Micron Technology as a modest design consultancy, backed by local investors including potato magnate J.R. Simplot.By 1983, they had achieved a technological breakthrough – producing chips roughly half the size of Japan’s leading products. Nearly five decades later, that same company has made a decision that crystallises artificial intelligence’s profound impact on hardware economics: AI memory hunger is forcing manufacturers to abandon entire market segments.On December 3, 2025,…

The UN says the visit comes ‘at a crucial time for the region’, as it seeks to bolster ties with Syria.A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation has arrived in Syria for its first-ever trip to the country, reported state media, just days before the war-ravaged nation marks the first anniversary of the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.The UNSC delegation arrived via the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing between Lebanon and Syria and “is scheduled to meet a number of Syrian officials” and members of civil society, state news agency SANA reported on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of…

Manufacturing executives are wagering nearly half their modernisation budgets on AI, betting these systems will boost profit within two years.This aggressive capital allocation marks a definitive pivot. AI is now seen as the primary engine for financial performance. According to the Future-Ready Manufacturing Study 2025 by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and AWS, 88 percent of manufacturers anticipate AI will capture at least five percent of operating margin. One in four expect returns exceeding 10 percent.The money is there. The ambition is there. The plumbing, unfortunately, is not.A disparity exists between financial forecasts and the reality of the factory floor. While…