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When JPMorgan Asset Management reported that AI spending accounted for two-thirds of US GDP growth in the first half of 2025, it wasn’t just a statistic – it was a signal.The conversation reached a turning point recently when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon each acknowledged market froth within days of each other. But here’s what matters for enterprise decision-makers: acknowledging overheated markets isn’t the same as dismissing AI’s enterprise value.Corporate AI investment reached US$252.3 billion in 2024, with private investment climbing 44.5%, according to Stanford University. The question isn’t whether to invest…

Carrying thermoses through the streets of Gaza City, Palestinian teenager Mohammed Ashour calls out to passersby, hoping they might buy a cup of his coffee.At 15, Mohammed should be in school with his peers, but since his father was killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, he has been forced to abandon his education and shoulder responsibilities as the breadwinner for his family.“This burden isn’t mine to carry,” the coffee vendor tells Al Jazeera.“This work – carrying thermoses, cups, going back and forth? It’s too much. I’m exhausted, but I have to do it to support my siblings.”Mohammed is one…

Here are the key events from day 1,376 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 1 Dec 20251 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere’s where things stand on Monday, December 1.Fighting The number of casualties from a Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv on Sunday rose to one person killed and 18 wounded, according to regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk. In southern Kherson, at least two people were killed, and seven others were wounded in more Russian attacks, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram. In the Donetsk region, at least two people were killed, and five were injured in Russian attacks…

Mikel Merino has rescued Arsenal as the English Premier League leaders battled to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Chelsea in a bad-tempered London derby.Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo was sent off for a crude foul on Merino late in the first half at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listDespite Caicedo’s dismissal, Trevoh Chalobah headed hosts Chelsea into a second-half lead. But Merino’s second-half leveller ensured Arsenal emerged with a point from a bruising encounter between the title rivals.Arsenal are five points clear of second-placed Manchester City, who beat Leeds United on Saturday, and sit six points…

On Friday, Israel killed at least 13 people, including two children, in the Damascus countryside town of Beit Jinn.The latest air raids came after locals tried to repel an Israeli military incursion into Beit Jinn, leading to clashes.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIsrael claimed it was going after members of the Jamaa al-Islamiya, Lebanon’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.However, rubbishing the Israeli claim, the group said it was not active outside Lebanon.Here’s everything you need to know about the attack in Beit Jinn and the context behind it.What happened?The Israeli army’s 55th Reserve Brigade raided Beit Jinn in…

AI spending in Asia Pacific continues to rise, yet many companies still struggle to get value from their AI projects. Much of this comes down to the infrastructure that supports AI, as most systems are not built to run inference at the speed or scale real applications need. Industry studies show many projects miss their ROI goals even after heavy investment in GenAI tools because of the issue.The gap shows how much AI infrastructure influences performance, cost, and the ability to scale real-world deployments in the region.Akamai is trying to address this challenge with Inference Cloud, built with NVIDIA and…

Ex-prime minister’s family calls for prayers for her early recovery after hospitalisation for a lung infection.Bangladeshi former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been hospitalised in “very critical” condition, according to members of her party, as her family and supporters urged well-wishers to pray for her speedy recovery.Zia’s personal physician, Dr A Z M Zahid Hossein, told reporters late on Saturday that the 80-year-old politician, who was taken to the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on November 23, remains in intensive care.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listShe was admitted with symptoms of a lung infection and Hossein said she appeared…

A €1.2 trillion AI prize sits on the table for Europe’s economy, and the region has the talent and raw ingredients to claim it.While the global narrative often focuses on competition with the US and China, the view from the ground in Europe is a region of untapped potential, world-class talent, and deep infrastructure investment.Debbie Weinstein, President of Google EMEA, sees a “new generation of visionary founders” ready to drive the region’s future. The opportunity is built on a foundation of scientific excellence and a workforce that is “as bright as anywhere else in the world.”The task now is to…

United States President Donald Trump has said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed “in its entirety”, as tensions between the countries escalate.There was no immediate response by Venezuela to Trump’s social media post on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.Trump’s post comes amid weeks of escalating rhetoric by senior US officials against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government.While the Trump administration has said it is…

The next frontier for edge AI medical devices isn’t wearables or bedside monitors—it’s inside the human body itself. Cochlear’s newly launched Nucleus Nexa System represents the first cochlear implant capable of running machine learning algorithms while managing extreme power constraints, storing personalised data on-device, and receiving over-the-air firmware updates to improve its AI models over time.For AI practitioners, the technical challenge is staggering: build a decision-tree model that classifies five distinct auditory environments in real time, optimise it to run on a device with a minimal power budget that must last decades, and do it all while directly interfacing with human neural tissue.Decision trees meet…