The U.S. government has canceled a $590M contract with Moderna for an H5 bird flu vaccine, citing safety concerns with mRNA tech. Moderna defends its trial results, while experts warn the decision may risk public health if the virus spreads among humans

The Handmaid’s Tale ends with a politically charged finale. Set in a dystopian future, the show paralleled real-world events and resonated with audiences despite Hollywood’s cautious climate. A sequel, The Testaments, is now in the works.

Maria Grazia Chiuri has stepped down as Dior’s womenswear director after nine impactful years. Known for her feminist vision and cultural shows, she boosted Dior’s image and sales. Jonathan Anderson is expected to succeed her. Her next move is yet unknown

A U.S. federal court blocked Trump’s global tariffs, ruling he misused emergency powers under IEEPA. The tariffs lacked clear links to drug threats. The administration appealed, but the decision may head to the Supreme Court. Markets reacted positively

China’s Open-Source LLM Surpasses GPT-5 with Novel Reinforcement Learning.

Methane Hunter AI Slashes Emissions Detection Costs by 92%

The UAE has become the world’s second-largest gold trading hub, driven by strategic infrastructure, regulatory support, and DMCC’s growth, surpassing the UK with \$129B in gold transactions.

NASA’s AI-Powered ExoMiner Discovers 12 Habitable-Zone Exoplanets Using Quantum-Enhanced Models

Spherical DYffusion Cuts Century-Long Projections to 25 Hours Generative Physics Fusion

DeepSeek's Vision-Language Model Outperforms Humans on IQ Tests

MIT Solves 100-Year-Old Math Conjecture Using Hybrid Architecture

LLM Leaderboards: Chinese models top 38/52 tasks (vs. 12/52 in 2024) Robotics: 91% of industrial automation patents now originate from Shenzhen Chip Design: SMIC’s 3nm node (despite sanctions) enables 400B-transistor AI accelerators

Privacy-Preserving AI Hits Mainstream A 47-hospital network achieved FDA-approved breast cancer detection AI (94.3% accuracy) using the open-source APPFL framework

DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve (powered by Gemini Pro/Flash) has become Google’s secret weapon for hyperscale optimization for Borg Orchestrator,TPU v6 Design, Gemini Training

While Western analysts predicted China’s AI ambitions would stall under semiconductor restrictions, DeepSeek-R1 has emerged as a paradigm-shifting model that achieves GPT-5-level reasoning at 90% lower training costs.

Consumer sentiment recently sank near an all-time low, but actual spending on cars, homes and travel remains solid, according to CEOs appearing at the CNBC CEO Council Summit.

يشكل “المقيظ” تقليداً صيفياً إماراتياً قديماً للهرب من حر السواحل إلى الواحات والجبال، وقد أعيد إحياؤه رقمياً عبر تطبيق ذكي يوثق الرحلة التراثية، ليحفظ هذا الإرث للأجيال وسط نهضة سياحية وتنموية شاملة في دولة الإمارات.

السلطات الموريتانية تنفي شائعة سقوط طائرة تقل حجاجاً في البحر الأحمر، مؤكدة أن جميع الحجاج وصلوا بسلام إلى مكة. وأوضحت الموريتانية للطيران أن الرحلات تمت وفق خطة دقيقة، محذرة من الشائعات ومتوعدة بملاحقة مروجيها قانونياً.

- Washington appears to have escalated restrictions on travel to the United States. - 'Unacceptable', according to Rubio, are arrest warrants for social media posts. - EU officials defend content moderation as fighting hate speech, child porn

Republican and Democratic senators took turns Wednesday denouncing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his company’s record on China.