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Meta to lay off 600 employees amid AI overhaul, top-tier staff retained

Meta's layoffs will hit employees in AI infrastructure, Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research unit (FAIR) and other AI product teams

Latest missile tests demonstrate new hypersonic systems, says North Korea

The tests came days before world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, are expected to gather in rival South Korea for the annual APEC summit

Trump approves $25 mn in disaster aid to help Alaska recover from storms

The remnants of the typhoon, which also brought strong winds, led to many evacuees from villages not connected to the state's main road system being airlifted to larger communities

Trump denies report of US approval for Ukraine's strikes inside Russia

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration had removed a key restriction on Ukraine's use of certain long-range missiles supplied by Western allies

Carney unveils Canada's talent attraction plan amid US H-1B visa changes

The prime minister has previously said he wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have otherwise gone to the US if not for President Donald Trump's new visa charges

Tesla profit tumbles 31% despite record sales of EVs as costs rise

Elon Musk highlighted Tesla's Q3 AI and robot projects and his trillion-dollar pay plan, but gave few details on reviving EV sales after a 40 per cent profit drop

University of Virginia signs deal with Trump admin, secures federal funding

As part of the accord, the university agreed to provide the government with data on its admissions and hiring processes, as well as campus programming, through 2028

Trump planning to demolish White House East Wing to build new ballroom

Trump unveiled his ballroom plans over the summer, after long complaining about wanting a larger room for entertaining at the White House

Samsung now taking bigger role in making Tesla chips, says Elon Musk

In July, Musk said Samsung made Tesla's AI4 chip and would produce the next-gen AI6, while TSMC handles the current in-development version

Louvre director acknowledges failure, offers to resign after jewel heist

The thieves slipped in and out, making off with eight pieces from France's Crown Jewels a cultural wound that some compared to the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral in 2019

US imposes new sanctions on Russia's top oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil

The sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as dozens of subsidiaries, followed months of bipartisan pressure on President Donald Trump to hit Russia with harder sanctions

2 killed as US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, now in Pacific

According to Hegseth in a social media post, the strike killed two people, bringing the death toll from all the strikes to at least 34 people

Amazon plans to replace more than half a million jobs with robots

Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75% of its operations

Meta to cut about 600 roles in Superintelligence Labs AI division

The job cuts will affect Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit, as well as teams focused on product-related AI and AI infrastructure, the company said

London's British Museum rolls out pink carpet in nod to colours of India

Ticket sales to the so-called Pink Ball alone are believed to have raised around 1.6 million pounds, with the museum set to unveil the full extent of the fundraising efforts in the coming weeks

Putin orders Russian nuclear drills as summit with Trump is postponed

The exercise tested the skills of military command structures, the Kremlin said in a statement

Israel is not a US protectorate, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

We are not a protectorate of the United States. Israel is the one that will decide on its security, Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office as he headed into the meeting

Over 40 killed as buses and other vehicles crash in western Uganda

At the time of the crash, several victims were found unconscious, and some may have been mistakenly included in the initial fatality count, the statement said

'A good compromise': Zelenskyy backs Trump's proposal to freeze war lines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy supports Trump's idea to freeze current war lines, but doubts Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree

Israel identifies 2 more hostages as Vance prepares to meet Netanyahu

The two were killed in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants, which triggered the two-year war