vLLM Semantic Router Releases d3-ultra: A 27B Open Multimodal Decision Model
The vLLM Semantic Router team has released d3-ultra, a 27B multimodal decision model under Apache-2.0….
Europe Agrees on a Team to Represent It in Talks With Russia
European leaders have waited on the margins of negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine for months, eyeing a seat at the table. They learned this week that they would get one, and simply needed to decide which official should sit in that chair. Instead, they decided on six. European Union leaders concluded in Dublin…
Microsoft 365 Crawls Back to Life After a 24-Hour Outage
Sorry, Margaret, your email is working again. After a widespread outage shut down Microsoft 365 services for businesses, governments, and tens of millions of other users around the world, the essential cloud services are now (mostly) back online, according to the company’s status page. The outage debacle began around lunchtime on the East Coast on…
Eisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Fueling ‘Racist’ Hostility Against Arabs
Gadi Eisenkot, the former military chief who is trying to form the next Israeli government, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of fueling a “racist” campaign against the country’s Arab citizens, in some of the strongest public criticism of his rival’s attacks on the community. The comments were made days after Mr. Netanyahu delivered…
U.S. government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary cirumstances’
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday afternoon that it has grounded all flights across the United States due to “extraordinary circumstances” and issues related to safety. The FAA’s website said the cause is an “equipment outage.” The site itself was down for a brief period at the time of publication, with a note that the website…
‘Get Focused on London’: How Iran’s Agents Attacked European Targets
As the U.S.-Israel war in Iran raged earlier this year, a man linked to Iranian criminal networks perched in front of a computer, on a video call with a teenager in London. The man wanted to make sure the teen, who was moments away from setting fire to a synagogue, carried out his plans. “Light…
This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board
Anyone who has weathered a hurricane can tell you that the oceans — which fuel the storms — contain a tremendous amount of energy. Thanks to global warming, they’re holding more than ever. A new startup wants to harness that energy to power data centers. Drogue, which has kept a low profile until now, is…
Microsoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know
Microsoft is reporting widespread improvements to its services after a global outage took them offline on Thursday, disrupting communications and work at schools, government agencies and offices around the world. The company, headquartered in Redmond, Wash., said on Friday that it was seeing “encouraging recovery progress, with service availability and email delivery performance improving across…
AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation
Agent management startup LangChain has raised a $300 million Series C at a $3B valuation led by CapitalG, with participation from investors including Singapore’s GIC, DFJ Growth, IVP, and Sapphire Ventures, the company announced on Friday. That’s more than double its $1.25 billion valuation when it raised $125 million about a year ago, led by IVP. LangChain…
More gym, less humanities: Alberta overhauls high school graduation requirements
A big change to Alberta’s high school graduation requirements will soon see students be allowed to obtain their diploma with fewer math, science and humanities courses under their belts. On Friday, Alberta Education said starting with students entering high school in 2028, only 47 credits in core classes will be required — down from the…
Pakistan chase SAFF Cup history
KARACHI: Pakistan will look to make history by reaching the SAFF Championship final when they face hosts Bangladesh in a high-stake semi-final at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday (today. The visitors will have added strength for the knockout encounter with five overseas-based players including Abdullah Iqbal, Easah Suliman, Ali Akbar Khan, Adil Nabi…