Putin presents Trump with a portrait
Putin presents Trump with a portrait

The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a portrait he commissioned of him, reports UNB. Putin handed the painting to Trumps special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in Moscow earlier this month, as confirmed by Putins spokesperson...

Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum raises at least $750mn: Sources
Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum raises at least $750mn: Sources

Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least $750 million at a $6 billion pre-money valuation, according to two people familiar with the matter. BlackRock is leading the fundraising effort, which has not yet been completed, one of the people said. Unlike some quantum computing...

Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing
Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing

Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant, announced on Monday that it plans to invest over $50 billion in artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, just one week after co-founder Jack Ma was spotted meeting with President Xi Jinping. Investors have piled into Chinese...

South Korea targets 10,000 GPUs to fuel national AI computing center
South Korea targets 10,000 GPUs to fuel national AI computing center

South Korea has announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) by the end of this year to advance its position in the rapidly growing global AI competition, reports Reuters. As the global race for AI dominance intensifies, South Koreas acting President, Choi...

Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with big techs
Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with big techs

This week, a major announcement by former President Donald Trump about a $500 billion private-sector investment to build AI data centers has spotlighted the emerging role of nimble cloud computing startups. These smaller firms are carving out a niche in an industry long dominated by tech giants,...

Putin to meet with Iranian president on Jan 17
Putin to meet with Iranian president on Jan 17

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian who will arrive in Russia on an official visit on January 17, the Kremlin press service said, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. It is planned to discuss the prospects for further...