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The US Embassy in Copenhagen has removed a flag honoring soldiers killed in Afghanistan from an area outside the building, angering Danish veterans. A video shared by Danish outlet TV2 showed security guards removing a flag honoring 44 Danish soldiers who died in the conflict from a planter outside the embassy on Tuesday. The Danish Veterans Association condemned the move as “unnecessary and insensitive” in a statement on social media on Wednesday. Carsten Rasmussen, the association’s national president, said he understood the angry reaction but called for a measured response. “When they go down, we go up high, and we…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses a business delegation after arriving in China at a hotel in Beijing, January 28, 2026. Karl Cote | AFP | Getty ImagesAfter years of tension, China and the UK are aiming to forge a long-term strategic partnership following high-stakes talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Starmer’s four-day visit to China will be the first by a British Prime Minister in eight years. This suggests an attempt to mend relations between the two countries, which have long been mistrusted and acrimonious. Bilateral relations have been strained by…
Google DeepMind opens up access to Project Genie, an AI tool for creating interactive game worlds from text prompts and images. Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US will be able to try out an experimental research prototype powered by a combination of Google’s latest global model Genie 3, image generation model Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini. The move, announced five months after Genie 3’s research preview, is part of a broader effort by DeepMind to gather user feedback and training data as it races to develop a more capable model of the world. A world model is…
New Motion | iStock | Getty ImagesCompanies are investing heavily in AI-powered agents and looking toward a future where chatbots may be the first communication a customer has when they want an answer or want to buy something.In October, walmart announced an agreement with OpenAI that will enable shoppers to discover and purchase products without leaving ChatGPT. The retailer now has an AI agent in its app that can respond and recommend products.During Walmart’s November earnings call, CEO Doug McMillon said agent AI will be one of the growth drivers for the company’s e-commerce business. He said the technology “helps…
January is a time that tests even the most fashion-conscious among us. The days are short, the cold is unforgiving, and it can feel especially hard to get dressed. But I’ve found that leaning into clothes that bring a little joy can make a big difference. Lately, she seems to be reaching for tweed jackets and great jeans. The beauty of the combo is its simplicity. Jeans offer comfort and familiarity, while tweed jackets bring an unmistakable sophistication. Combining these things will help you intentionally maintain balance without trying too hard, which will give you a nice sense of security…
deutsche bank announced on Thursday that it had posted a record profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, the company’s earnings update coming amid a new investigation into money laundering allegations by German authorities.Net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.3 billion euros ($1.56 billion) in the final quarter of this year, the German lender’s fourth-quarter earnings report said. This exceeded analysts’ expectations of 1.12 billion euros.Overall, Deutsche Bank’s group revenue came in at 7.73 billion euros in the three months to December, in line with LSEG’s forecast of 7.72 billion euros. Meanwhile, the CET 1 capital ratio, which provides a…
Apple, Meta, and Google are locked in a fierce battle to lead the next wave of AI, and have recently increased their focus on hardware. With its recent acquisition of AI startup Q.ai, Apple aims to gain an edge in the audio space in particular. As first reported by Reuters, Apple has acquired Israeli startup Q.ai, which specializes in imaging and machine learning, specifically technology that allows devices to interpret whispers and enhance audio in noisy environments. Apple is adding new AI features to AirPods, including the live translation feature it introduced last year. The company is also developing technology…
York Space Systems began trading as a public company on Thursday, with founder and CEO Dirk Wallinger touting the company as a potential major contributor to President Trump’s “Golden Dome” project.The Denver-based space company opened at $38 on the New York Stock Exchange, up 11.7% from its public offering price of $34. The valuation was $4.75 billion. The stock closed 1.15% lower at $33.61.”Golden Dome is essentially making disparate systems that weren’t meant to talk to each other talk to each other, and that’s what we’re doing,” Wallinger told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan. “York has already achieved that and we are…
At least five people were killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian train in northeastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, calling the attack an “act of terrorism.” On Tuesday, emergency workers were confronted by a scene of carnage at the scene of the attack in the Kharkiv region. Body parts of the victims were scattered around the burnt ruins, making it impossible to immediately determine the number of casualties. Nearly 300 people are on board the train, which is used by Ukrainians to visit soldiers on the front lines. “A drone attack on a civilian train in any…
But then her coach filed an investigation on her behalf. According to NBC Olympics, “An investigation is a verbal appeal of a routine’s score. It is followed by a written investigation, which must be submitted before the end of a rotation. Appeals can only be raised after a gymnast’s final score has been posted and before the end of the next gymnast’s routine.” According to the International Gymnastics Federation (see figure), the last time a gymnast competes, there will be a one-minute time limit from the time their score appears on the scoreboard. The scoring study was about the split…