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About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France
PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais, in the country's north and bordering the Strait of Dover, said one of the wildfires was under control
XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost
SpaceXAI Grok 4.6 is roughly the same performance as Fable 5 Max at an 85% discount. 80% cheaper for input tokens and 88% cheaper for output tokens. It is pareto dominant. Grok 4.7 will be significantly better as is a much larger model with the Cursor and SpaceX data included in pretraining. Grok 4.6 is
Done Deal: Romero ready for Parma in €7m agreement with Tigre
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - FEBRUARY 07: David Romero of Tigre celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between River Plate and Tigre at Estadio Más Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on February 07, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) Tigre striker David Romero is
TriSpan acquires stake in Mowgli
TriSpan has acquired a stake in Mowgli Street Food, with the Indian restaurantâs existing investor Foresight exiting the business...
Bayer acquires Blackford Analysis Ltd. bolstering the company’s position in digital medical imaging
Not intended for U.S. and UK Media Berlin, January 18, 2023 – Bayer today announced the acquisition of the global strategic imaging AI platform and solutions provider Blackford Analysis Ltd. The acquisition is part of Bayer's strategy to drive innovation in radiology, including the development and adoption of AI within the clinical workflow, with the
Discord acquires Gas, a compliments-based social media app for teens
The messaging platform Discord announced its acquisition of Gas, an app that’s popular among teens for its positive spin on social media. On Gas, users sign up with their school, add friends, and answer polls about their classmates. But the questions in the polls are intended to boost users’ confidence, rather than damage it. Teens
HPE acquires Pachyderm to boost AI dev
January 12, 2023 1:35 PM Image Credit: Getty Images To further strengthen our commitment to providing industry-leading coverage of data technology, VentureBeat is excited to welcome Andrew Brust and as a regular contributor. Watch for his articles in the Data Pipeline.Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced that it has acquired privately-held open-source vendor Pachyderm to
LeanTaaS acquires Hospital IQ
LeanTaaS on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Hospital IQ. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the two firms say by merging they'll create a $1 billion enterprise focused on artificial intelligence-driven operations at more than 180 U.S. health systems. WHY IT MATTERS LeanTaaS provides predictive analytics to address capacity management and other operational
BMG Acquires Song Rights of ‘Show Me the Way’ Singer-Songwriter Peter Frampton — Publishing, Recordings, and More
BMG has officially acquired the “music interests” of “Show Me the Way” vocalist, songwriter, and producer Peter Frampton as part of a far-reaching deal. Bertelsmann’s BMG unveiled its agreement with 72-year-old Peter Frampton – one of several song-rights investments that the Berlin-based business has made to this point in 2022...
LEAD acquires Pearson’s local K-12 learning business in India
Deal value not disclosed; acquisition expected to expand LEAD’s reach to over 9,000 schools...
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About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France
PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais, in the country's north and bordering the Strait of Dover, said one of the wildfires was under control
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XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost
SpaceXAI Grok 4.6 is roughly the same performance as Fable 5 Max at an 85% discount. 80% cheaper for input tokens and 88% cheaper for output tokens. It is pareto dominant. Grok 4.7 will be significantly better as is a much larger model with the Cursor and SpaceX data included in pretraining. Grok 4.6 is
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Done Deal: Romero ready for Parma in €7m agreement with Tigre
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - FEBRUARY 07: David Romero of Tigre celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between River Plate and Tigre at Estadio Más Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on February 07, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) Tigre striker David Romero is
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Osun: Don’t turn election into war, Atiku tells FG
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or deploying state institutions for partisan advantage. Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, Atiku declared that “Osun is a test” of
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Burnham’s devolution drive could ‘push 90,000 jobs out of London’
Wednesday 12 August 2026 5:16 pm Nearly 10,000 jobs are expected to leave the capital by 2031 Roughly 90,000 of London’s white-collar jobs could be pushed into other parts of the country as Andy Burnham accelerates his devolution drive, a top recruitment firm has predicted. Legal, banking and accounting firms could be among those to