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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
The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer
The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones
Plus: human scientists still trounce the top AI agents at complex tasks. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts. If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold
The Download: how humans make decisions, and Moderna’s “vaccine” word games
Plus: Sam Altman's home has been attacked twice in two days. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. You have no choice in reading this article—maybe How do humans make decisions? The question has been on Uri Maoz’s mind since he read an article in
The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to release
Plus: OpenAI has joined Anthropic in restricting the release of an AI model over security fears. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Constellations —Constellations is a short story by Jeff VanderMeer, the author of the critically
The Download: Quantum computing for health, and why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste
Plus: The FBI has admitted it’s buying Americans' location data. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can solve health care problems In a laboratory on the outskirts
The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal
This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires Startup Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent catastrophic fires by stopping the lightning strikes that ignite them. So far, it hasn’t
The Download: murky AI surveillance laws, and the White House cracks down on defiant labs
Plus: a satellite firm that exposed Iranian strikes has stopped sharing imagery This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI? The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense
The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
Plus: Anthropic is still chasing a deal with the Pentagon. This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to
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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