It was only a matter of time before NVIDIA released a powerful system-on-a-chip (SOC) to take on AMD’s Ryzen AI Max and Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 chips. At Computex today, NVIDIA unveiled the RTX Spark, a “superchip” meant to give both laptops and small desktops fast AI and graphics performance. You can think of it…
Iran on Monday hit out at Israel and the United States even as it blamed the lack of trust, constant shifts in Washington’s position and Israeli actions in Lebanon for delays in the diplomatic process. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. (via REUTERS) Iranian…
Beijing has appointed Yuan Gujie, a former senior Guangdong official who vowed to advance rules and mechanisms connectivity within the Greater Bay Area, as deputy director of its liaison office in Hong Kong. State news agency Xinhua announced the appointment on Monday. Yuan, 58, will succeed diplomat Liu Guangyuan, who is expected to retire at…
These are the upcoming stock splits for the week of June 1 to June 5, based on TipRanks’ Stock Splits Calendar. A stock split is a corporate move that increases the number of shares outstanding while reducing the price of each share proportionally. Nothing changes about the company’s overall value, but the lower share price can make…
Local authority building control teams are facing a perfect storm of rising demand, tighter regulation and a shrinking talent pool. Nicky Roger explores how the profession is meeting recruitment and retention challenges Building control is facing a recruitment and retention challenge. Image: Dreamstime Local authority building control teams are under unprecedented strain. Just as demand…
Switzerland’s economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter, with GDP excluding sporting events rising from 0.2% qoq to 0.7% qoq, well above the 0.5% qoq consensus forecast. On a sport-adjusted basis, GDP accelerated from 0.2% qoq to 0.4% qoq. The data suggest the Swiss economy entered 2026 with stronger momentum than anticipated, though…
1 SL Benfica are leading the race to sign Wolfsburg forward Dženan Pejčinović (21), according to a report from Kicker. Pejčinović has played 34 times for the Wolves this season, returning 12 goals and one assist across all competitions, including a goal in the promotion/relegation play-off defeat against Paderborn. As a result of Wolfsburg’s relegation, the…
Today, June 1, is International Children’s Day, a holiday rooted in the Soviet-era Eastern Bloc and observed since 1950 across communist and non-aligned countries as a celebration — at least nominally — of childhood. But this week also marks the 37th anniversary of the brutal crackdown on large-scale protests for political reform in China. And…
Euphoria fans are wondering whether Cassie and Rue die in the Season 3 finale. For those curious about the duo’s fate, here’s how the closing chapter, “In God We Trust,” plays out. What happens to Cassie in Euphoria Season 3 finale’s ending? No, Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie doesn’t die in the Euphoria Season 3 finale. In…
Hong Kong’s transport sector has called for faster cross-border immigration clearance procedures and an expansion of a popular scheme allowing local vehicles to enter Guangdong to include other mainland Chinese cities. The call was made on Monday after the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles scheme, which took effect in 2023, was extended by five…