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What is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries? | Coronavirus pandemic News
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What is driving a surge in COVID cases in India, other countries? | Coronavirus pandemic News

India has reported a sudden rise in COVID cases, starting from late May. Authorities said the number of active cases of the disease...

UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children | Hunger News
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UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children | Hunger News

Numbers of children requiring hospitalisation for complications due to severe malnutrition rising as WHO warns ‘health system is collapsing’. More than 2,700 children...

Tech giants see emissions surge 150 percent in 3 years amid AI boom: UN | Environment News
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Tech giants see emissions surge 150 percent in 3 years amid AI boom: UN | Environment News

Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data centres led to a spike in electricity demand between 2020 and 2023. The United Nations’ digital agency...

The sudden surge of genocide critique in the West
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The sudden surge of genocide critique in the West

As attacks intensify and starvation in Gaza worsens, some of Israel's allies finally start to speak up.

AI powering a “dramatic surge” in cyberthreats as automated scans hit 36,000 per second
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AI powering a “dramatic surge” in cyberthreats as automated scans hit 36,000 per second

AI is fueling a huge increase in cyberattacks The US is the primary target for ransomware attacks Threat actors are turning to vulnerable...

DeepSeek sees surge in developer use as 3 in 10 businesses adopt the controversial LLM provider
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DeepSeek sees surge in developer use as 3 in 10 businesses adopt the controversial LLM provider

Developers shift from loyalty to flexibility as OpenAI leads, but DeepSeek gains ground fast Microsoft struggles for developer mindshare with only a 10%...

Chinese EV battery giant CATL posts 33% surge in Q1 profit
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Chinese EV battery giant CATL posts 33% surge in Q1 profit

Chinese firm CATL produces electric vehicle batteries for major brands including Volkswagen, Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The world’s leading maker of electric vehicle...

AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030: IEA
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AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030: IEA

Big Tech companies have become mega users of power that will increase in the race to adopt artificial intelligence. Electricity consumption by data...

China’s Tencent sees profits surge as AI drive accelerates
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China’s Tencent sees profits surge as AI drive accelerates

Chinese internet and gaming giant Tencent’s 2024 fourth-quarter profit surged 90 percent as it accelerates a push into artificial intelligence. Chinese internet and...