Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe haven could be reinforced by the geopolitical shock waves from the US-Israel conflict with Iran, potentially supporting demand for premium office space in its core business districts, according to analysts. While the city was not insulated from global uncertainty, it could benefit over the medium term as Gulf investors reassessed geographic diversification and soug...
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe haven could be reinforced by the geopolitical shock waves from the US-Israel conflict with Iran, potentially supporting demand for premium office space in its core business districts, according to analysts. While the city was not insulated from global uncertainty, it could benefit over the medium term as Gulf investors reassessed geographic diversification and sought stable financial hubs, said Jack Tong, director of research and consultancy at Savills Hong...
A woman in central China who took a five-hour-long office nap during working hours and issued a tearful online complaint that her boss threatened to fire her if she did so again has captivated mainland social media. The unidentified woman said she felt badly treated by her boss, adding that she was unhappy with the size of her salary, according to a report by the Haichao News. She works in a compa...
A woman in central China who took a five-hour-long office nap during working hours and issued a tearful online complaint that her boss threatened to fire her if she did so again has captivated mainland social media. The unidentified woman said she felt badly treated by her boss, adding that she was unhappy with the size of her salary, according to a report by the Haichao News. She works in a company in Shangqiu, Henan province. Neither her employer’s information nor her job description is clear...
Massie For Governor? GOP's Libertarian Firebrand Talks Political Future On Friday the Ron Paul Institute (RPI) has highlighted an important and fresh interview touching on the Republican Rep's political future: Governor Thomas Massie? - RPI's Adam Dick asks . "A run for governor may be in the future for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), but only if he first wins his May 19 Republican primary contest — th...
Massie For Governor? GOP's Libertarian Firebrand Talks Political Future On Friday the Ron Paul Institute (RPI) has highlighted an important and fresh interview touching on the Republican Rep's political future: Governor Thomas Massie? - RPI's Adam Dick asks . "A run for governor may be in the future for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), but only if he first wins his May 19 Republican primary contest — the next step in his race for reelection to the United States House of Representatives," the RPI report says. But, " If Massie loses next month, the seven-term representative says he expects he will call it quits on working in government , stating he would consider the loss as “a sign from God or the people or both that I should go back to the farm ." Getty Images President Trump has on more than once occasion personally called out the Libertarian firebrand for vocally opposing the White House on various key issues , and especially most recently on the Iran war. Massie has been one of the very view GOP members to join Dems in trying to force a Congressional vote to impose limits on Trump's military actions in Iran. As a reminder : Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) brought a war powers resolution on Iran to the House floor less than a week after Trump joined Israeli leaders in launching massive strikes against Iran in late February. It failed by a vote of 212-219, with four Democrats bucking their party to oppose it: Reps. Greg Landsman (Ohio), Jared Golden (Maine), Henry Cuellar (Texas) and Juan Vargas (Calif.). He remains one of the few outspoken 'non-interventionist' Republican members of the House. On the Senate side, Rand Paul, also of Kentucky, is Libertarian-leaning and condemns foreign adventurism and 'wars of choice'. As for a potential future run for Governor of Kentucky, Massie hinted at it here . If U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie loses his upcoming primary against a Republican opponent backed by President Donald Trump, you'll see a whole lot less of him...
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family. (Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli)
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family. (Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli)
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is notably lower on Monday, extending the slight losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling below the 8,900.00 level, with weakness in gold miners, financ
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is notably lower on Monday, extending the slight losses in the previous session, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is falling below the 8,900.00 level, with weakness in gold miners, financ
Northern Irishman vows not to rest on laurels after his sixth major win Player ‘not as emotional’ as last year but revels in ‘amazing’ win Rory McIlroy has warned the rest of elite golf he will set further, lofty goals in his sport after a successful defence of the Masters. McIlroy prevailed at Augusta National by a shot over Scottie Scheffler, meaning the Northern Irishman becomes just the fourth...
Northern Irishman vows not to rest on laurels after his sixth major win Player ‘not as emotional’ as last year but revels in ‘amazing’ win Rory McIlroy has warned the rest of elite golf he will set further, lofty goals in his sport after a successful defence of the Masters. McIlroy prevailed at Augusta National by a shot over Scottie Scheffler, meaning the Northern Irishman becomes just the fourth golfer in history to win the tournament back-to-back. While McIlroy will cherish his win, he has no plans to rest on his laurels. Continue reading...
The failure of peace talks between the US and Iran is further shifting the bond market ’s focus to inflation and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer. Risk that higher energy costs will add to already elevated price pressures, delaying Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, is front of mind for investors in the $31 trillion Treasuries complex. Traders and strategis...
The failure of peace talks between the US and Iran is further shifting the bond market ’s focus to inflation and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer. Risk that higher energy costs will add to already elevated price pressures, delaying Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, is front of mind for investors in the $31 trillion Treasuries complex. Traders and strategists at Pacific Investment Management Co., Brandywine Global Investment Management, and Natixis North America are bracing for yields to remain elevated — and many are reluctant to make big shifts in their allocations until there is greater clarity on the inflation outlook. Friday’s release of inflation data for March showed consumer prices jumped the most on a monthly basis since 2022. That pushed 10-year Treasury yields above 4.3% and prompted traders to trim bets on rate cuts this year. Yields climbed a further three basis points Monday to 4.35% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of the weekend talks. “The pendulum does shift back to inflation,” said John Briggs , head of US rates strategy at Natixis. “The jobs market is stable at best and structurally it’s not very dynamic, but for now inflation is on the docket.” The shift underscores how quickly the market narrative has turned: With oil prices well above pre-conflict levels, inflation is becoming harder to ignore. For many investors, who must also contend with the possibility that a protracted conflict will eventually drag on economic growth, the more immediate question is how long elevated energy costs will continue to feed through to consumer prices. Japan’s 10-year yields climbed to the highest level since 1997, while similar-maturity yields in Australia and New Zealand both advanced at least six basis points. The US labor market, meanwhile, remains on solid footing. Payrolls rose in March by the most since late 2024, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3...
真是想游过去叫 Anthropic 别卷了，又又又又又发新功能了： Advisor 策略加入 Claude 的 API 工具箱，当Sonnet 或 Haiku 在运行过程中遇到困难时，它会咨询 Opus 获取方案，然后继续运行， 所有操作均在一次 API 请求中完成。 老实说做法在开发者社区里一点都不新鲜，很多（贫穷的）开发者在自己的工作流里就是这么干的，用便宜模型处理简单任务，只在需要深度推理时...
真是想游过去叫 Anthropic 别卷了，又又又又又发新功能了： Advisor 策略加入 Claude 的 API 工具箱，当Sonnet 或 Haiku 在运行过程中遇到困难时，它会咨询 Opus 获取方案，然后继续运行， 所有操作均在一次 API 请求中完成。 老实说做法在开发者社区里一点都不新鲜，很多（贫穷的）开发者在自己的工作流里就是这么干的，用便宜模型处理简单任务，只在需要深度推理时才调用贵模型，只不过需要手动切换模型。现在 Anthropic 把这个「穷人版」工作流产品化了，变成了一行代码就能开启的官方功能。 「实习生」干活，「总监」指点 在常规的 AI agent 架构里，通常的做法是让最强的模型当指挥，把任务拆解成小块，分配给便宜的模型执行。强模型在上面管，弱模型在下面干，是一个自上而下的结构。 Anthropic 的 advisor 却反过来， 弱模型当主力，强模型当顾问 。 具体来说，Sonnet（或更便宜的 Haiku）作为「执行者」全程跑任务——调用工具、读取结果、迭代处理。当它跑到一个自己拿不准的决策点时——比如代码架构的分叉路口，用方案 A 还是方案 B？它不会硬猜，而是主动发起一次「举手提问」的 tool call，把当前上下文和具体问题发给 Opu Opus 作为「顾问」看完后，不会直接参与执行，不写代码也不修改逻辑，只返回一个简短的建议（通常 400-700 个 token）：「用方案 A，因为 XYZ，注意 Z 的部分。」Sonnet 收到建议，继续执行。 整个过程对用户不可见 。 换个容易理解的比方：这就像实习生干活干到不会了，举手问一下总监。总监提点个方向，实习生继续干。总监按总监的工资算（Opus 价格），但只说了几句话，所以没多少钱；实习生跑全程（Sonnet/Haiku 价格），但单价不高，所以总成本很低。 Anthropic 自己的测试数据显示： - Sonnet + Opus advisor 在 SWE-bench Multilingual 上比 Sonnet 单独高 2.7 个百分点，同时成本降低 11.9% - Haiku + Opus advisor 在 BrowseComp 上得分 41.2%，是 Haiku 单独（19.7%）的两倍多，但成本只有 Sonnet 的15% - Bolt 的 CEO 评价：...
As President Trump threatens a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski reports on the possible impact on oil and fuel supplies. (Source: Bloomberg)
As President Trump threatens a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg's Stephen Stapczynski reports on the possible impact on oil and fuel supplies. (Source: Bloomberg)