A renowned artificial intelligence researcher who spearheaded foundational AI research for TikTok owner ByteDance has announced his departure from the company. The unexpected development comes as the firm is increasingly looking to monetise its core AI offerings, including subscription plans for its flagship consumer AI app Doubao. Gu Quanquan, also an associate professor of computer science at th...
A renowned artificial intelligence researcher who spearheaded foundational AI research for TikTok owner ByteDance has announced his departure from the company. The unexpected development comes as the firm is increasingly looking to monetise its core AI offerings, including subscription plans for its flagship consumer AI app Doubao. Gu Quanquan, also an associate professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), announced his departure from ByteDance on social...
Five Years Later, Amazon (AMZN.US) Re-enters the June Arena: Kicking Off Prime Day Early to Capture Consumer Spending Boost from the World Cup and Independence Day Moomoo
Five Years Later, Amazon (AMZN.US) Re-enters the June Arena: Kicking Off Prime Day Early to Capture Consumer Spending Boost from the World Cup and Independence Day Moomoo
A surprising romance is set against a backdrop of climate crisis, political instability and corporate corruption in this bleak but witty novel Rosa Rankin-Gee follows her 2021 near-future climate-crisis dystopia, Dreamland , with a similar but more politically focused work. As I read My Only Boy, I kept having to remind myself that the nation it describes is not (yet) real, because, for a reader l...
A surprising romance is set against a backdrop of climate crisis, political instability and corporate corruption in this bleak but witty novel Rosa Rankin-Gee follows her 2021 near-future climate-crisis dystopia, Dreamland , with a similar but more politically focused work. As I read My Only Boy, I kept having to remind myself that the nation it describes is not (yet) real, because, for a reader living abroad, the novel’s England seems unnervingly close to what might come next. Any political dystopia risks being overtaken by reality, but in this case the gap between truth and fiction feels claustrophobic. At the beginning of the novel, Elle is at a party held to mourn that day’s election of a far-right populist government. She’s the communications director for the almost too brilliantly named Gigr, a company connecting people seeking immediate shift work with businesses offering it. Elle is freshly upset by witnessing and immediately containing the reputational damage of a worker’s jump from a balcony. She knows how to do this, because “we’d had a death every four weeks, then every three weeks, then every two”: exhausted, starving people taking underpaid shifts from Gigr after finishing public sector jobs that no longer pay enough for survival. Almost everyone, in this slightly more desperate, divided and unfair nation, ends up doing some work for Gigr sooner or later, to buy faster access to emergency healthcare or food for crisis-stricken family, and Gigr has algorithms to ensure that each person is paid the least their particular circumstances oblige them to accept. Continue reading...
Exclusive: First shipwrecks found in Nassau harbour on New Providence, once the hideout of Blackbeard and Calico Jack The first shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas have been discovered by an international team co-directed by a British marine archaeologist. Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham were among pirates who, between the 1690s and 1720s, turned Nassau on the ...
Exclusive: First shipwrecks found in Nassau harbour on New Providence, once the hideout of Blackbeard and Calico Jack The first shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas have been discovered by an international team co-directed by a British marine archaeologist. Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham were among pirates who, between the 1690s and 1720s, turned Nassau on the island of New Providence into a hideout where they plotted their next heists on the high seas and divided up their plunder. Continue reading...
Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas When the wind picks up on Fair Isle, Britain’s most remote inhabited island, puffs of seafoam start to drift across fields like tumbleweed. The pale yellow blobs are ubiquitous enough to hold their own place in the island’s mythology: known as the bu...
Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas When the wind picks up on Fair Isle, Britain’s most remote inhabited island, puffs of seafoam start to drift across fields like tumbleweed. The pale yellow blobs are ubiquitous enough to hold their own place in the island’s mythology: known as the butter churned by a local troll, Lukki Minni . “When the Atlantic gets going, foam covers the whole island,” says Tommy Hyndman, an artist who moved to the Fair Isle from upstate New York two decades ago. “Your windows get caked and your plants all die from the salt.” Continue reading...
Sophie Fiennes’s thoughtful documentary follows director Declan Donnellan as he helps actors find their way through Macbeth’s lines Documentary film-maker Sophie Fiennes returns with another palate-cleansingly meditative, unhurried and intelligent movie about artistic process; in this case, the process of acting – or to be more specific, rehearsing and workshopping ideas. Actors are shown developi...
Sophie Fiennes’s thoughtful documentary follows director Declan Donnellan as he helps actors find their way through Macbeth’s lines Documentary film-maker Sophie Fiennes returns with another palate-cleansingly meditative, unhurried and intelligent movie about artistic process; in this case, the process of acting – or to be more specific, rehearsing and workshopping ideas. Actors are shown developing approaches to Macbeth under the cool eye of Cheek by Jowl director Declan Donnellan. This is the part of “acting” that the movie observes in detail; it doesn’t cover the other business of auditions, table reads, tech runs, dress runs and performing night after night. With its clear, daylit approach, it is comparable to Fiennes’s 2010 study of German artist Anselm Kiefer, Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow – but is very unlike Fiennes’s atypically hyperactive and flashier films about the movies, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema and The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology , whose style is more driven by their unruly presenter, Slavoj Žižek. Continue reading...
File photo: BYD’s electric-vehicle factory in Camaçari, Bahia state, Brazil. Photo: VCG In the grand realignment of global supply chains, Chinese corporations are aggressively expanding their manufacturing footprints overseas. The goal is no longer just exporting goods, but localizing production and building global brands. In this wave, Latin America has emerged as a prime destination for Chinese ...
File photo: BYD’s electric-vehicle factory in Camaçari, Bahia state, Brazil. Photo: VCG In the grand realignment of global supply chains, Chinese corporations are aggressively expanding their manufacturing footprints overseas. The goal is no longer just exporting goods, but localizing production and building global brands. In this wave, Latin America has emerged as a prime destination for Chinese capital seeking new growth. The macroeconomic ties are undeniable. Bilateral trade between China and Latin America hit a record $549 billion in 2025. China is now the second-largest trading partner for the region, with 24 Latin American and Caribbean nations having signed onto the Belt and Road Initiative. In the first quarter of 2026, bilateral trade volume surged another 18.3% year-over-year. The strategic weight of Latin America in China’s globalization playbook has never been heavier.
SINGAPORE, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR) (“UP Fintech” or the “Company”), a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
SINGAPORE, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR) (“UP Fintech” or the “Company”), a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
JK Tech, a leading Gen AI-focused data and AI services company, has announced the launch of its dedicated Gemini Enterprise Unit, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to bring cutting-edge AI capabilities to enterprise clients. The new unit is purpose-built to help organisations unlock the full potential of Google Gemini AI through structured, scalable, and business-ready frameworks, ...
JK Tech, a leading Gen AI-focused data and AI services company, has announced the launch of its dedicated Gemini Enterprise Unit, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to bring cutting-edge AI capabilities to enterprise clients. The new unit is purpose-built to help organisations unlock the full potential of Google Gemini AI through structured, scalable, and business-ready frameworks, further strengthening JK Tech's position as a one-stop destination for all Google Cloud-related serv
International use of the euro rose slightly in 2025 but stayed well below that of the dollar, highlighting the difficulty of mounting a global challenge to the greenback’s supremacy. Overall usage of the common currency increased to about 20%, the European Central Bank said Tuesday in an annual assessment. It held at the same level in foreign-exchange reserves, still only about a third of the doll...
International use of the euro rose slightly in 2025 but stayed well below that of the dollar, highlighting the difficulty of mounting a global challenge to the greenback’s supremacy. Overall usage of the common currency increased to about 20%, the European Central Bank said Tuesday in an annual assessment. It held at the same level in foreign-exchange reserves, still only about a third of the dollar’s allocation. The ECB said international debt issuance in euros hit a record high and the euro led for the first time in the global market for green and sustainable bonds . But it also found a notable drop-off in its use for daily foreign-exchange trading. European officials have sought to chip away at the dollar’s international dominance as Donald Trump ’s erratic policymaking and attacks on the Federal Reserve since his return to the presidency dented confidence in the US. ECB President Christine Lagarde has gone as far as discussing a potential “ global euro moment ,” urging politicians to strengthen the euro’s role so the currency bloc can enjoy more of the dollar’s privileges, including lower borrowing costs. “There is an opening for the euro to enhance its global appeal – provided that European policymakers create the necessary conditions and put words into action,” Lagarde wrote in Tuesday’s report. Economic resilience, legal and institutional integrity, and geopolitical credibility must be reinforced, she said. The report laid out the scale of the task, however. One problem is central banks’ accumulation of gold holdings amid persistent geopolitical tensions. While purchases decreased to about 850 tons from more than 1,000 tons in 2024, the metal remained the second-largest global reserve asset at market prices. Some countries have also advanced alternative cross-border payment systems, including those based on digital technologies, the ECB said, calling the trend another sign of fragmentation in the international monetary system. The ECB also stressed that the u...
DebraMillet/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Micron Technology, Inc. ( MU ) has lately become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom. The company recently reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of approximately $23.9 billion, representing roughly 196% year-over-year growth, while non-GAAP earnings per share surged from approximately $1.56 to $12.20. Even more astonishingly, Micro...
DebraMillet/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Micron Technology, Inc. ( MU ) has lately become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom. The company recently reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of approximately $23.9 billion, representing roughly 196% year-over-year growth, while non-GAAP earnings per share surged from approximately $1.56 to $12.20. Even more astonishingly, Micron guided toward approximately $33.5 billion in revenue next quarter, together with gross margins around 81% and non-GAAP EPS near $19.15. Those are extraordinary numbers by any standard. If one annualizes those figures mechanically, Micron suddenly appears capable of generating well above $120 billion in annual revenue and ~$100 billion in gross profits, which would have been almost unimaginable for a memory manufacturer only a few years or even a few months ago. Unsurprisingly, the stock market has rewarded the company handsomely, pushing Micron’s market capitalization toward approximately $1 trillion. The stock trades at ~$950 per share, which was unfathomable for me, at least when I bought the share at ~$70 per share after the so-called “Liberation Day” meltdown just about one year ago. Unfortunately, I sold my Micron shares in August 2026, when I returned to Seeking Alpha as a contributor after a 10-plus-year absence. After deciding to write about any investment decisions, I decided to sell Micron shares, not because I became pessimistic about its business prospects, but because I realized that analyzing Micron stock was outside my core competence. Alas, maybe this capital gain that I would have made from this tail-end, small-probability run-up of Micron stock was not meant to be. The Purpose of This Write-up To be clear, I am not writing this article because I believe Micron stock will collapse soon. In fact, I would not be surprised at all if the stock continues rising substantially from here. AI infrastructure spending remains extremely strong, HBM supply remains con...
DebraMillet/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Micron Technology, Inc. ( MU ) has lately become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom. The company recently reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of approximately $23.9 billion, representing roughly 196% year-over-year growth, while non-GAAP earnings per share surged from approximately $1.56 to $12.20. Even more astonishingly, Micro...
DebraMillet/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Micron Technology, Inc. ( MU ) has lately become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom. The company recently reported fiscal Q2 2026 revenue of approximately $23.9 billion, representing roughly 196% year-over-year growth, while non-GAAP earnings per share surged from approximately $1.56 to $12.20. Even more astonishingly, Micron guided toward approximately $33.5 billion in revenue next quarter, together with gross margins around 81% and non-GAAP EPS near $19.15. Those are extraordinary numbers by any standard. If one annualizes those figures mechanically, Micron suddenly appears capable of generating well above $120 billion in annual revenue and ~$100 billion in gross profits, which would have been almost unimaginable for a memory manufacturer only a few years or even a few months ago. Unsurprisingly, the stock market has rewarded the company handsomely, pushing Micron’s market capitalization toward approximately $1 trillion. The stock trades at ~$950 per share, which was unfathomable for me, at least when I bought the share at ~$70 per share after the so-called “Liberation Day” meltdown just about one year ago. Unfortunately, I sold my Micron shares in August 2025, when I returned to Seeking Alpha as a contributor after a 10-plus-year absence. After deciding to write about any investment decisions, I decided to sell Micron shares, not because I became pessimistic about its business prospects, but because I realized that analyzing Micron stock was outside my core competence. Alas, maybe this capital gain that I would have made from this tail-end, small-probability run-up of Micron stock was not meant to be. The Purpose of This Write-up To be clear, I am not writing this article because I believe Micron stock will collapse soon. In fact, I would not be surprised at all if the stock continues rising substantially from here. AI infrastructure spending remains extremely strong, HBM supply remains con...
Two of India’s most consequential trade negotiations are testing New Delhi’s ability to secure stronger protections for exporters in Asia’s third-largest economy. The challenge will be on display this week as India hosts a US trade delegation led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch, as well as UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle. New Delhi has warned it could scale back some concessions under...
Two of India’s most consequential trade negotiations are testing New Delhi’s ability to secure stronger protections for exporters in Asia’s third-largest economy. The challenge will be on display this week as India hosts a US trade delegation led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch, as well as UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle. New Delhi has warned it could scale back some concessions under the free trade agreement it signed with the UK last year unless its steel exports are exempted from safeguard duties that kick in next month. At the same time, negotiators are trying to close a deal with Washington, with India pushing for exemptions from any tariffs that may arise from ongoing US trade investigations. The talks come at a difficult moment for India. The war in Iran, which has severely disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, has hit not only energy supplies but also access to a key export market for Indian goods. While the government has moved to cushion the impact on exporters, concerns are growing that a prolonged conflict could weigh on trade this fiscal year. Trade agreements with the US and the UK could help cushion some of those headwinds while attracting foreign investment at a time when the rupee is under pressure. They are also a key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy to diversify India’s export markets amid growing geopolitical uncertainty. In the case of the US, however, some analysts argue that New Delhi has less reason to rush. The rationale for quickly concluding a trade deal weakened after the US Supreme Court struck down the reciprocal tariff framework, according to Ajay Srivastava, founder of the New Delhi-based Global Trade Research Initiative. “More importantly, a bilateral trade agreement would offer no guarantee against future US trade actions,” Srivastava said. “It would be wise to wait for US trade policy to stabilize than to lock itself into long-term expensive obligations.” Last year, the White House imposed som...
STORY: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Tuesday that his company has secured enough supply to support strong growth. The comments come as demand for chips surges amid the AI boom. And Huang says it's true for both the graphics chips and Nvidia's new central processing units: “We've secured supply for very robust growth of all of those systems. For very robust growth of our CPUs, for very robust growth...
STORY: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Tuesday that his company has secured enough supply to support strong growth. The comments come as demand for chips surges amid the AI boom. And Huang says it's true for both the graphics chips and Nvidia's new central processing units: “We've secured supply for very robust growth of all of those systems. For very robust growth of our CPUs, for very robust growth of our CPUs for storage and CX for storage, for CPUs plus GPUs for Vera Rubin. We have supply for very, very robust growth, but we're still supply constrained.” Huang was speaking a day after Nvidia unveiled a new chip called the RTX Spark. :: June 1, 2026 It's designed to bring advanced AI capabilities to personal computers. Set to launch in the fall, the product will put Nvidia in direct competition with AMD, Intel, and Apple. Huang said the RTX Spark is part of the firm's partnership with Microsoft to “reinvent the PC” for the AI era. He was speaking during the weeklong Computex tech event in Taiwan, where he was born: “Taiwan is such an incredible strategic partner for the United States because Taiwan is investing in the ecosystem, the manufacturing in the United States. If you look at TSMC and Amkor and SPIL and Wistron and Foxconn, the amount of investment they put into the United States so that the global supply chain could be as diversified and resilient, redundant as possible is incredible.” Huang said Nvidia's Vera data center CPUs would be even more popular than its GPUs because of their key role in processing information.