Day: October 6, 2025
Asahi restarts beer production after cyber-attack
Japan’s biggest brewer has restarted six factories that produce its popular Super Dry beer.
Iran Spox: European trio has proven diplomacy with them is ineffective
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baqaei, says that the Islamic Republic currently has no plans to hold talks with European countries over nuclear issues, as the three European parties have “proven that diplomacy with them is unproductive.”
Portlanders are organizing a naked bike ride to protest Trump militarization of city
Trump has claimed that the city has descended into ‘lawless mayhem’ and that federal troops are needed to protect ICE agents in Portland
Source: xAI is set to spend $18B+ to acquire ~300K more Nvidia chips for its Colossus 2 project in Memphis; Elon Musk said in July it would have 550K chips (Alexander Saeedy/Wall Street Journal)
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Source: xAI is set to spend $18B+ to acquire ~300K more Nvidia chips for its Colossus 2 project in Memphis; Elon Musk said in July it would have 550K chips — xAI aims to win tech arms race wit…
Ukraine drone championship: from the frontline to war games
On Ukraine’s front lines, drones play an ever more crucial role. This weekend some of the fighters took a short break for an event that they say was fun, but also crucial to improving tactics and skills: “Wild Drones”, or the national drone championsh…
British author Jilly Cooper, known for novels ‘Rivals’ and ‘Riders’, has died at 88
British author Jilly Cooper, known for her bestselling novels like “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died at age 88.
Mount Everest race against time as fears grow 200 could be buried alive
Some of the mountaineers have been stranded in the dangerous and freezing conditions for 48 hours.
Evangelos Marinakis buys into Hayfin offshoot as he ramps up offshore ambitions
Greek owner moves into anchor-handlers through tie-up as he hands over PSV management to Leer-based operation
Thousands march in Amsterdam urging tougher Dutch stance on Gaza war
Protesters in Amsterdam, dressed in red, urged their government to act and insist Israel stop the war in Gaza. Similar rallies took place in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid, among others.