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The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate

The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate

The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encourage natural foraging.

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Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers

Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers

At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering the global artificial intelligence boom.

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Oil industry sees war windfall but girds for political blowback

Oil industry sees war windfall but girds for political blowback

US oil giants are set to report blowout profits Friday at a time when lofty gasoline prices are stressing consumers and exacerbating President Donald Trump's worries about upcoming midterm elections.

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Anthropic's models gained unauthorized 'real-world' access during testing

Anthropic's models gained unauthorized 'real-world' access during testing

Anthropic's artificial intelligence (AI) models "gained unauthorized access" to three outside organizations during testing that was supposed to keep them away from "real-world" systems, the company said on Thursday.

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15 years in prison for father of US teenage school shooter

15 years in prison for father of US teenage school shooter

A man whose teenage son shot dead four people at a US high school was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday in a rare case of a parent convicted over a shooting carried out by their child.

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Casemiro keen to team with Messi at Miami

Casemiro keen to team with Messi at Miami

Brazil star Casemiro sang the praises of new Inter Miami teammate Lionel Messi on Thursday, calling his former La Liga rival a "god of football."

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Amazon beats expectations with cloud and AI growth

Amazon beats expectations with cloud and AI growth

Amazon beat analysts' expectations on Thursday when it reported growth in overall revenue and sales, particularly in its cloud, artificial intelligence and chips divisions.

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Apple tops estimates in CEO Cook's final quarter, but shares fall

Apple tops estimates in CEO Cook's final quarter, but shares fall

Apple beat market expectations in its latest results on Thursday, capping Tim Cook's final earnings report as CEO with a strong showing, although the outlook for the current quarter disappointed investors.

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De Minaur beats teen Hewitt in all-Aussie Washington clash

De Minaur beats teen Hewitt in all-Aussie Washington clash

A clinical Alex de Minaur defeated fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals in his Washington Open title defense.

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Turkey battles wind-fuelled wildfires on tourist coasts

Turkey battles wind-fuelled wildfires on tourist coasts

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled on Thursday to contain wind-fuelled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

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