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Finnish phone maker HMD today launched its first smartphone, called the Vibe 2 5G, which comes preloaded with Indian AI company Sarvam’s chatbot Indus. Both companies had first announced the partnership during the India AI summit held in New Delhi in February. The Indus app is powered by Sarvam’s locally trained 105-billion-parameter model — a measure of the AI’s scale and sophistication — and launched at the AI summit. The app supports 22 Indic languages and mid-sentence code-switching (the ability to fluidly mix languages mid-conversation, like switching between Hindi and English), which helps the assistant better understand the context of a…

Yesterday, May 21, Brighton and Hove City Council held its annual general meeting where it confirmed cabinet positions and portfolios for the coming 12 months. Councillor Bella Sankey has been re-elected as leader and will continue as chair of the cabinet. Both Councillor Jacob Taylor and Councillor Tim Rowkins will also remain as deputy leaders. Councillor Taylor will keep his position as cabinet member for finance and city regeneration, and Councillor Rowkins will hold on to the net zero and environmental services portfolio. Councillor David McGregor has been appointed as cabinet member for economy, culture, heritage, and tourism, taking over…

A key indicator of institutional crypto market participation, the Coinbase premium has fallen deeper into negative territory, indicating increased selling pressure from institutions.The Coinbase premium has been mostly negative since late April, but it has fallen much faster over the past seven days and recorded its lowest level this month at -0.0983% on May 21.“Institutional selling pressure has intensified recently,” CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said on Thursday. “This suggests that the population of institutional and professional investors trading on Coinbase Advanced is selling more aggressively than investors trading on Binance.”Institutional investors are also shying away from store-of-value assets such as gold, which…

AI slop has started to affect the job market on both sides: the recruiters and the job hunters. This can be seen on platforms such as LinkedIn. But why is this a problem? For starters, recruiters are having to spend more time going through AI generated applications than actually speaking to candidates. Kadan Stadelmann, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Compance.AI, said the volume of automated applications has turned hiring into an exhausting filtering exercise. “Job listings and professional networking content is being drowned.” He said, “Job applicants are using AI tools to generate polished resumes, cover letters, and tailored…

Drivers in the Southside should prepare for significant lane closures starting next week due to proposed works. Source link

Location : The M1 southbound entry slip at junction J11 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:00 and 07:15 on 22 May 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Prosecutors also claimed examination of his phone indicated he may have been in contact with up to 30 women06:00, 22 May 2026Belfast High Court(Image: Google Streetview)A Belfast man allegedly drugged and raped young women suffering from addiction as part of a campaign of sexual exploitation, the High Court heard on Thursday.Trevor Donaghy, 45, is accused of attacking two vulnerable victims injected with substances and luring a third into prostitution.Prosecutors also claimed examination of his phone indicated he may have been in contact with up to 30 women.Details emerged as Donaghy, of Ainsworth Drive in the city, was refused bail on…

An international coalition of law enforcement agencies announced Thursday that they took down a popular virtual private network service used by cybercriminals and arrested its administrator.  The FBI said in an alert that First VPN was so popular that “at least” 25 ransomware gangs used the service to hide their malicious activity. Cybercriminals also relied on the VPN to scan the internet, run botnets, launch distributed denial-of-service attacks, and for running scams. First VPN operated servers across 27 different countries, according to the bureau. Europol said in an announcement that, apart from offering anonymous connections, First VPN offered cybercriminals anonymous…

Elon Musk has incredible sway over the companies he leads. And while he already calls himself “TechnoKing” at Tesla, he is a real ruler over SpaceX, wielding an unprecedented level of control over one of the most valuable companies in the world.  Musk’s monarchical grip on SpaceX was finally laid bare in the company’s IPO filing made public on Wednesday.   Post-IPO, Musk will be CEO, CTO, and chairman of SpaceX’s board. His current 85% voting power will drop following the IPO, but it will still be above 50%, giving him the ability to appoint directors as he sees fit. He…

Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying a Katalyst robotic spacecraft that will attempt to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, will launch on Pegasus in June to rendezvous with Swift and raise its altitude, extending its science mission lifespan. Both United States and international media may apply for onsite credentials to view the Pegasus and the L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will deploy the rocket at launch. In addition to interview opportunities on site, media also…