Enterprise AI costs hit 2026 low driven by price wars, Chinese open-source models: research

Enterprise AI costs hit 2026 low driven by price wars, Chinese open-source models: research

SCMP •

The cost for businesses to run AI models has fallen to a yearly low, according to research by investment bank Jefferies, driven by a heated global price war and a surge in adoption of low-cost Chinese open-source tools, such as those from DeepSeek. Average inference prices – measured per million tokens, or chunks of data handled by a model – ranged between US$1.16 and US$1.18 from August 6 to 8. T...

Wendy’s worker wanted to quit, bosses funded his college; now he’s heading to Yale

Wendy’s worker wanted to quit, bosses funded his college; now he’s heading to Yale

Times of India •

Thalles Winner DeSouza, 23, is heading to Yale University after a difficult journey that began with surviving a shooting in Brazil. After moving to the US, he worked at Wendy’s while studying. His bosses helped fund three years of community college, supporting his education. DeSouza later transferred colleges and earned admission to Yale, where he plans to study political science and human rights ...

Amnesty International says Farage putting ‘hate and inhumanity’ before leadership with El Salvador prison plan– UK politics live

Amnesty International says Farage putting ‘hate and inhumanity’ before leadership with El Salvador prison plan– UK politics live

The Guardian •

A spokesperson for the human rights group likened the proposal to ‘financial brutality with British taxpayers’ money’Farage and Yusuf are now taking questions.Q: [From Jack Fenwick from the BBC] Are there other countries where you might send foreign offenders? And how much would this cost?We have to admit that there might not be too many colour TVs.It’s not going to be a summer camp. It’s not goin...

Amnesty international saying Farage plan to send foreign offenders abroad ignores basic human decency – UK politics live

Amnesty international saying Farage plan to send foreign offenders abroad ignores basic human decency – UK politics live

The Guardian •

A spokesperson for the human rights group likened the proposal to ‘financial brutality with British taxpayers’ money’Farage and Yusuf are now taking questions.Q: [From Jack Fenwick from the BBC] Are there other countries where you might send foreign offenders? And how much would this cost?We have to admit that there might not be too many colour TVs.It’s not going to be a summer camp. It’s not goin...

People flocking to Spain to view solar eclipse could spark more ‘devastating’ wildfires

People flocking to Spain to view solar eclipse could spark more ‘devastating’ wildfires

The Guardian •

Northern Spain will be one of the best places in world to view phenomenon with 460,000 extra visitors expectedAuthorities in Spain have warned of an increased risk of fires when hundreds of thousands of people head to the hills and beaches to get a better view of Wednesday’s total solar eclipse.“The vegetation is extraordinarily dry and the smallest spark or carelessness could lead to devastating ...