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Alibaba’s cloud and computing division has added Meta’s recently released large language model Llama2 into ModelScope, an open-source “model-as-a-service” platform owned by the e-commerce giant. This enables Chinese corporations to train their own AI models or develop applications based on Llama2. The move coincides with the cloud unit’s preparations for…

T aoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he does not think the Irish Government would offer condolences to Russia in the event of Vladimir Putin’s death. Mr Varadkar was responding to a question relating to Ireland’s historical foreign policy. He said he did not believe an Irish delegation would be present…

Published By: Saurabh Verma Last Updated: July 26, 2023, 22:13 IST Brussels, Belgium The EU has already imposed repeated rounds of sanctions on Minsk over Lukashenko's brutal repression of the opposition since 2020 and the war in Ukraine. (Image: Reuters File) Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is the closest ally of…

Gaming content and services revenues up 5%, thanks to third-party titles and Game Pass Xbox revenues remained relatively flat for the final quarter of Microsoft's financial year, showing a 1% increase for the three months ended June 30. Microsoft's Q4 results show the company's total revenue was up 8% year-on-year…

The bill, which was approved unanimously by both houses of parliament, bans any ‘medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person’ The bill also annuls marriages in which one person has ‘changed gender’ and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents Published: 2:35am, 25 Jul, 2023…

Russia's president Vladimir Putin signed the digital ruble bill into law today, allowing the country's central bank to issue its own digital currency. The digital ruble, which the Bank of Russia has long been mulling over, will be used for payments along with other methods, according to the new amendments…

Updated July 23, 2023 at 11:47 PM Published July 23, 2023 at 7:55 AM MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s counter-offensive “has failed” as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close ally, for talks in St Petersburg on Sunday. “There is no counter-offensive,” Russian news agencies quoted…

Putin allies crackdown exposing 'crisis of command' in Russian ranks (Image: GETTY) Vladimir Putin's crackdown on his former allies, supporters, and serving generals is leaving him weakened, experts have said. The Russian leader is reportedly dealing with a central government under strain, with the Wagner failed rebellion having stirred high-profile…

Warsaw has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Poland after President Vladimir Putin threatened Poland and claimed it was eyeing territory in Ukraine and Belarus.     After the arrival of 5,000 Wagner fighters into Belarus following their short-lived mutiny, Poland said it would move troops to the border.    …

Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP/File Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stern warning to Poland, accusing the NATO member of harbouring territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union.  Putin further declared that any aggression against Belarus, a close ally and neighbour of Russia, would be considered an attack on Russia…