Tanner Leatherstein’s Viral Mission to Save You From Bad Luxury Bags

So far, he hasn’t heard directly from any major brands, positively or negatively. “Early on, 11 of my videos were flagged by the LVMH Group for allegedly promoting counterfeit products, which wasn’t the case,” he says. His account was briefly suspended, but after posting a video explaining the misunderstanding, Instagram reinstated it. He does, however, … Read more

Asian stocks rise, dollar weak as US yields tick down By Reuters

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs as traders awaited President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selection and sought to gauge the outlook for Federal Reserve easing. Tech shares advanced, tracking Wall Street’s recovery from last week’s steep losses although Nvidia … Read more

Sagence is building analog chips to run AI

Graphics processing units (GPUs), the chips on which most AI models run, are energy-hungry beasts. As a consequence of the accelerating incorporation of GPUs in data centers, AI will drive a 160% uptick in electricity demand by 2030, Goldman Sachs estimates. The trend isn’t sustainable, argues Vishal Sarin, an analog and memory circuit designer. After … Read more

Dozens of activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

Dozens of prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. The defendants were prosecuted in 2021 for their roles in an unofficial primary election under the 2020 national security law. … Read more

Mistral unleashes Pixtral Large, upgrades Le Chat with image gen

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Mistral, the French startup that made waves last year with a record-setting seed funding amount for Europe, has launched a slew of updates today including a new, large foundational model named Pixtral Large. The company is … Read more