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China's top AI players

Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek

Wild Balkan berries keep gin taste steady as climate shifts

Barcelona must live without teen star Yamal for title run-in

Hearts lead Old Firm as Scottish title race heads for tense finale

China's DeepSeek says releases long-awaited new AI model

Hawks fend off Knicks, Raptors pull away from Cavs to cut deficit

Wildfires spread towards northern Japan town

'Clearly me': AI drama accused of stealing faces

Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts from Moscow

Oil extends gains, stocks sink as peace talk hopes fade

'Raw and honest': India climbers face obstacles in race to the top

Blink and you might miss Indian speed climber Deepu Mallesh scaling a wall five buses high in five seconds.

Cowgirls of Philippine rodeo tackle steers, stereotypes

The loop of Rizza Matutino's lasso sat atop the steer's head for what felt like forever.

'Godzilla Minus Zero' will show monster up close, director says

Godzilla will be closer to audiences than ever before in "Godzilla Minus Zero," the film's Japanese director said.

'Stigmatized' or 'sustainable'? Vintage sales boost sees fur return

Laura Jacobs thought she'd never wear animal fur, having witnessed years of protests over its use in clothing -- until suddenly she started spotting it all over New York.

YouTube offers deepfake detection to Hollywood

YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform's efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.

Arsenal eye return to top spot, Spurs fight for survival

Arsenal can reclaim the Premier League summit this weekend as in-form Manchester City focus on the FA Cup, while Tottenham and West Ham battle to avoid the final relegation spot.

Chinese EVs geared up to dominate world's biggest auto show

The world's biggest car show opens Friday in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out models on the market.

No.2 Korda fires 65 to grab LPGA Chevron lead

Second-ranked Nelly Korda fired a bogey-free seven-under par 65 to seize a two-stroke lead after Thursday's opening round of the LPGA Chevron Championship, the year's first major women's event.

Raiders take quarterback Mendoza with No. 1 NFL draft pick

The Las Vegas Raiders took quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the number one pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, hoping the Heisman Trophy winner can help revive a franchise that has missed the playoffs for the past four seasons.

Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed

Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the incident.

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