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As NATO ups defence spending, can Europe produce the weapons?
As NATO ups defence spending, can Europe produce the weapons?
by  AFP

NATO leaders meeting in The Hague this month look set to agree to a major increase in military budgets under pressure from US President Donald Trump. The demands on NATO's European members are huge: new hardware targets agreed this month will require the biggest armament spree in decades.

Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO
Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO
by  AFP

Scale AI announced a "significant" new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan. Scale AI founder and chief executive Alexandr Wang will join Meta to work on the tech giant's own artificial intelligence efforts as part of the deal, according to the startup.

Betraying the revolution: Cuban students reject dollarization
Betraying the revolution: Cuban students reject dollarization
by  AFP

It took a steep hike in mobile internet tariffs to unleash a rebellion among Cuban students on a scale unseen since the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power. The protests have ballooned into a wider mobilization over the subtle dollarization of the Cuban economy.

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