A New Open-Weight Challenger to Anthropic, Reflection, Emerges

New York Times - Oct 6, 2026

Reflection AI, a start-up backed by Nvidia, unveiled an open-weight artificial intelligence model meant to compete with Chinese tools — and other U.S. ones.

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Once overlooked by the global fashion industry, Southeast Asian couture and craftsmanship are now stepping into the spotlight as labels from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and neighbouring countries start to gain widespread admiration. “People always say it’s like a kept secret,” says Verawat Chinpilas, 38, co-founder and creative director of Thai fashion brand Amr de Saison. “But, no, it’s not a secret. You just weren’t looking.” Founded in Bangkok in 2022, Amr de Saison blends relaxed everyday...

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Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars introduced viewers to a brand-new pro dancer, Hailey Bills. However, she’s no stranger to the ballroom. The 20-year-old is the niece of veteran DWTS pro dancers Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson through her mother, Johnson’s older sister Stacy Bills. Hailey Bills was part of the DWTS troupe last year and a junior pro on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, where she competed alongside Tripp Palin under Johnson’s coaching while Chmerkovskiy judged. The pair was...

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Dozens of people appear to have received a strange message from the clothing and beauty store's app.

Iberia at 100: Cabin Retrofit, Starlink Rollout and Anniversary Livery

Oct 6, 2026

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The Spanish flag carrier was founded in June 1927 and has outlined a programme of celebrations starting with a special ‘100’ livery which will appear on selected aircraft The post Iberia at 100: Cabin Retrofit, Starlink Rollout and Anniversary Livery appeared first on Business Traveller.

Should we be worried about a plague outbreak in Russia?

Oct 6, 2026

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Mastermind review: Louis Koo plays detective in ludicrously bad Hong Kong mystery thriller

Oct 6, 2026

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1/5 stars A fine line separates a labyrinthine murder thriller from an infuriatingly fragmented mess. With Mastermind, emerging Hong Kong writer-director James Hung Ling-ching (The Seventh Lie) crosses it with reckless abandon, delivering a detective mystery with such irredeemably awful plotting that genre fans will rarely have felt so insulted. Set over a single, relentlessly storm-soaked night in H City – a fictional, dystopian metropolis of 5 million starved of proper rule of law – the film...

Meet Bo Bryan, country star Luke Bryan’s high school quarterback son

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In einigen europäischen Ländern müssen sich Reisende auf Ausfälle im Zug- und Flugverkehr einstellen. The post Streiks: Wir navigieren Sie durch die geplanten Ausstände appeared first on Business Traveller.

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Oct 6, 2026

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Teeing Off in the Birthplace of Golf, in St. Andrews, Scotland

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Teeing Off in the Birthplace of Golf, in St. Andrews, Scotland

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South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hackings on Its Banks

Oct 6, 2026

South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hackings on Its Banks

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