From laser shields to iPhone detectors: inside China’s booming secrecy industry
A group of Chinese officials are in the middle of a highly sensitive meeting involving critical decisions yet to be made behind closed doors,...
Alibaba Qwen Introduces QwenGyre: Elastic Reinforcement Learning RL for XLong-Horizon Agents
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Alibaba’s Qwen team has introduced QwenGyre, an elastic reinforcement learning RL framework for extreme-long-horizon agent training. QwenGyre...
Trump Departs White House for Ohio
President Donald Trump departs the White House at 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 12 en route to Youngstown, Ohio. …
Schatz Tells Democrats to Plan for Divided Government Even If They Win Both Chambers
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said Democrats will have to act as one half of a divided government even if they win both the House...
Don’t leave Asia’s ageing debate until it’s too late
Vincent Caradec is the co-founder and CEO of Healthi Life, in Bangkok, Thailand. Last month, Japan’s internal affairs ministry released its yearly data ahead...
Canada’s PM Carney makes case for Canadian unity as Alberta referendum nears
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday urged Alberta to remain in Canada, warning that a vote next week on whether to hold a...
The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office
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Catholic US soldiers should not join Nidal Hasan firing squad, archbishop says
Catholics serving in the US Army should not take part in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan that the Pentagon...
Judge Orders White House to Stop Airing Taxpayer-Funded Ads
President Donald Trump in New York, on May 22, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Oct. 11 issued a temporary...