Performance

• The United States Women's National Team secured a 3-0 victory over Japan in a friendly match held in Colorado on May 12, 2026. • Kennedy Wesley, coming off the bench in her sixth cap, scored her first international goal and provided her first assist, highlighting the team's depth. • Sophia Wilson made her return to the USWNT after nearly a two-year hiatus, contributing to the dominant performance against the Japanese side.

• China has emerged as a real-time testing ground for mass AI adoption, with major tech companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu racing to commercialize AI tools at scale across consumer and enterprise markets. • DeepSeek's V4 AI model preview last month introduced Huawei-made chips, reducing dependence on US chipmakers like Nvidia, while Stanford's Human-Centred AI Institute reports the US-China gap in top AI model performance has "effectively closed." • Chinese leaders have pledged an annual average growth of at least 7% in nationwide R&D spending through 2030 and invested heavily in talent development and affordable electricity infrastructure to support power-hungry AI systems.

Chedrick Greene will have to defend his new perch in midterms, as Republican challenger vows to run againUS politics live – latest updatesChedrick Greene, a Democratic firefighter and marine veteran, won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, allowing Democrats to retain control of state senate for the remainder of the year.In the race for Michigan’s 35th senate district, a constituency that former vice-president Kamala Harris won by only a single percentage point in 2024, Greene beat Republican Jason Tunney – clinching more than 58% of the vote, compared with Tunney’s 39%, according to local results. The district includes parts of Bay and Saginaw counties, purple areas of the state. Continue reading...

• Moreh, an AI infrastructure software company led by CEO Gangwon Jo, announced successful validation of large language model inference performance, advancing the company's platform for optimizing AI workloads. • The validation marks progress in Moreh's mission to simplify LLM deployment and reduce computational overhead, addressing a critical bottleneck for enterprises scaling AI applications. • This development reflects the broader industry focus on AI infrastructure optimization as companies seek cost-effective solutions for running sophisticated language models at scale.

Wicked star’s one-woman West End show was stopped in response to an increasingly common problem for theatresA performance of Dracula in the West End on Monday night was halted after its star, Cynthia Erivo, spotted that an audience member appeared to be filming the show.A representative for the production, in which Erivo plays all 23 roles, confirmed that there had been a short stop caused by the incident. A commenter on the forum Theatreboard, who said they had been at the show, wrote that Erivo – roughly an hour into the performance – “looked out into the audience and said: ‘Are you filming? Is someone filming?’ and stopped the show”. Another commenter said that they had attended Dracula – which is at the Noël Coward theatre – the following night and that there were extra reminders to the audience about taking photos and filming. Continue reading...

• Nvidia launched Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs on April 25, 2026, at GTC US, delivering 20 petaflops FP4 performance for training models up to 10 trillion parameters. • New chips feature 4.5TB HBM4 memory and NVLink 6 interconnect, reducing training costs by 40% for hyperscalers like Microsoft Azure. • Announcement bolsters Nvidia's 92% AI accelerator market dominance amid US export controls on China sales.

• Nvidia launched the Blackwell Ultra B300 GPU series on April 19, 2026, claiming 50% faster AI training speeds compared to the prior B200 model. • The new chips feature 208 billion transistors and support FP4 precision, targeting data centers for large language model workloads. • This positions Nvidia to maintain dominance amid intensifying competition from AMD and custom silicon by hyperscalers like Amazon and Google.

• ICICI Bank reported Q4 FY26 net profit of ₹12,949 Cr, surpassing street estimates and bringing annual profit to ₹50,000 Cr milestone. • The bank declared a ₹12 dividend per share, signaling confidence in its financial performance and shareholder returns. • Strong Q4 results reflect robust performance in India's banking sector amid evolving market conditions.