Performance

• La Nazionale femminile degli Stati Uniti ha ottenuto una vittoria per 3-0 contro il Giappone in un'amichevole disputata in Colorado il 12 maggio 2026. • Kennedy Wesley, subentrando dalla panchina alla sua sesta convocazione, ha segnato il suo primo gol internazionale e fornito il suo primo assist, evidenziando la profondità della squadra. • Sophia Wilson ha fatto il suo ritorno nella USWNT dopo quasi due anni di assenza, contribuendo alla prestazione dominante contro la formazione giapponese.

• La Cina è emersa come un campo di prova in tempo reale per l'adozione di massa dell'IA, con colossi tecnologici come Tencent, Alibaba e Baidu che corrono per commercializzare strumenti di IA su larga scala nei mercati consumer ed enterprise. • L'anteprima del modello IA V4 di DeepSeek del mese scorso ha introdotto chip prodotti da Huawei, riducendo la dipendenza dai produttori di chip statunitensi come Nvidia, mentre l'Human-Centred AI Institute di Stanford riferisce che il divario tra USA e Cina nelle prestazioni dei principali modelli di IA si è "effettivamente chiuso". • I leader cinesi hanno promesso una crescita media annua di almeno il 7% nella spesa nazionale per la ricerca e sviluppo (R&D) fino al 2030 e hanno investito pesantemente nello sviluppo di talenti e in infrastrutture elettriche accessibili per supportare i sistemi di IA ad alto consumo energetico.

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.