Talal M. Al Kaissi, Chief Executive Officer, Core42. Core42 has expanded its Buffalo AI cluster from 18MW to 60MW, adding 42MW of AI compute capacity in the United States and further strengthening its global AI infrastructure footprint. Core42 has expanded its Buffalo AI cluster from 18MW to 60MW, adding 42MW of US AI compute capacity. The expansion adds NVIDIA and AMD capacity to the site’s existing AMD foundation, reinforcing Core42’s broader heterogeneous AI infrastructure strategy. “Maximus”, the existing AMD deployment, ranked No. 20 on the TOP500, validates Core42’s ability to deliver high-performance AI infrastructure at global scale. Abu Dhabi — Core42, a G42…
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KYIV —Russia launched a large-scale attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Tuesday, damaging residential buildings as part of a broad offensive on targets across Ukraine, according to witnesses and officials. At least 13 people were killed in the overnight assault that Ukraine’s military said involved more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles, including advanced hypersonics. Four people were killed in Kyiv and nine in the central city of Dnipro, with more than 100 wounded across the country, according to Ukrainian officials. In the capital, the attacks damaged several residential and commercial buildings, sparking fires and burning cars, authorities…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a written message from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding issues of common interest to the two countries. Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Economic and Development Affairs Deputyship Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received the message during a meeting with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh today. The meeting also included a review of bilateral relations and a discussion of regional and international issues. Source: Riyadh Daily
WASHINGTON — In another move restricting media access at the Pentagon, the Defense Department has declared that its press office is now a classified space inaccessible to journalists. On X, acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying: “The Pentagon Press Office has been redesignated as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility due to speechwriters from the Office of the Secretary of War sharing the facility.” Valdez said it came because speechwriters, who routinely handle classified material, were now occupying the space. “There’s nothing controversial about that,” he said. The latest move, first reported by The Washington Post, took…
WASHINGTON — A US soldier and a British servicemen died during military training in northern Iraq over the weekend, officials said without releasing further details. The US military issued a statement late Monday announcing the death of a US Army soldier during a military training accident on Sunday at Irbil Air Base in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. The statement said the soldier’s identity is being withheld until 24 hours after his or her family has been notified. The British Ministry of Defense said in a separate post that the family of the British soldier has been notified…
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to President Sergio Mattarella of the Italian Republic on his country’s Republic Day. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the president continued good health and happiness, and the government and people of Italy steady progress and prosperity. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques praised the distinguished relations between the two friendly countries, which everyone is keen to develop in all fields. Source: Riyadh Daily
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese air force aircraft crashed during a training mission on Tuesday, killing two pilots on board, the defense ministry said in a statement. The T-34C aircraft went down at about 8.08am at Gangshan Air Base in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan while conducting a simulated engine-failure exercise, according to the island’s air force. Both pilots on board, Lieutenant Colonel Kuo Chun-nan and Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu, were killed. The crash prompted renewed scrutiny of the island’s ageing fleet of T-34 basic trainers. The planes were first delivered to Taiwan in 1984. Following the accident, the island’s air force…
NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia stresses the Arab Group’s interest in combating small arms and light weapons trafficking in light of the security, humanitarian, and economic consequences. In a statement to the United Nations (UN), the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, stressed the importance of the Program of Action as a consensus-based UN framework for combating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and for boosting trust and cooperation among states. Alwasil emphasized that the program constitutes a standalone international framework, while ensuring that its implementation does not overlap with any other international mechanisms lacking…
The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources processed 778 chemical-clearance service requests in April as part of its efforts to support industrial investment and provide services that promote the growth and expansion of industrial enterprises. Ministry Spokesperson Jarrah Al-Jarrah said the processed applications included 703 requests for the clearance of imports of unrestricted chemicals and 75 requests for permits to import restricted chemicals. The issued requests covered a total of 2,758 items. Al-Jarrah said the chemical-clearance service enables industrial investors to apply for clearance permits and import or export authorizations for chemicals used in industrial facilities through the ministry’s Sanai platform. He…
NAIROBI — A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility and ordered the government to disclose the details of its agreement with Washington after two people were amid protests against the center. The proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base in central Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda has angered many Kenyans. They accuse the US of offloading the health risk of caring for patients. One of the victims was shot in an area close to the Laikipia Airbase where a demonstration was…