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DeepSeek shock shows Europe not out of AI race: experts
DeepSeek shock shows Europe not out of AI race: experts
by  AFP

China-based DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model has shaken the sector by offering high performance apparently at a fraction of the cost of those developed by US giants, with many experts saying the release also hints at opportunity for investment minnow Europe.

Hopes for turnaround lift Boeing shares despite huge losses
Hopes for turnaround lift Boeing shares despite huge losses
by  AFP

Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss Tuesday following a bruising 2024, but shares rallied on hopes that early turnaround signs under a new CEO may bear fruit. The US aviation giant reported a fourth-quarter loss of $3.9 billion as the company continued to experience a hit from a more than seven-week labor strike that shuttered two major assembly plants.

UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate
UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate
by  AFP

Britain's first teacherless AI classroom may be an "outlier", but it underlines the potential benefits and risks of a UK government drive to rollout artificial intelligence in education, experts say. - 'Efficient' - However, Rose Luckin, a professor at University College London (UCL) who researches AI in education, said AI was an "outlier" with an uncertain future in British classrooms.

France savours competitive cooking win as restoring lost prestige
France savours competitive cooking win as restoring lost prestige
by  AFP

After major investments in a bid to restore its lost national culinary prestige, France savoured victory Tuesday at the world's most prestigious international cooking competition, the Bocuse d'Or. Paul Marcon, son of the former winner Regis Marcon, clinched the title late on Monday in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, 30 years after his much-garlanded father.