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Cerebras Systems’ monster debut on Thursday didn’t just place it among tech’s biggest-ever IPOs — it was a crystal clear signal of unstoppable demand for chips to power AI, as tech giants scramble to find alternatives to the costly, sold-out graphics processing units made by Nvidia.Cerebras closed its first day trading on Wall Street with a market cap just below $100 billion, putting it near the few companies to close above that mark, such as Facebook-parent Meta and Alibaba. The stock closed 10% lower on Friday, its first full day of trading.Here’s what you need to know about this hot…

Jim Chalmers has shrugged off a growing Budget backlash, as opinion polls showed voters across all generations believe they’ll be worse off — but the Opposition’s popularity has dipped more.According to Newspoll, Labor’s primary vote held steady at 31 per cent while the Coalition fell a point to 20 per cent and One Nation’s surge continued — up from 20 to 27 per cent.The Newspoll, published in The Australian, fond 60 per cent think Labor’s overhaul of housing taxes will either “make no difference” or be a step in the “wrong direction.”A minus 5 net approval rating for the Budget…

KUALA LUMPUR: Two former Malaysian Cabinet ministers from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) are quitting the party and vacating their respective parliamentary seats.  Former Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and former Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad made the announcement at an event on Sunday (May 17), adding that they would write officially to the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysia’s House of Representatives) on Monday to convey this decision.With the current parliamentary term already more than three years in, the seats will simply remain vacant until the next general election, bypassing the need for by-elections. Rafizi who is Pandan MP…

Alex Murdaugh retrial faces obstacles to find impartial jury Alex Murdaugh’s upcoming retrial faces significant challenges in finding an impartial jury, as discussed by criminal defense attorney Josh Ritter. Prosecutors warn that the case’s extensive public attention will complicate jury selection, potentially requiring a change of venue. Murdaugh’s original conviction was overturned due to jury interference, adding to the complexities of securing a fair trial. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The South Carolina Supreme Court wiped away Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction on May 13, ruling unanimously that the trial was irredeemably tainted by the conduct of Colleton…

In the latest Chainlink news, Kraken has officially replaced LayerZero with Chainlink CCIP as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure layer for its wrapped asset suite, including kBTC, with coverage spanning Ethereum, Ink, Unichain, and Optimism, and additional networks expected in later phases.The exchange cited defense-in-depth security architecture, independent node operators, built-in rate limits, and formal certifications-ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2-as the operational basis for the switch. The migration follows a $292 million LayerZero exploit that accelerated industry reassessment of first-generation bridge infrastructure.Bullish signal for LINK holders. Kraken is deprecating its existing cross-chain provider and migrating to @Chainlink CCIP as…

Bill Cassidy is among seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.Published On 17 May 202617 May 2026US Senator Bill Cassidy has lost his Louisiana Republican primary after years of criticism from supporters of Donald Trump over his vote to convict the United States president during his 2021 impeachment trial linked to the January 6 Capitol attack that year.Cassidy failed to secure enough support in the southern state on Saturday to advance to a run-off, finishing behind Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming. The two will face each other in a…

Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with singer Dara’s party anthem “Bangaranga.”Dara beat 24 other competitors during Saturday’s grand final in Vienna. The song’s infectious beats and tightly choreographed dance routine was a hit with both national juries and viewers who together decide the vote.It’s Bulgaria’s first-ever Eurovision victory.Israeli competitor Noam Bettan came second after a contest clouded by protests against the country’s participation.After a week’s buildup, acts from 25 countries took the stage at the Wiener Stadthalle arena in Vienna to battle for the continent’s pop crown. Millions of viewers around the world cast judgment on a fiery Finnish…

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana, Cuba, on Thursday for a rare meeting with senior Cuban officials, an agency official told CBS News, using the visit to deliver a message that the U.S. was prepared to expand economic and security engagement with Cuba if Havana “makes fundamental changes.”The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis to the island nation.Ratcliffe met with Raúl Rodriguez Castro — the grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.Multiple U.S. officials later confirmed to CBS News Thursday that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ESPN college basketball broadcaster Jay Bilas said that the NCAA’s decision to expand the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments to 76 teams was unnecessary.Bilas, 62, said that while he is indifferent to the NCAA’s decision to expand, no one was clamoring for it.”I don’t want to say I don’t care, but I’m not bothered by it. It’s not a decision I would have chosen for the NCAA because — I’m not one of those ‘if it’s not broke, don’t fix it’ guys, because nobody ever says, ‘if it’s not broke, don’t…

The new data signalled a slip in support for the Prime Minister after Labor backflipped on its promise not to touch the housing investor tax benefits in the budget.