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SambaNova Systems Welcomes Semiconductor Industry Veteran, Lip-Bu Tan, in an Operational Role as Executive ChairmanSource: Business WireIn addition to running Intel, Lip-Bu Tan is chairman of artificial intelligence chipmaker SambaNova, which he first invested in eight years ago. Now Intel is pumping money into the startup as it tries to take on industry leader Nvidia.SambaNova, a maker of chips for running generative AI models, has agreed to adopt Intel server chips and graphics cards in a multiyear collaboration, according to a Tuesday release. Intel is also participating in a $350 million funding round, after initially investing in SambaNova in 2019.…

Home Depot on Tuesday posted a roughly 4% quarterly sales decline, as a sluggish real estate market and selective spending by homeowners continued to weigh on home improvement demand.The company also stuck by the current fiscal year forecast that it shared in December at an investor day. It said it expects full-year total sales growth to range between about 2.5% and 4.5% and adjusted earnings per share to be between roughly flat and up 4% from $14.69 in the prior fiscal year. It expects full-year comparable sales growth, which takes out one-time factors like store openings and closures, to range…

Graduates celebrate by tossing their caps after the graduation ceremony at Xinjiang Open University for Seniors in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Sitting in a classroom at an art school in Florence, Italy, a retired teacher from Shanghai surnamed Wang began his first systematic lesson in sketching. This was a scene he had envisioned for over half a century.At the age of 28, he encountered a book of Raphael’s paintings at a second-hand bookstall. From then on, the interplay of light and shadow of the Renaissance and the name…

A photo of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said that between 20,000 and 23,000 terrorist fighters are currently operating in Afghanistan, with more than half of them foreign nationals. According to the ministry’s report, the total number of terrorists from international organisations active in Afghanistan is estimated at 20,000 to 23,000, and more than half are foreign fighters. Key groups include ISIS, with about 3,000 members; the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with between 5,000 and 7,000 members; Al-Qaeda, numbering between 400 and 1,500 members; the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan (ETIM), with 300 to 1,200 members; the…

Four injured as terrorists opened sudden and indiscriminate fire on police van in LachiK-P Police. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE KOHAT: Five policemen, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were martyred and four others injured when terrorists attacked a police van in the Lachi area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat on Tuesday, police said. Two detainees were also killed in the incident. The attack took place when a police team led by DSP Lachi Asad Mahmood Khan was transporting detainees for investigation. Unidentified armed men opened sudden and indiscriminate fire on the vehicle. Those martyred included DSP Asad Mahmood Khan, Inspector Anar Gul Khan,…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a roundtable on housing affordability in Washington, Jan. 7, 2026.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoth congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump both want to limit how many homes major corporations can own, but a new proposal from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., makes it clear that’s where the agreement ends. In a bill released hours before Trump’s State of the Union speech, Warren, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 16 other Senate Democrats propose ending some housing-related tax benefits for major…

Four terrorists from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban group were neutralised in an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military’s media wing said on Monday According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the IBO based on the reported presence of the terrorists belonging to the “Indian proxy”. “During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and after an intense fire exchange, four khwarij were sent to hell,” the ISPR said. It further stated that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the slain terrorists, who were actively involved in…

Says that as president, ‘I do not have to go back to Congress to get approval of tariffs’US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, US, February 20, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS President Donald Trump threatened nations on Monday with punishing hikes on import duties if they choose to “play games” after the United States Supreme Court struck down his global tariffs last week. “Any country that wants to ‘play games’ with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially those…

US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, US, February 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters President Donald Trump’s escalating threats against Iran have raised fresh questions about Washington’s long-term strategy, with officials offering little clarity on what the United States ultimately hopes to achieve through either limited strikes or a broader conflict. Trump has deployed warships and dozens of fighter jets to the Middle East and said he would decide within “10 or 15 days”…

This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2026 shows a drone show above the sea near Macao Tower in Macao, south China. A drone and fireworks show was held on Monday by the Macao Government Tourism Office to celebrate the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2026 shows a drone show above the sea near Macao Tower in Macao, south China. A drone and fireworks show was held on Monday by the Macao Government Tourism Office to celebrate the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2026 shows a fireworks show above the sea…