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A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world’s largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a bizarre phase that forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure. The solidified water we’re most familiar with here on Earth is technically known as ice I, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg – for instance, aliens on …

In a move that could dent China’s relations with the European Union, Chinese technology company Wingtech said control of its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia has been effectively frozen, following an intervention by a government ministry and court in the Netherlands. In a corporate filing dated October 13, lodged with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Sunday, Wingtech said semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia is …

Trump freezes $2.1 billion in funds for Chicago in shutdown standoff  Reuters President Donald Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats  ABC7 Chicago White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; Senate to hold vote as shutdown enters third day – US politics live  The Guardian Trump admin freezes $2.1 billion for Chicago projects, blames Democrats for shutdown …

Russ Vought, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, primarily two efforts to improve the city’s transit system, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both from New York City, speak to reporters outside the White House Monday after meeting with Republican Leadership and US President Donald Trump. Trump has now frozen $18 billion in infrastructure funding for projects in New York. JIM WATSON/AFP hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP On the first day …

White House budget director Russell Vought said Wednesday that the Trump administration was putting on hold billions of dollars of funding for infrastructure projects in New York City, hours after the federal government shut down. Vought wrote on X that he would be pausing $18 billion in funding for infrastructure projects to “ensure” that the money was not “flowing based …

Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell (Russ) Vought speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on July 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration has frozen about $18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York City to ensure that funding is …

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is freezing all hiring in its artificial intelligence division. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company characterized the hiring freeze as “basic organizational planning,” coinciding with a broader restructuring of its AI division’s leadership. It’s a notable admission that comes as Zuckerberg has been desperately offering key talent mind-boggling financial offers, reportedly reaching $1 billion — …

Meta reportedly freezes its AI hiring spree amid wider restructuring  MarketWatch Meta puts the brakes on its massive AI talent spending spree  CNBC Exclusive | Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree  The Wall Street Journal Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears  The Telegraph ‘Superintelligence is coming:’ Read the full memo Alexandr Wang sent about Meta’s massive AI restructure  Business Insider Source …

Meta freezes AI hiring, WSJ reports  Reuters Exclusive | Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree  The Wall Street Journal Zuckerberg is Reportedly Planning to Downsize Meta’s AI Division  80 Level Meta puts the brakes on its massive AI talent spending spree  CNBC ‘Superintelligence is coming:’ Read the full memo Alexandr Wang sent about Meta’s massive AI restructure  Business Insider Source link