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Russia has placed the local businesses of Nestlé, Auchan and other Western-linked companies under temporary administration. Nestlé says it is weighing its options, while Auchan and Lemana Pro say their Russian operations continue as normal.
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If you've been on the fence about volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, this is your sign to stop deliberating and start applying.
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Asian shares mostly rose in early Friday trading, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices.
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Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.
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Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high.
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AI lab PrismML has released Bonsai 2 27B, a compressed version of Alibaba's Qwen3.8 27B that fits on a PC and possibly a high-end smartphone.
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