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Chinese open-weight models are gaining steam against leading offerings from American companies. OpenAI and Anthropic did not sign the letter.

Chinese ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels, including one carrying a CNN crew, near a dangerous flashpoint in the South China Sea on Friday – the third tense confrontation this week in the contested waters.

French authorities ordered on Friday the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, sending boats ⁠to remove people from an area threatened by a major wildfire.

For the first time, two Chinese nationals have been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics achievement – a win hailed across China as a milestone in the country’s bid to cement its role as a science and technology powerhouse.

The company said earlier this year it expected to spend as much as $190bn on AI investments.

The US conducted more strikes on Iran as both sides traded threats. Meanwhile the Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. Follow for live news updates.