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The year began with a bang, as China’s DeepSeek R1 large language model sent shock waves through Washington. Though experts still debate the extent to which it actually constituted a dreaded “Sputnik moment” for U.S. artificial intelligence (AI), DeepSeek’s debut nonetheless showcased capabilities rivaling those of U.S. leader OpenAI at a fraction of the cost and computing power. The release of the DeepSeek model also raised questions for U.S. policymakers about the effectiveness of Biden administration-era export controls on U.S. chips. Alarmed by the DeepSeek development, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration at first tightened control on sales of Nvidia chips…
by Calculated Risk on 12/26/2025 11:29:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Fannie Mae Multi-Family Delinquency Rate Almost to Housing Bust HighExcerpt: Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Delinquency Rate Increased in NovemberFreddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in November was 0.58%, up from 0.56% October. Freddie’s rate is up year-over-year from 0.56% in November 2024, however, this is below the pre-pandemic level of 0.60%.Freddie’s serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic.Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency…
Africa Cup of Nations3:00 PMDecember 28, 2025Group Stage – 2Stade Mohammed VReferee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou, Congo Republic Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Equatorial Guinea World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Sudan World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing383 (84%)Accurate passes150 (68%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Jesus Owono 6.5 3 D Marvin Anieboh 6.6 21 D Esteban Orozco 7.0 15 D Carlos Akapo (c) 87′ Unsportsmanlike conduct 6.7 5…
The Golden State warriors will be without guard Seth Curry after an MRI confirmed a sciatic nerve issue, league reporter Anthony Slater wrote Sunday. Slater added Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks, a check that will determine the timeline for his return. Curry had appeared in 2 games for Golden State this season, averaging […] The post Warriors lose Seth Curry to sciatic nerve issue appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
by AI | 27.Dec 2025 | Europe in brief AI The President of the European Commission stated on Saturday that peace must preserve the “sovereignty” and “territorial integrity” of Ukraine, after a telephone conversation with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The President of the European Council, António Costa (left), and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (right), welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky upon his arrival at the extraordinary European Council, meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 6 March 2025, in order to discuss maintaining support for Ukraine and European defense. (Photo: Nicolas…
EJ Antoni writes a letter to WaPo editors: “that the Heritage Foundation has become a protectionist bivouac. Au contraire, Heritage has been, is, and will continue to be a bastion of free-market conservatism.” I will note that as recently as February, Dr. Antoni wrote for FoxBusiness: The market analysts and so-called economists panicking over President Donald Trump’s tariffs must be at least somewhat relieved that he’s agreed to pause the ones he wants to impose on Mexico. But they shouldn’t have been worried in the first place, because their fears are misplaced. Trump understands the harsh reality of the situation:…
Equatorial Guinea and Sudan continue their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group E campaigns on Sunday in Casablanca. The National Thunder lost their opener in extraordinary style, taking an 85th-minute lead against Burkina Faso before conceding twice during added time. Champions in 1970, Sudan had a tough start this time with a 3-0 defeat to an Algeria side ranked 83 places above them by FIFA. 101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Equatorial Guinea and Sudan contest their second AFCON 2025 matches. Equatorial Guinea starting line-up vs Sudan Real Madrid prospect Loren Zuniga starts again in attack…
For 17 years, PolitiFact has made an annual tradition of sorting through the year’s rhetoric to identify the statement, collection of statements or theme that had the most significant impact. The awards have gone to all manner of topics and speakers. In 2024, the distinction went to Donald Trump and JD Vance’s campaign claims that Haitians were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. In 2020, the global coronavirus pandemic inspired widespread downplay and denial that interfered with efforts to combat the virus’ deadly spread. Back in 2013, former President Barack Obama took the prize for telling people they could keep their…
At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• Fannie Mae Multi-Family Delinquency Rate Almost to Housing Bust High• Question #8 for 2026: How much will Residential investment change in 2026? How about housing starts and new home sales in 2026?• Question #9 for 2026: What will happen with house prices in 2026?• Question #10 for 2026: Will inventory increase further in 2026?• Final Look at Housing Markets in November and a Look Ahead to December SalesThis is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-depth analysis of the housing market.
Africa Cup of Nations3:00 PMDecember 27, 2025Group Stage – 2Ibn Batouta StadiumReferee: Lahlou Benbraham, Algeria Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Senegal World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Congo DR World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing438 (87%)Accurate passes216 (78%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 16 G Edouard Mendy 6.6 14 D Ismail Jakobs 6.6 19 D Moussa Niakhate 7.0 3 D Kalidou Koulibaly (C) 7.5 15 D Krepin Diatta 6.6 5 M…