Tech Titans, Trump Fete China’s Xi at State Dinner

Project leader thought his team understood the plan, ended up fixing their 'interpretation' of it

Welcome to another edition of On Call, The Register’s reader-contributed Friday column that celebrates the unique workplace cultures that make delivering tech support such delightful fun. This week, meet a reader we’ll Regomize as “Antonio” who told us that in the late 1990s he worked for a multinational financial services organization. Not long after taking the job, Antonio was dispatched to Hong Kong to oversee the regional rollout of a new reverse proxy.

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Meta's Muse Agent Makes Waves: Market Snapshot

Major banks, insurers and online travel agencies stocks took a tumble this week after Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent, Muse rose to the top of Apple's app store. Increasing usage of the app sparked fears that personal AI tools could disrupt businesses that benefit from so-called consumer inertia. The Opening Trade spoke to guests about whether the latest AI developments are impacting their outlook for stocks and the broader sector amid an increasingly complex AI trade.

Athens rocked by huge blast as fire starts and building collapses into street

Athens rocked by huge blast as fire starts and building collapses into street A two-storey building has collapsed near the Acropolis in Athens following an explosion, with one person injured and the scene cordoned off A huge explosion has rocked central Athens this morning, causing a two-storey building to collapse near the Acropolis. At least one person has been injured in the blast, which happened following a suspected gas leak. Police, paramedics and firefighters raced to Lysicratous...