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Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian facilities, EU disburses loan, Denmark sends shells

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on Russian oil and space facilities. The EU disbursed a €3.2 billion loan, and Denmark pledged 15,000 long-range artillery shells. The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih rose to five.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on two oil refineries in Ufa, Bashkortostan, and an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region on June 25, describing them as "consistent precise responses." Ukraine's General Staff also reported hitting a Russian space communication center near Gus-Khrustalny on June 22. Meanwhile, the European Union disbursed the initial €3.2 billion installment of a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also announcing future funding for drone production. Denmark is supplying an additional 15,000 long-range artillery shells, some already delivered, in response to Kyiv's request. Separately, the death toll from a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on June 23 has risen to five.

Sources: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда, Громадське

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of illicitly extracting Claude AI model capabilities

US AI firm Anthropic has accused Chinese tech giant Alibaba of attempting to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude AI model through a large-scale "distillation" operation, according to a letter to US senators.

US artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has accused Chinese technology giant Alibaba of attempting to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude AI model. Anthropic claims Alibaba engaged in a large-scale "distillation" operation, a process where a less powerful model is trained using responses from a more advanced system. The American company described this as "the largest attack of this type" in a letter sent to US senators. This accusation suggests an effort by Alibaba to unlawfully acquire the advanced functionalities of Anthropic's proprietary AI technology.

Sources: Forbes Ukraine, Reuters.

IBM unveils 'block of flats' design for ultra-tiny chips

IBM has unveiled a new chip design, likened to a "block of flats," which could enable 100 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized silicon chip, equivalent to 0.7nm, surpassing the current 2nm standard.

IBM has announced a new chip design that could allow manufacturers to integrate 100 billion transistors onto a silicon chip the size of a fingernail. This innovative technology, described as a "block of flats" design, is said to be equivalent to approximately 0.7 nanometres (nm). The current industry standard for chip size is around 2nm. This breakthrough could significantly advance computing power and efficiency by enabling unprecedented transistor density on microchips. Sources: BBC News — World

Ryanair changes family seating policy after investigation

Ryanair has updated its policy to allow parents to sit with their young children without incurring a seat reservation fee, following an investigation. The airline stated this aligns with most other European carriers.

Ryanair has updated its policy to allow parents to sit with their young children without incurring a seat reservation fee. The airline announced the change following an investigation into its previous practices. Under the new rules, adults traveling with children under 12 who opt not to pay for a reserved seat will be allocated free seats together after check-in. Ryanair's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, noted that this revised approach aligns with the policies of most other European airlines. The company described its agreement to the policy adjustment as "reluctantly" made.

Sources: BBC News - World