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Nvidia showed CNBC its latest Vera CPU at its Santa Clara, California, headquarters on Feb. 13, 2026.Marc Ganley | CNBCNvidia’s graphics processing units have been the hottest-selling chips for years, but the sudden advent of agentic artificial intelligence has brought on a renaissance for its more modest host chip, the central processing unit. Now, Nvidia is poised to unveil new details about its agentic-optimized CPUs at its annual GTC conference that kicks off on Monday, with a CPU-only rack likely to appear on the showroom floor.”CPUs are becoming the bottleneck in terms of growing out this AI and agentic workflow,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Two young men from Pennsylvania are accused of driving to New York City with a pair of homemade bombs before throwing them at protesters and police officers on March 7.Both devices failed to detonate. Police arrested both men at the scene. They were identified as Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, both described by the FBI as supporters of the Islamic State terror group.Prosecutors say they brought the devices to target a protest outside the mayor’s home, Gracie Mansion, in Manhattan.SUSPECT IN NYC TERROR PROBE PLANNED ATTACK…

West Australians could be slugged two more interest rate hikes before Rita Saffioti delivers her state Budget — heaping pressure on the Government to provide cost-of-living relief amid war in the Middle East.

TOKYO: The United States can provide “reliable” energy supplies to Asia-Pacific, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Saturday (Mar 14), as the Middle East war cripples the region’s oil and gas flow.Oil and gas prices have surged since US-Israeli strikes on Iran killed its supreme leader and plunged the Middle East into war.The conflict has virtually halted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas, the vast majority of which is destined for Asia.US President Donald Trump’s “energy dominance” policy aims to ensure that “we have energy to allow for prosperity at home,…

Defending champions China secure a semifinal against hosts Australia and a place at the 2027 World Cup.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoPublished On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoDefending champions China scored twice in extra time to book a blockbuster semifinal with hosts Australia at the Women’s Asian Cup after a tense 2-0 win over Taiwan.Shao Ziqin brilliantly fired into the right corner in the 94th minute before earning a penalty in the second half of added time in the game on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSubstitute Wurigumula missed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia Democrats have sent a sweeping gun-control package to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk, while West Virginia lawmakers are debating the opposite approach — a proposal that would allow residents to lawfully obtain machine guns.The dueling efforts highlight how sharply gun policy is diverging across the old Virginia border. More than 160 years after West Virginia split from Virginia during the Civil War, the two states are again charting very different political paths — with Democrats in Richmond advancing new firearm restrictions while Republicans in Charleston explore expanding Second Amendment rights.Virginia Gov. Abigail…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. figure skating star Alysa Liu revealed extensively why she decided to withdraw from the upcoming World Championships following her successes at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. At a press conference at her Oakland celebration rally on Thursday, Liu said she wanted to go to worlds, but had too many prior commitments. “There’s so many commitments I have and activities that are overlapping with worlds, and also I don’t have much time training,” Liu said. “So I can’t be doing worlds. I don’t think I’d put out my best performance.”   Alysa Liu of Team…

Online sports betting is emerging as a growing digital distraction among adolescents, particularly teenage boys, experts warn. The multi-billion-dollar industry is expanding rapidly as betting platforms become increasingly accessible through smartphone apps. Online gambling is expected to generate US$8.7 billion by 2030, up from US$3.9 billion in 2024, according to data compiled by Grand View Research, with sports betting registering the fastest growth.“You can just turn on your phone and then all of a sudden you can be betting hundreds of dollars,” student Alex Bergman from Montreal’s Dawson College told Global News on Thursday.Another student at the college, who asked…

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has called on the AFL to dump opening round saying it gives an unfair advantage to the teams that take part the following week.

Two weeks into the war in Iran, two water desalination plants in the region have been damaged in military operations, raising concerns over the vulnerability of a system that serves as a lifeline for millions across the Middle East. Note: Includes plants that are “presumed online”. Does not include plants with a capacity below 1,000 cubic meters per day. Source: Global Water Intelligence, DesalData.com. Last week, Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said an attack on a desalination plant on Qeshm Island, in the Persian Gulf, on March 7 had affected the water supply to 30 villages. While Iran blamed the…