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Manufacturing MSME credit growth slows to three-year low: Report

Manufacturing MSMEs are experiencing the slowest credit growth in three years, raising concerns about lenders' strategies. Only 41% of registered small businesses have accessed formal credit, and the share of new borrowers is declining. While trades and services sectors saw faster credit expansion, manufacturing's asset quality improvement lagged. This trend…

The Economic Times

Nvidia AI tech claims to slash gaming GPU memory usage by 85% with zero quality loss — Neural Texture Compression demo reveals stunning visual parity between 6.5GB of VRAM and 970MB

Nvidia has just demoed its Neural Texture Compression technique again at a GTC talk, where it showed VRAM usage dropping from 6.5 GB to just 970 MB in a scene. NTC uses a neural network to decompress textures instead of standard block-based compression, reducing texture size and VRAM usage while…

Tom’s Hardware

The UK just spent £180 million to make sure it's telling the time correctly — but it could also be the key to ensuring AI, 5G, and more all work properly

The UK invests £180 million in atomic clocks to build a national timing network that supports AI, 5G, and infrastructure.

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Nvidia wants to make 8GB GPUs great again with AI texture compression — but I'm not convinced

If you’re annoyed by just getting 8GB of video memory (VRAM) on your Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti, RTX 5060 or RTX 5050 GPU, there may be a fix coming. And just like a lot of Team Green’s work, it’s all about AI.

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Got buyer's remorse with your 8GB graphics card? Nvidia's AI texture compression promises huge benefits for GPUs with stingy amounts of memory

Think your GPU doesn't have enough memory? Nvidia's AI texture compression trick looks like a killer solution in this demo (with caveats).

TechRadar

‘Gold standard’: training centre could be gamechanger for football in US

On a 200-acre site in Fayette County, Georgia, US Soccer hopes to build the best facility of its like in the world

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan to launch home-grown messaging app amid internet disruptions

Beep Pakistan will, at first, be limited to government communications. But officials say it could be made public.

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‘We’ve got drone swarms, dirty bombs, radar-jamming’: the fake town where America practises for war

In the middle of the Mojave desert, the US army has built a huge set to prepare its soldiers for combat, filled with actors, tanks, explosions – and even fake news

The Guardian - UK

Nagaland tribal body makes oil exploration conditional

There can be no exploration without the consent of the stakeholders, the NTC said.

The Hindu

Two College Campuses Connected by One Cloud-Based Digital Signage Network

Carousel Digital Signage unifies and simplifies messaging for Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College.

AVNetwork

NTC to support athletes aiming to win at 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics

Hearing-impaired athletes hoping to win medals at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics will begin active use of the Ajinomoto National Training Center (NTC) in Kita Ward, Tokyo, it has been learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

New Ayrshire National Treatment Centre plans unveiled as part of Scottish Government's £400m plan to reduce patient waiting lists

The former private healthcare hospital was taken over by NHS Ayrshire & Arran with a view to becoming part of the network of 10 national treatment centres (NTCs) around the country.

Daily Record

Philippine media under pressure as Marcos Jr courts influencers

Critical journalists expected to remain in sights of administration as new president invites vloggers to the palace.

Al Jazeera

Lack of accurate car emissions data is hindering uptake of EVs in Australia, experts warn

Main sources of vehicle-specific CO2 emissions data use ‘old and outdated’ test which may not reflect driving in the real world

The Guardian - AU

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Bangkok Post

Panel: NBTC can reject deal

A legal NBTC panel determined the regulator can approve or prohibit the True-DTAC merger, differing from management.

Bangkok Post

Elon Musk’s Starlink gets nod to provide internet in Philippines

Elon Musk’s Starlink has been authorised to provide satellite internet services in the Philippines, paving the way for the SpaceX unit’s expansion to Southeast Asia. Shares of possible partners rose.

Bangkok Post

New NBTC board dances around proposed merger

After only a month in office, the five new members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board -- most of whom are seen as novices in their regulatory roles -- are grappling with critical challenges, including oversight on the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication…

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle in theatrical box seat as Carl Caulfield prepares to premiere two plays

Get set to see Caulfield's new works 'The Fine Art of Deception' and 'Creativity'.

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Newcastle Herald

'Selfless' volunteers awarded for their service to Newcastle community

Hosted by Federal Member Sharon Claydon, Friday's ceremony acknowledged the contribution of "more than 50 selfless Novocastrians".

Daily Record

Private hospital in Ayr bought for £1.8m by NHS to tackle orthopaedic surgery waiting times

Carrick Glen Hospital has been taken over by NHS Ayrshire & Arran and will become one of 10 new national treatment centres.

Bangkok Post

Critics want to stop telecom merger

The planned merger between Total Access Communication Plc (Dtac) and True Corporation Plc should be suspended because it would scale up mobile market dominance, jeopardising consumers and hindering the country's journey towards a digital economy, according to academics and consumer advocates.

Al Jazeera

Duterte ally wrests control of TV signals used by ABS-CBN

Billionaire businessman and Duterte political contributor Manny Villar expands his portfolio from property into media.

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