Aruna Veerappan is Senior Director of Engineering at Upwork, leading Developer Enablement to reduce friction and boost team productivity.

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​For much of the past two years, enterprise AI adoption ran on a simple financial premise: pay a predictable, flat monthly rate per user and consume as much model capacity as needed.

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When I drove Jeep's first all-new Cherokee in a dozen years, I was impressed with its on-road performance, but was disappointed by its glaring lack of even slight off-road chops that the original, paradigm-shifting XJ Cherokee had in spades. Even the aged KL Cherokee that preceded the current car was introduced to the world in 2014 with a Trail Rated Trailhawk model taking center stage, but the combination of the hybrid-only powertrain and long, low looks of the 2026 Cherokee, cast serious doubts about its off-road potential. 

Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up fuel prices.

Kyiv struck an oil facility in Russia’s southern Samara region overnight, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday in a statement on social media. The Ukrainian president added that a Russian vessel in the Black Sea was hit, as well as a launch and storage site for attack drones in the Oryol region.

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Gear of War: E-Day developers are reportedly in no mood to celebrate the game's imminent release, following months of overtime and fresh fears of further layoffs.

Model Naomi Campbell has won her appeal against a ban on being a charity trustee, after a tribunal ruled that she was unaware of misconduct at her charity Fashion for Relief.

The diversion of a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv following a pilot brawl has raised questions about the pilot vetting process and aviation security.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that the flight captain, who was stabbed by the co-pilot, managed to open the cockpit door. He dubbed the captain, Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, “a true hero” for preventing “a catastrophic midair disaster”.

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Farage suggests Reform UK's internal inquiry will clear two aides suspended after undercover C4 probe

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Ben Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.

Nigel Farage has indicated that Reform’s internal probe into a donations controversy will absolve two key aides and that legal actions will be launched against journalists involved.

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Your favorite "jungler" is joining the TCG, but where's the Champion?

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One of the more interesting aspects of League of Legends is that gameplay in the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) is a bit like soccer. Some players pick a lane and attack, while others hang back and play defense. For those that prefer more chaotic midfielder roles, where they dive into the jungle and kill neutral monsters while occasionally ambushing — or “ganking” — unsuspecting opponents, then they’re probably intimately familiar with Malcolm Graves.

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Russia's Putin confirms 'all weapons at disposal' in case of attack on Russia, but says it would not attack first

In the Q&A after his speech, Russia’s Putin also got asked about Moscow’s widely reported nuclear threat over Kaliningrad (Europe Live, yesterday).

As starts to a new era go, Scotland Under-21s' dominant 5-2 defeat of Azerbaijan was a rousing one.

Findlay Curtis ran riot, Tyler Fletcher cruised through the game in midfield and three strikers all scored.