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A team at Hugging Face has released a freely available, cloud-hosted computer-using AI “agent.” But be forewarned: it’s quite sluggish and occasionally makes mistakes. Hugging Face’s agent, called Open Computer Agent, is accessible via the web and can use a Linux virtual machine preloaded with several applications, including Firefox. Similar to OpenAI’s Operator, you can prompt Open Computer Agent to complete a task — say, “Use Google Maps to find the Hugging Face HQ in Paris” — and sit back as the agent opens the necessary programs and figures out the required steps. Open Computer Agent can handle simple requests…

The Seattle Mariners claimed outfielder Leody Taveras off waivers from the American League West rival Texas Rangers on Tuesday.The Mariners also reinstated utility player Dylan Moore from the 10-day injured list, optioned utility player Samad Taylor to Triple-A Tacoma and designated right-hander Luis F. Castillo for assignment.Taveras, 26, spent the first six years of his major league career with Texas and started all five games of the Rangers’ 2023 World Series win over Arizona in center field. But the Rangers placed Taveras on outright waivers after Sunday’s game against the Mariners. Taveras was batting .241 with one home run, eight…

Israel is planning to use a little-known foundation to funnel what humanitarian groups said were inadequate amounts of aid into Gaza as its military draws up plans to seize large areas of the besieged enclave.The country has in recent days shared details of the plan — which was authorised by Israel’s war cabinet on Sunday — with some western diplomats and humanitarian officials. Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar briefed the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Tuesday, he said on X.People being briefed have not received copies of the proposed changes in writing, and were told the plan — under…

‎ The launching ceremony Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Tabuk Province, inaugurated today the operational phase of the city’s public bus transport project. According to SPA, the operation includes a modern urban transport network covering five main routes spanning 136 kilometers. The network will be operated by 30 modern buses driven by 90 qualified Saudi drivers, stopping at 106 stations throughout the city. These routes connect Tabuk’s most prominent sites, making daily transit easier for locals and tourists. The project is the Kingdom’s first implementation of electric buses within a public transportation network, which account for 25%…

Rivian said in its earnings report Tuesday it will likely deliver fewer vehicles this year than previously forecasted due to President Trump’s tariffs and other regulatory changes, making it the latest automaker to be affected by the new administration’s chaotic economic policies. The company said Tuesday it expects to deliver between 40,000 and 46,000 EVs by the end of 2025. That’s despite Rivian saying one month ago that it was still holding to its estimate of delivering 46,000 to 51,000 vehicles across this year. Rivian raised its capital expenditure guidance to between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion due to the…

Jorge CastilloMay 6, 2025, 02:50 PM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.NEW YORK — Veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees, the club announced Tuesday. Yerry de los Santos was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barres to take Carrasco’s place on the roster.Carrasco was signed to a minor league contract over the offseason to serve as rotation depth and not projected to…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.India said it had carried out “precision strikes” on “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistan, describing the attacks as “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature”. Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours have been rising since last month when New Delhi blamed Islamabad for an attack by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people.While India’s defence ministry did not specify the locations of the strikes in Pakistan that took place early on Wednesday morning local time, it said it was “hitting terrorist…

If you’re a Substack publisher who prefers not to turn on your camera while livestreaming, you’re in luck.  Substack announced on Tuesday that it’s launching an audio-only livestream feature for publishers who want a lower-pressure way to connect with their followers. This is also ideal for those who wish to remain anonymous.  To use the feature, publishers need to click the camera icon to turn off video when going live. They can re-enable the video at any time during the stream. It’s worth noting that listeners can still comment and subscribe just like in a regular livestream.  This new capability…

Manchester United are determined to resist any offers for captain Bruno Fernandes this summer, a source has told ESPN.Al Hilal have added Fernandes to a list of potential high-profile signings, a source told ESPN.The Saudi side, who will feature in the FIFA Club World Cup in June and July, were keen on landing Mohamed Salah before his decision to sign a contract extension at Liverpool.United are open to bids for the majority of their first team squad as they battle to balance the books. However, Fernandes, according to a source, is one of the few players whose future is seen…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.How should outsiders want the trade war between the US and China to end? They should want both to lose.True, Donald Trump’s approach is far worse than intellectually incoherent: it is lethal for any co-operative global order. Some people think a collapse of such “globalism” is even desirable. In my view, it is foolish to imagine that a world run by predatory “great powers” would be superior to the one we have. Yet, while Trump’s protectionism has to lose, Chinese mercantilism must…