Evaluating machine translation (MT) quality for under-resourced African languages remains a significant challenge, as existing metrics often suffer from limited language coverage and poor performance in low-resource settings. While recent efforts, such as AfriCOMET, have addressed some of the issues, they are still constrained by small evaluation sets, a lack of publicly available training data tailored to African languages, and inconsistent performance in extremely low-resource scenarios. In this work, we introduce SSA-MTE, a large-scale human-annotated MT evaluation (MTE) dataset covering 14 African language pairs from the News domain, with over 73,000 sentence-level annotations from a diverse set of MT systems. Based on this data, we develop SSA-COMET and SSA-COMET-QE, improved reference-based and reference-free evaluation metrics. We also benchmark prompting-based approaches using state-of-the-art LLMs like GPT-4o, Claude-3.7 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Our experimental results show that SSA-COMET models significantly outperform AfriCOMET and are competitive with the strongest LLM Gemini 2.5 Pro evaluated in our study, particularly on low-resource languages such as Twi, Luo, and Yoruba. All resources are released under open licenses to support future research.

AMD's shares surge on deal to supply AI chips to OpenAI United States chipmaker AMD will supply artificial intelligence chips to OpenAI in a multi-year deal that would bring in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and give the ChatGPT creator the option to buy up to roughly 10 percent of the company. Shares of the chipmaker surged more than 34 percent on Monday when the deal was announced, putting them on track for their biggest one-day gain in more than nine years and adding roughly $80bn to the company's market value. "We view this deal as certainly transformative, not just for AMD, but for the dynamics of the industry," AMD executive vice president Forrest Norrod told the Reuters news agency. The agreement closely ties the startup at the centre of the AI boom to AMD, one of the strongest rivals of Nvidia, which recently agreed to make substantial investments in OpenAI. Analysts said it was a significant vote of confidence in AMD's AI chips and software but is unlikely to dent Nvidia's dominance, as the market leader continues to sell every AI chip it can make.

New Supreme Court term will reshape Trump's powers The US Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday with a docket already full of potentially significant cases that could define the scope of Donald Trump's presidential authority - and the prospect of more to come. In the eight months that Trump has been back in the White House, he has tested the limits of executive power, unilaterally implementing new policies, slashing federal budgets and workforce, and attempting to bring previously independent agencies and institutions more directly under his control. The latest brewing legal battle comes from the president's attempts to take control of state National Guard units and deploy them in cities where he claims there is public unrest and rampant crime - over the objection of local and state officials. In Oregon, a federal judge has issued orders blocking Trump's deployment of troops to Portland. An appeals court is set to review the move in the coming days.

The tiny shark and a ghost-like crab are two of the latest species uncovered in a yearslong expedition. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Oceanographers scouring the waters off of Western Australia have discovered two new deep-sea oddities . On October 6, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) showcased these new species originally collected in 2022: a bioluminescent lanternshark and a tiny, semi-translucent porcelain crab . The team revealed two of its initial finds--the painted hornshark and the ridged-egg catshark --in 2023.

The Karnak Temple's age has stumped archaeologists for decades. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The expansive ruins of Karnak Temple provide an unprecedented window into ancient Egypt . After decades of archaeological excavation work, researchers have amassed a treasure trove of information about the kingdom's history, politics, culture, and religious practices. But experts have long remained divided on one major detail: Karnak's actual age.

British microcomputers were among more than 100,000 foreign-made parts contained in Russian missiles and drones used in Sunday's deadly strikes on Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president called for further effective sanctions after saying parts originating in allied countries including Germany, Japan and the US have been identified in Russian weapons. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said it had recently undertaken efforts to crack down on UK firms whose products have continued to make their way into Russia's military supply chain. We take reports of goods from UK companies being found in Russian weaponry incredibly seriously, a government spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the government had banned the export of thousands of goods to Russia including every battlefield item Ukraine has brought to our attention, adding that they have imposed the most the most severe package of sanctions. What are the sanctions on Russia and are they working?

America's richest real estate tycoon disowns son with shockingly icy 12-word statement after'man cave' plans went terribly wrong Horrific stab wounds suffered by grease truck driver, 69, 'stabbed by Mark Sanchez' with NFL star facing up to six years in prison Taylor Swift makes surprise confession on her song'about ex Joe Alwyn' as she insists fans have'always had the wrong idea' about it Sinister notes that are plaguing remote county explodes as fears mount over creepy messages: 'What else could they do?' Key North Atlantic current is on the brink of COLLAPSING - plunging Europe into a'Little Ice Age', scientists warn Visionary billionaire died in a suspicious house fire. Then a mysterious will emerged... CBS staff in panic as anti-woke firebrand Bari Weiss takes control with no-nonsense show on America's most divisive issues Trump's war room plots savage bloodbath as countdown enters final hours: Live updates Trump sends Navy officers wild with powerful message to liberals claiming he's'unwell' We got hopelessly hooked on a trendy'wellness' tonic. We thought it was harmless but our descent into addiction left us depressed, in debt... and in rehab Judge speaks out after her $1.5m mansion'exploded' in suspected arson attack after she defied Trump order Mark Sanchez's alleged victim's family breaks silence as grim photos emerge after violent attack So many women suffer bloated, uncomfortable guts, says DR EMILY LEEMING. Here's the 7 simple cures I give my patients - you won't have read these before My son made a horrifying accusation about me in therapy... it's destroyed our relationship: DEAR JANE Ex-NFL star Mark Sanchez'thought he'd been shot and pounded on window of pub to get help', bartender reveals Nicole Kidman's friends tear into Keith Urban over bombshell split: 'Total 180 on who he is' Real Housewives of Atlanta vet Porsha Williams reveals she is dating a woman... after ex Simon was deported by ICE US billionaire retail estate tycoon is ordered to sell off his'exceptional' £36million London mansion in bitter divorce battle with ex-wife My husband works in Dubai and has cheated on me at least three times so far.

Can Ukraine restore its pre-war borders? Why are Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine a'red line' for Russia? Is Russia testing NATO with aerial incursions in Europe? Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Western parts found in Russian drones, missiles Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has alleged that drones and missiles fired by Russia against his country are filled with parts sourced from Western companies. In a social media post on Monday, Zelenskyy said the hundreds of weapons used in Russian attacks over the previous two nights contained tens of thousands of components produced by firms in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan and China.

AI now sounds more like us - should we be concerned? Several wealthy Italian businessmen received a surprising phone call earlier this year. The speaker, who sounded just like Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, had a special request: Please send money to help us free kidnapped Italian journalists in the Middle East. But it was not Crosetto at the end of the line. He only learned about the calls when several of the targeted businessmen contacted him about them.

Coin collectors, go dust off those running shoes. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. For Americans wishing they could participate in The Great Canadian Treasure Hunt, there is a new opportunity stateside. This month, the rare coin dealer and auction house Stack's Bowers Galleries is inviting the public to join in on a treasure hunt to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the firm's first auction. Certificates for rare coins and banknotes will be hidden in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Miami, all cities where the auction house has retail store fronts.