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EU agrees tougher C02 curbs for trucks, buses
19-01-2024 16:43
Negotiators from European Union member states and the European Parliament on Thursday agreed tougher emission standards for trucks and buses, phased in between 2030 and 2040.
WHO weighs up AI risks and benefits for healthcare
19-01-2024 16:31
Generative artificial intelligence could transform healthcare through things like drug development and quicker diagnoses, but the World Health Organization warned Thursday of the potential pitfalls in rushing to embrace AI.
France fines Yahoo 10 mn euros over cookie abuses
19-01-2024 16:18
France's data protection watchdog said Thursday that it had fined Yahoo 10 million euros for not respecting users' refusals of internet-tracking "cookies" or implying they would lose access to email accounts if they did.
US Fed rate cuts could come before third quarter: official
19-01-2024 16:10
The US Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates "sooner than the third quarter" of this year, a voting member of the central bank's rate-setting committee said Thursday.
US Fed 'within striking distance' of inflation target: official
17-01-2024 10:21
The US Federal Reserve is "within striking distance" of reaching its long-term inflation target and could begin cutting interest rates this year, a senior official said Tuesday.
Apple ends Samsung's 12-year run as world's top smartphone seller
17-01-2024 10:00
Apple's iPhone for the first time became the world's biggest selling smartphone after rival Samsung's 12-year run as leader, data showed.
Synopsys to buy Ansys for $35 bn, creating US software giant
17-01-2024 09:34
Synopsys, a leader in software design for semiconductors, agreed to acquire simulation company Ansys for $35 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
Google eliminates hundreds of jobs in ad team tweak
17-01-2024 09:05
Google on Tuesday confirmed it is eliminating "a few hundred" positions from its global ad team, amid a push to use artificial intelligence for efficiency and creativity.
Boeing shares take another hit from latest safety problem
17-01-2024 09:00
Shares of Boeing plunged Tuesday on expectations that toughened federal scrutiny following the aviation giant's mid-air safety problem earlier this month will drag on its financial performance.
Microsoft CEO defends OpenAI partnership after EU, UK probes
16-01-2024 17:23
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday defended his company's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI after the EU and Britain launched probes into whether it resembles a merger.
Tobacco use shrinking worldwide: WHO
16-01-2024 17:02
The number of adult tobacco users has dropped steadily in recent years, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday but it warned Big Tobacco was working hard to reverse that trend.
Uniqlo sues China rival Shein over viral bag copies
16-01-2024 16:55
Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo said Tuesday that it is suing Chinese rival Shein over copycats of a massively popular crossbody pouch dubbed online the "Mary Poppins carryall".
LG and Samsung making TVs disappear - in a way
10-01-2024 15:00
After years spent dominating living rooms, big flat-screen televisions could start getting out of the way of the decor.
EU examines Microsoft investment in OpenAI
10-01-2024 14:00
The EU, racing to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, said Tuesday it has started a preliminary study of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it could be a disguised merger.
Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake
10-01-2024 13:00
Three-metre (10-foot) tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, a nuclear plant in Japan in the recent earthquake, its operator told AFP on Wednesday more than a week after the incident.
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