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Anthropic says looking to power European tech with hiring push
Paris (AFP) - American AI giant Anthropic aims to boost the European tech ecosystem as it expands on the continent,...
Oil prices soar, stocks slide after Israel strikes Iran
New York (AFP) - Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting retaliation from...
Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Scale AI announced a "significant" new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the...
California sues Trump for scrapping state’s EV rules
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - California sued Donald Trump's administration Thursday over his move to scrap the state's tailpipe...
At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives
Ahmedabad (India) (AFP) - A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on...
Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
New York (AFP) - The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines...
London-bound plane with 242 on board crashes into doctors’ housing in India
Ahmedabad (India) (AFP) - A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday and all 242...
Stocks, dollar retreat on new Trump trade threat
London (AFP) - Stock markets and the dollar retreated Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened higher unilateral tariffs on...
India and its vast booming aviation sector
Mumbai (AFP) - Air India's London-bound flight 171 that crashed on Thursday with 242 people on board was a Boeing...
Italy forges on with world’s largest suspension bridge
Rome (AFP) - Italy hopes to begin constructing the world's largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this...
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