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Softbank’s Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize
Seoul (AFP) - SoftBank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to...
Mixed day for US equities as Japan’s Nikkei rallies
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished mixed at the end of a choppy session Thursday as markets digested...
Facebook ‘supreme court’ admits ‘frustrations’ in 5 years of work
Paris (France) (AFP) - An oversight board created by Facebook to review content-moderation decisions trumpeted improved transparency and respect for...
South Africa says wants equal treatment, after US G20 exclusion
Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa responded Thursday to a US bar on its participation in G20 events under Washington's presidency...
Assumed likelihood of US rate cuts lifts global markets
London (AFP) - World stock markets mostly rose Thursday after the latest batch of US data reinforced expectations that the...
Stocks rise eyeing series of US rate cuts
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday after the latest batch of US data reinforced expectations...
Senegal baskets are hot, but women weavers ask where’s the money?
Mborine (Senegal) (AFP) - Under the shade of a large mango tree in her sandy courtyard in a village in...
Egypt’s Sinai mountain megaproject threatens the people of St Catherine
Saint Catherine (Egypt) (AFP) - Atop one of Egypt's Sinai mountains, near where the three Abrahamic faiths say God spoke...
Tree branches to fleece jackets: Chemicals plant in Germany bets on biomass
Leuna (Germany) (AFP) - Staring at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is...
Nintendo launches long-awaited ‘Metroid Prime 4’ sci-fi blaster
Paris (AFP) - Fans of Nintendo's "Metroid" science-fiction saga have reason to celebrate Thursday as the latest instalment in the...
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