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Tesla begins hiring in India after Musk and Modi meet
Mumbai (AFP) - Electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun hiring in India, with the company of tycoon Elon Musk issuing...
Musk launches ‘scary smart’ AI chatbot
San Francisco (AFP) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company unveiled on Monday the latest version of its chatbot, Grok 3,...
Argentine prosecutors to probe Milei over ‘cryptogate’
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentine prosecutors will investigate President Javier Milei for promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions...
Italy probing Amazon over 1.2b euros in third-party seller VAT
Rome (AFP) - Italian prosecutors are examining whether online giant Amazon. com evaded 1
‘Now or never’ for pandemic accord, says WHO chief after US pulls out
Geneva (AFP) - The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike...
European markets rise ahead of Ukraine war talks
London (AFP) - European markets rose on Monday as defence stocks surged ahead of a meeting between European leaders to...
China’s Xi tells business leaders private sector challenges ‘surmountable’
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that challenges facing the country's embattled private sector were "surmountable", as...
Stock markets start week on mixed note
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets fluctuated on Monday as investors assessed the global economic outlook while US President Donald Trump...
Online shopping giants bet on AI to curb clothes returns
Paris (AFP) - From sizing advice via selfies to robot stock-takers, online shopping behemoths have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence...
Most Asian markets start week on positive note
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose on Monday as investors assessed the global economic outlook while US President...
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