Finnish lift maker Kone acquires German rival TKE, creating giant
Helsinki (AFP) - Finnish lift maker Kone on Wednesday announced the acquisition of its German rival TKE in a huge ...
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China’s DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with "drastically reduced" costs Friday, more than a ...
Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power
Hanoi (Vietnam) (AFP) - Vietnam's top leader To Lam hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday, announcing ...
Singapore’s Tang gets second term at UN’s patent agency
Geneva (AFP) - Singapore's Daren Tang was reappointed Tuesday for a second six-year term in charge of the United Nations' patent ...
Music popstar will.i.am meshes AI and ‘micromobility’
San José (United States) (AFP) - Black Eyed Peas star will. i
Brussels to unveil ‘EU Inc’ pan-European company status
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled Wednesday, which ...
Google opens AI centre as Berlin defends US tech reliance
Berlin (AFP) - Google opened an AI centre Berlin on Thursday, pledging to step up innovation in the German capital, ...
Hong Kong finance chief tips up to 3.5% growth this year
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's finance chief tipped another year of economic growth in 2026 as he unveiled his ...
Global summit calls for ‘secure, trustworthy and robust AI’
New Delhi (AFP) - Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial ...
Uncut gems: Indian startups embrace AI despite job fears
New Delhi (AFP) - Glinting under the exhibition centre lights, the gold brooch studded with gemstones on the startup founder's ...
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