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Tata’s iPhone component manufacturing plant hit by fire, 10 people medically treated
At least 10 people were treated, two of them hospitalised, after a major fire on Saturday disrupted production at a key Tata Electronics plant in
Google restricts creation of new accounts in Russia
Google has restricted the creation of new accounts for Russian users, Russia’s Digital Ministry said. Google has been under pressure in Russia for several years,
Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest $1.5bn in Starlink
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest $1.5 billion in Vietnam in the near future, the communist country’s government said Thursday, a move that could help
OpenAI will remove control of non-profits and provide equity to Sam Altman
Three top technical executives at Microsoft-backed OpenAI stepped down Wednesday, the latest in a string of executive departures this year, coming at a time of
Meta will not immediately join the EU AI Pact until a new law is passed
A Meta Platforms spokesperson said Tuesday that the company will not join the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Pact immediately. The agreement is a temporary measure
Google and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund are backing the UK’s bid to record bonds in real time
Google Cloud, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund and Swiss bank UBS have joined forces to back a proposal to keep real-time records of transactions in U.K.
U.S. nuclear power plants won’t be able to immediately satisfy the AI ambitions of big tech companies
Microsoft’s plan to use the restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to power its expanding data centres reflects the technology industry’s hopes that
US bond ETF launches up 50% from last year’s levels
Bond-focused exchange-traded fund launches nearly doubled from last year’s levels in 2024, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Nearly 120
Russia calls for tougher measures against cryptocurrency miners
The southern Russian republic of Dagestan called for tougher measures against cryptocurrency miners who, according to local officials, were causing power outages and trying to
US awards Polar Semiconductor $123 million chip deal
The US Department of Commerce announced the award of a $123 million grant to Polar Semiconductor to expand its Minnesota plant, which will allow the