Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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KKR set for unconditional EU antitrust okay for Telecom Italia deal, sources say

U.S. investment firm KKR is expected to get unconditional EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line network after

KKR set for unconditional EU antitrust okay for Telecom Italia deal, sources say
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Amid chants and K-pop, Samsung union stages rare rally for fair wages

Against a backdrop of K-pop performances and dance music, more than 2,000 unionised workers from Samsung Electronics gathered in Seoul on Friday, holding a rare rally

Amid chants and K-pop, Samsung union stages rare rally for fair wages
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Singapore says investigators have data for flight hit by turbulence

Singapore investigators examining flight SQ321 that was hit by severe turbulence have obtained data from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, Singapore Transport

Singapore says investigators have data for flight hit by turbulence
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North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says

South Korea's military says North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its second military spy satellite into space

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch its 2nd spy satellite, South Korean military says
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North Korea preparing to launch military satellite, South says

South Korea's military said on Friday it had detected signs in North Korea of possible preparations for a satellite launch in what would be the nuclear-armed North's effort to place

North Korea preparing to launch military satellite, South says
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Japan's Nidec corrects past results after some sales were 'inflated'

Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec Corp revised down two years of operating profit by about $67 million on Friday after determining that some sales were "recorded in an

Japan's Nidec corrects past results after some sales were 'inflated'
Political|Technology

Fake US election-related accounts proliferating on X, study says

Fake accounts posting about the U.S. presidential election are proliferating on the social media platform X, according to a social media

Fake US election-related accounts proliferating on X, study says
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Lucid to trim US workforce by 6% amid softening EV demand

Lucid Group will reduce its workforce in the United States by 6%, or around 400 employees, it said on Friday, becoming the latest electric-vehicle maker to cut jobs as the industry grapples

Lucid to trim US workforce by 6% amid softening EV demand
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Boeing sees six-fold rise in employee concerns on product safety, quality

Boeing saw a six-fold increase in submissions from its employees raising concerns related to the safety of products and services during the first two months of 2024, compared with the same

Boeing sees six-fold rise in employee concerns on product safety, quality
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What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system

Police can reconstruct someone’s movements for days or weeks at a time, without any court oversight.

What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system
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Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia

Humans have watched and learned from animals who treat their ills with bioactive plants. This animal wisdom has a scientific name: zoopharmacognosy.

Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia
Health|Technology

US safety probe into Waymo self-driving vehicles finds more incidents

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of

US safety probe into Waymo self-driving vehicles finds more incidents
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
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Kabosu, the face of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, dies at 18, owner says

Kabosu, the Japanese dog that became a global meme and the face of alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin has died at 18, her owner announced in a blog post on Friday.

Kabosu, the face of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, dies at 18, owner says
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Defense spending measure would bar Chinese lidar in U.S. military systems

A U.S. defense spending bill advanced by the House of Representatives this week contains a measure that would bar the use of Chinese-made lidar sensors in U.S. military

Defense spending measure would bar Chinese lidar in U.S. military systems
Political|Technology

China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology

China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine in a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that Chinese AI models should abide by

China's latest AI chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping's political ideology
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Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack

The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting

Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack
Science|Technology

Boeing's 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule

Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June

Boeing's 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule
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Hong Kong protest anthem removed by distributor after court injunction

A Hong Kong protest anthem was removed by a UK digital music distributor from streaming platforms on Friday following a court injunction in the Chinese territory,

Hong Kong protest anthem removed by distributor after court injunction
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Airlines, hotels, retailers fear being left out in Google's search changes

Lobbying groups representing airlines, hotels and retailers have urged European Union tech regulators to ensure that Google takes their views into account, and not

Airlines, hotels, retailers fear being left out in Google's search changes
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Meta submits changes to UK privacy compliance proposals, CMA says

Meta Platforms has offered to limit the use of certain data from all advertisers on its Facebook Marketplace platform, as part of amendments to the proposals accepted by the Competition

Meta submits changes to UK privacy compliance proposals, CMA says
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Dell hits record high amid rally in AI stocks

Shares of Dell Technologies hit a record high on Friday amid a rally in companies working on generative artificial intelligence applications, buoyed by strong optimism for

Dell hits record high amid rally in AI stocks
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NASA, Boeing clear two technical hurdles for Starliner's debut crew flight

Boeing and NASA quelled two technical issues on the company's Starliner spacecraft, including a "design vulnerability" requiring a temporary workaround, to get

NASA, Boeing clear two technical hurdles for Starliner's debut crew flight
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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Microsoft, gunmaker

Families of the victims of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, filed two lawsuits on Friday against Instagram's parent company Meta, Activision Blizzard and

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims sue Meta, Microsoft, gunmaker
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Israeli private eye accused of hacking was questioned about DC public affairs firm, sources say

By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON - An Israeli private investigator sought by the United States over hack-for-hire allegations previously told colleagues that he had been questioned by

Israeli private eye accused of hacking was questioned about DC public affairs firm, sources say

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