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Today: September 24, 2024

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Apple's iPhone sales in China jump 52% in April, data shows

Apple's smartphone shipments in China rose 52% in April from a year ago, extending a rebound seen in March, according to data from a research firm affiliated the Chinese government

Apple's iPhone sales in China jump 52% in April, data shows
Science|Technology

OpenAI sets up safety committee as it starts training new model

OpenAI has formed a Safety and Security Committee that will be led by board members, including CEO Sam Altman, as it begins training its next artificial intelligence

OpenAI sets up safety committee as it starts training new model
Business|Technology

Toyota shows 'an engine reborn' with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars

Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine

Toyota shows 'an engine reborn' with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars
Business|Technology

KKR-SingTel consortium frontrunner to buy $1 billion stake in data centre provider, sources say

(This May 28 story has been refiled to rectify the name of the company to ST Telemedia Global Data Centres from STT Telemedia Global Data Centres in paragraph 2) By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters)

KKR-SingTel consortium frontrunner to buy $1 billion stake in data centre provider, sources say
Science|Technology

OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model

OpenAI says it’s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot

OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model
Environment|Health|News|Technology|World

Russia not currently planning to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, TASS says

Russia is not currently planning to restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the head of Russia's state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom was quoted as saying on

Russia not currently planning to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, TASS says
Business|Technology

T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry

T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt
Technology

Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices

To model the inside of a supercapacitor, my team had to rework a common physics law that most high school students learn.

Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices
Business|Economy|Technology

Activist investor Elliott discloses $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management disclosed a $2.5 billion stake in analog chipmaker Texas Instruments and urged the chipmaker to improve its free cash flow.

Activist investor Elliott discloses $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments
Environment|Science|Technology

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor

The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor
Business|News|Political|Technology

US court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok's

US court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September
Technology|Travel

Israel launches ETA system for visa-exempt countries

Israel said on Tuesday it was moving to an electronic travel authorisation system for visitors from visa-exempt countries starting in August, joining Britain, the United States,

Israel launches ETA system for visa-exempt countries
Business|Technology

Volkswagen to develop low-cost electric car to tackle Chinese rivals

Volkswagen will develop low-cost electric vehicles in a bid to better compete with fierce Chinese rivals, Europe's largest carmaker

Volkswagen to develop low-cost electric car to tackle Chinese rivals
Business|Economy|Technology

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pledges to donate most of his wealth

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining a high-profile list of more than 240 wealthy philanthropists committed to donating over half their fortunes

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pledges to donate most of his wealth
Business|Technology

AI darling Nvidia's market value surges closer to Apple

Nvidia's shares rallied around 6% to hit a record high on Tuesday, leaving the AI chipmaker's stock market value about $100 billion away from overtaking Apple in a major

AI darling Nvidia's market value surges closer to Apple
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Verizon adds Peacock to streaming hub, offers discounted YouTube premium plan to customers

Verizon said on Tuesday that it added Comcast's Peacock to its streaming subscription hub and plans to offer YouTube Premium at a discounted rate with myPlan subscriptions.

Verizon adds Peacock to streaming hub, offers discounted YouTube premium plan to customers
Political|Technology

U.S. presses TikTok, Meta and X to crack down on antisemitic posts, Bloomberg News reports

The Biden administration is urging big technology companies to ramp up efforts to curb antisemitic content on their platforms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

U.S. presses TikTok, Meta and X to crack down on antisemitic posts, Bloomberg News reports
Business|Economy|Technology

Faraday Future withdraws full-year production forecast as weak EV demand weighs

Electric vehicle maker Faraday Future said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its production forecast for 2024 due to current market conditions and levels of funding, sending its shares down

Faraday Future withdraws full-year production forecast as weak EV demand weighs
Business|Technology

Musk offers factory tours to investors as he seeks support for his pay package

Elon Musk is offering tours of Tesla's factory next month to 15 shareholders who vote on his $56 billion pay package, the latest effort by the electric vehicle

Musk offers factory tours to investors as he seeks support for his pay package
Business|Political|Technology

Trump Media asks Louisiana to investigate trading of its shares

The company that owns Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social said on Tuesday it has sent a letter to the commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions to open an

Trump Media asks Louisiana to investigate trading of its shares
Business|Technology

Judge assured that Tesla won't contest Musk pay ruling outside Delaware

The Delaware judge who voided Elon Musk's record Tesla pay package told the parties in the case that she felt assured by the electric vehicle maker that it would not use an

Judge assured that Tesla won't contest Musk pay ruling outside Delaware
Business|Technology

Cathie Wood's Ark buys stake in Musk's xAI, Bloomberg News reports

Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management had purchased a stake in xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup with a post-money valuation of $24 billion, Bloomberg News reported on

Cathie Wood's Ark buys stake in Musk's xAI, Bloomberg News reports
Business|Technology

US judge rejects Amazon bid to get FTC lawsuit over Prime program tossed

A U.S. judge in Seattle on Tuesday rejected Amazon.com's request to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that accuses the company of enrolling

US judge rejects Amazon bid to get FTC lawsuit over Prime program tossed
Business|Economy|Technology

Brazil's Congress advances bill to tax low-cost online orders

Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday the main text of a bill that would enact a new 20% import tax on international online purchases under $50, significantly down

Brazil's Congress advances bill to tax low-cost online orders
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Samsung Electronics' union threatens first ever walkout next week

A Samsung Electronics union in South Korea will begin escalating strike action next week by staging the first ever walkout over demands

Samsung Electronics' union threatens first ever walkout next week

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