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Four victims on Mike Lynch yacht died of suffocation, autopsies suggest

Initial examinations of four of the people killed when British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's family yacht sank off Sicily last month indicated they had died of suffocation as oxygen ran

Four victims on Mike Lynch yacht died of suffocation, autopsies suggest
Business|Technology|Travel

Flight engineer reveals what it was really like to operate supersonic jet Concorde

Flight engineer reveals what it was really like to operate supersonic jet Concorde

Flight engineer reveals what it was really like to operate supersonic jet Concorde
News|Technology

US implements new controls on advanced technology alongside international partners

The United States on Thursday published new controls on advanced technology, including quantum computers, in line with restrictions imposed by international partners.

US implements new controls on advanced technology alongside international partners
News|Technology

Madrid to ban e-scooters for reckless driving and chaotic parking

Madrid will ban e-scooters rented through mobile apps after the city's three licensed operators failed to implement limits on their clients' circulation or control their parking,

Madrid to ban e-scooters for reckless driving and chaotic parking
Education|Political|Technology

As a high school teacher and as governor, Tim Walz has tapped the power of geographic information systems, or GIS, to solve complex problems

Gov. Tim Walz used geographic information systems as a schoolteacher. How will that experience come into play if he and Kamala Harris win the White House in November?

As a high school teacher and as governor, Tim Walz has tapped the power of geographic information systems, or GIS, to solve complex problems
Business|Finance|Technology

BNY to buy Archer to boost managed account services in asset, wealth managers

BNY has agreed to buy Archer, a technology and operations provider that will help the U.S. bank expand its services to asset and wealth managers, the companies said on Thursday.

BNY to buy Archer to boost managed account services in asset, wealth managers
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Europe regulator orders checks on Airbus A350-1000 engines

Europe's air safety regulator on Thursday ordered inspections on engines of Airbus A350-1000 jets after an engine fire during the flight of

Europe regulator orders checks on Airbus A350-1000 engines
Business|Finance|Technology

PayPal pushes into in-person payments with cashback rewards, Apple integration

PayPal is expanding into U.S. point-of-sale payments by integrating its debit card with Apple's mobile wallet and offering 5% cashback rewards, as the global online payments

PayPal pushes into in-person payments with cashback rewards, Apple integration
Business|Technology

Amazon says exports from India-based sellers to cross $5 billion in 2024

Amazon Inc expects to help Indian exporters sell about $5 billion worth of small-ticket items through its platform this year in markets such as the United States

Amazon says exports from India-based sellers to cross $5 billion in 2024
Business|Economy|Technology

US planned layoffs surge in August, recruitment firm Challenger says

U.S. employers in August unveiled the greatest number of layoffs in five months, led by cuts in the technology sector, amid a cloudy outlook for growth and ongoing cost concerns, a monthly

US planned layoffs surge in August, recruitment firm Challenger says
Arts|Technology

Independent Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest wristwatch

Independent Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest wristwatch

Independent Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest wristwatch
Business|Technology|Travel

Dubai is home to world’s tallest skyscraper. Now it’s building the second-tallest, too

Dubai is home to world’s tallest skyscraper. Now it’s building the second-tallest, too

Dubai is home to world’s tallest skyscraper. Now it’s building the second-tallest, too
Business|Finance|Technology

Tesla shares gain on plans to launch Full Self-Driving in Europe, China

Tesla shares rose more than 6% on Thursday after the electric automaker stuck to its plans to launch the Full Self-Driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in China

Tesla shares gain on plans to launch Full Self-Driving in Europe, China
Technology

Ilya Sutskever on how AI will change and his new startup Safe Superintelligence

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI's former chief scientist, has launched a new company called Safe Superintelligence (SSI), aiming to develop safe artificial intelligence

Ilya Sutskever on how AI will change and his new startup Safe Superintelligence
Business|Finance|Technology

C3.ai slumps 15% on weak quarterly subscription revenue

Shares of C3.ai, which makes software for enterprise artificial intelligence, slumped nearly 15% on Thursday, as subscription revenue was squeezed by slow

C3.ai slumps 15% on weak quarterly subscription revenue
News|Technology

Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela's

Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or awareness during crises, including Venezuela’s post-election crisis

Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela's
Business|Finance|Technology

Verizon is buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network

Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal that helps to strengthen its fiber network

Verizon is buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network
News|Technology

Brazil Justice Marques says full Supreme Court should decide on conservative challenge to X ban

Brazilian Justice Kassio Nunes Marques said the full Supreme Court will make the final decision on a case filed by a conservative political

Brazil Justice Marques says full Supreme Court should decide on conservative challenge to X ban
Business|Europe|Technology

BMW plans to bring its first hydrogen car onto the market from 2028

BMW aims to bring its first hydrogen-powered vehicle onto the market in 2028, using fuel cell technology developed with Toyota Motor Corp, the German carmaker said on Thursday.

BMW plans to bring its first hydrogen car onto the market from 2028
Business|Technology|Travel

What are airlines doing in response to Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 engine failure

Several airlines are carrying out precautionary inspections on their Airbus A350 fleets after Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific found 15 planes that needed fuel

What are airlines doing in response to Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 engine failure
Business|Europe|Technology

Russian firms bought spare parts for 25-year-old ASML machines, says newspaper Trouw

Russian firms were able to obtain spare parts for 25-year-old ASML chipmaking machines in 2022 to 2023 on secondary markets despite European Union sanctions, Dutch newspaper

Russian firms bought spare parts for 25-year-old ASML machines, says newspaper Trouw
Business|Europe|Technology

Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules, court adviser says

Google's refusal to allow an e-mobility app developed by Enel access to its Android Auto platform may breach competition rules, an adviser to Europe's top court

Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules, court adviser says
Europe|News|Technology

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty

The first legally binding international AI treaty will be open for signing on Thursday by the countries that negotiated it, including European Union members, the United States and Britain,

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty
Europe|News|Political|Technology|World

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he did not understand France's actions against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was placed under formal investigation

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov
Business|Technology

Foreign investors buy India's IT, pharma stocks in August on US rate outlook

Foreign investors scooped up information technology and pharma stocks in August, which earn a significant share of their revenue from the U.S., on the prospect of a likely rate

Foreign investors buy India's IT, pharma stocks in August on US rate outlook

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