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Trump unveils investments to power AI boom
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» PITTSBURGH - US President Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech's soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom.
Musk bashes Trump-backed AI megaproject
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Tech titan Elon Musk has cast doubt on a $500-billion artificial intelligence project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn’t there.
These rooms give young Indian lovers rare privacy. Cue the complaints.
The New York TImes, Published on 19/01/2025
» NEW DELHI — Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbours and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes are everywhere.
SoftBank CEO set to announce $100 bn US investment
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The head of Japan's SoftBank is set to announce plans on Monday to invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years, a spokesperson for US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team told AFP.
Musk: 10 billion humanoid robots by 2040
News Agencies, Published on 29/10/2024
» The world will be home to at least 10 billion humanoid robots by 2040, says the technology billionaire Elon Musk.
Chip designer Arm targets $52 bn valuation in year's largest IPO
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - British chip designer Arm is targeting a valuation of more than $52 billion for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday, according to a company press release.
New Indonesia capital branded 'ecological disaster'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia: The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.
Japan to expand virus emergency as 350,000 sign 'Cancel Olympics' petition
AFP, Published on 14/05/2021
» TOKYO: Japan's government was expected to widen a virus state of emergency on Friday, just 10 weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, as campaigners submitted a petition with more than 350,000 signatures urging the Games be scrapped.
SoftBank reaches deal with WeWork
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» TOKYO - Internet investor SoftBank Group said Saturday it reached a settlement with WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann and other investors in the office sharing giant, amid reports that the deal would give the ex-CEO an extra $50 million.
Tokyo's Nikkei opens more than 2% up as US votes
AFP, Published on 04/11/2020
» TOKYO - Tokyo's key Nikkei 225 index opened more than two percent higher on Wednesday, tracking rises on US markets a day earlier, as polls began closing in the US presidential vote.