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US opens probe of Tesla Autopilot after 11 crashes: agency
AFP, Published on 17/08/2021
» NEW YORK: US safety officials opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla's Autopilot after identifying 11 crashes involving the driver assistance system, officials said Monday.
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Toyota Q1 net profit rockets to $8.2bn, forecast unchanged
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» TOKYO: Toyota said Wednesday that net profit jumped more than 460% in the first quarter, boosted by strong sales fuelled by the recovery from the coronavirus crisis.
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German startups launch mini-rocket challenge to SpaceX and co.
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» AUGSBURG (GERMANY) - Car-manufacturing powerhouse Germany is rushing to join the private sector space race as it looks to ride a boom in mini-launchers for small satellites and compete with major US firms such as SpaceX.
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Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressure
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: Pressure is rising on Big Tech firms, signaling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that could lead to the breakup of the largest platforms. But you'd hardly know by looking at their share prices.
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Chinese tutoring firms' shares tank after Beijing crackdown
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» BEIJING: Stocks in Chinese tutoring firms tumbled on Monday after Beijing imposed new rules on companies to register as non-profit organisations, effectively wiping out business models in the multibillion-dollar sector, with analysts saying the groups were essentially "uninvestable".
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Earth's 'vital signs' worsening as humanity's impact deepens
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» PARIS: The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs" deteriorate to record levels, an influential group of scientists said on Wednesday, warning that several climate tipping points were now imminent.
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China tries to ease investor fears over crackdown: report
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» BEIJING - Beijing scrambled to calm investors after a crackdown on some of China's biggest firms rattled markets with regulators calling bankers in for a last-minute call Wednesday night, Bloomberg reported.
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School's out? Tuition curbs pile on the anxiety for China's parents
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» BEIJING - In Beijing's exclusive Haidian district, Zhao says she ploughs $10,000 a year into extra classes for her eight-year-old, a leg up in the competitive scramble of modern China -- and an advantage the state now wants to restrict.
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Carmakers warn chip shortage putting brakes on recovery
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» PARIS: The automobile industry is being hit hard by a shortage of computer chips that has slowed production and is set to drag on for months.
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Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared: draft UN report
AFP, Published on 23/06/2021
» PARIS - Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN's climate science advisors obtained by AFP.
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