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Kara Swisher dishes on OpenAI, Meta, Google—and the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
Can ChatGPT dethrone Gemini? Is Tim Cook capable of leading Apple into the next wave of AI? As 2025 winds down, journalist and podcast…
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King Charles praised for 'powerful' early cancer detection message
King Charles has been praised for hiscandour in talking about his cancer treatment where he highlighted the importance of early detection…
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PFL Europe: Dean Garnett's journey from the 'wild west' to a $100,000 final
Garnett has won two fights this year to qualify for Saturday's final and says everything in his career is "clicking into place" at the age…
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Vietnam's Street Vendors Embrace Cashless Payments as QR Transactions Jump 85%
A quiet transformation is under way in Vietnam's markets, where the familiar clink of coins is increasingly being replaced by the beep of…
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Terminally ill Swansea mum issues plea for Christmas cards
Charlie BucklandBBC Wales Clare Jones, 47, has received thousands of Christmas cards after a Facebook plea to make her last Christmas…
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Nvidia considers increasing H200 chip output due to robust China demand: sources
Chinese companies’ strong demand for the H200 stems from the fact that it is easily the most powerful chip they can currently access…
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Spacex sets US$800 billion valuation, confirms 2026 IPO plans
The Musk-led company is targeting a valuation of about US$1.5 trillion for the entire company SpaceX has authorised an insider share sale…
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FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts
Agrichemicals firm FMC said on Friday (Dec 12) that its board has approved a restructuring plan, aimed at cutting costs, shutting down…
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China is ‘rejecting’ Nvidia’s H200 chips, outfoxing US strategy, David Sacks says
China is weighing a package of incentives worth as much as US$70 billion to support its local chipmaking industry China has figured out…
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This 89% RT British Mystery Is Taking Off on Streaming and Is a Great Binge From Start to Finish
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators isn’t the kind of series that screams for attention — it’s a cozy, character-driven…
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Chinese AI euphoria obscures a gloomier technological reality
Washington and its allies are not supplying the country with the gear required to make the most sophisticated AI chips Moore Threads…
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US regulator grants crypto firms initial approval to launch trust banks
The regulator still has to sign off with a final stamp of approval before each of the trust banks can begin to operate Crypto giants,…
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Bitcoin hoarding company Strategy remains in Nasdaq 100
Bitcoin hoarding giant Strategy clung to its place in the Nasdaq 100 on Friday (Dec 12), continuing its year-long stint in the benchmark…
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Musk’s X posts higher sales amid costly turnaround
Sales at Elon Musk’s X jumped during the third quarter, but the social network is still dealing with significant costs – including from…
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Intel nears US$1.6 billion deal for AI chip startup SambaNova
Intel is in advanced talks to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup SambaNova Systems for about US$1.6 billion, including…
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Oracle denies report on OpenAI data centre delays
Oracle denied on Friday (Dec 12) a media report that it was delaying OpenAI-related data centres, following investor worries over its…
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Google faces 110 million euros French asset freeze after Russian ruling, documents show
[PARIS/MOSCOW] The administrator of Google’s defunct Russian business has obtained a temporary freeze on some 110 million euros (S$167…
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Fed officials split over risks to US economy going into 2026
The Fed cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point for a third consecutive meeting in response to rising unemployment US Federal…
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World Darts Championship: Gian van Veen and Rob Cross into second round but Ross Smith loses
European champion Gian van Veen has booked his place in the second round of the PDC World Championship but 12th seed Ross Smith suffered a…
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Lululemon’s CEO Switch and the Perception of Reality
Chief executive officers live in that amorphic, ever-changing space between perception and reality. There’s the business they run, which…
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Wall Street ends lower; fears of AI bubble and inflation send investors away
Other companies that have benefited from AI bets but went into reverse on Friday included SanDisk The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed down…
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Champions Cup: Leicester Tigers 15-23 Leinster - visitors fight back to continue winning start
Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Wand, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Searle, Whiteley; Smith, Blamire, Heyes, Henderson, Wells, Thompson, Reffell…
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AI jitters knock Stoxx 600 lower, wiping out early-week gains
Investors also favour a likelihood of White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett becoming the next Fed chair, a scenario that could lead…
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King Charles shares 'good news' that his cancer treatment will be reduced
Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent Watch: King Charles issues update on his cancer treatment King Charles has shared "good news" about his…