Explainer-Why Donald Trump could be president again despite his legal troubles By Reuters
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to stand trial in New York on Monday on charges that he illegally covered up a hush money…
Biden administration to provide $6.4bn for Samsung for Texas chip manufacturing and research cluster
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas….
Bluesky now allows heads of states to sign up for the social network
Social networking platform Bluesky lifted its ban on sign-ups for heads of state over the weekend. This means various office holders can join the platform. Bluesky’s move comes ahead of…
Floods grip Kazakhstan and Russia as tributaries of Ob rise By Reuters
By Tamara Vaal PETROPAVLOVSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia’s Urals region were flooded on Monday as melt waters swelled the tributaries of the world’s seventh longest river…
Aleph Alpha, Mistral AI and AI21 are some of the challengers to the U.S.’s generative AI clout
The potential of generative AI knows no limits. And what we have seen of it now might only be the tip of the iceberg. For years, companies around the world…
Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm
Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder farmers across emerging markets, shielding them against losses from pests,…
Russia and China trade new copper disguised as scrap to skirt taxes, sanctions By Reuters
(Corrects spelling to “Uyghur” not “Uygur”, paragraphs 2, 14) (Reuters) -Russian Copper Company (RCC) and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of Western sanctions by trading in…
Investors, so far, don’t seem that worried about a wider conflict in the Mideast
Oil and stock futures traded largely flat Sunday evening as financial markets offered muted reactions to Iran launching hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel on Saturday. The major U.S….
Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram
Meta is pushing ahead with its efforts to make its generative AI-powered products available to more users. Apart from testing Meta AI chatbot with users in countries like India on…
Asia stocks slide, gold rises as Middle East conflict sparks safety rush By Reuters
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Gold prices rose on Monday, attracting some safe haven bids, while oil prices were choppy after Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel over the weekend…