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Climate change Logging decline after political change in Brazil, Colombia
The number of trees lost in tropical forests in Brazil and Colombia fell dramatically last year because of political action, a new analysis finds. Researchers […]
Xiaomi The Chinese smartphone giant taking on Tesla
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) and begin taking orders on Thursday. Its chief executive Lei Jun said […]
Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth
Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the most massive animal in Earth’s history. Scientists on Wednesday described fossils of an early […]
Superconductor claims spark investor frenzy, but scientists are skeptical
Last week, two papers by South Korean scientists made an extraordinary claim that sparked a social media frenzy and pushed up prices of some stocks […]
Morocco to review its fisheries partnership with EU
Morocco is reviewing its current fisheries partnership with the EU in a way that takes into account its own fishing strategy and biological factors, Foreign […]
Elon Musk launches AI firm xAI as he looks to take on OpenAI
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, launched his long-teased artificial intelligence startup xAI on Wednesday, unveiling a team comprised of engineers from the same big U.S. […]
Twitter threatens Threads lawsuit against Meta
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms (META.O) over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. […]
China’s Alibaba unveils AI image generator to take on Midjourney, DALL-E
HONG KONG – Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (9988.HK) announced on Friday an artificial intelligence (AI) image generator, initially available to enterprise customers in beta form, as it […]
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Development banks can boost lending by $200 bln – Paris summit
PARIS – Multilateral development banks are expected to unlock $200 billion in extra firepower for emerging economies by running their balance sheets more tightly and […]
Auto firms race to secure non-Chinese graphite for EVs as shortages loom
LONDON – Automakers, including Tesla and Mercedes, are rushing to lock in graphite supply from outside dominant producer China, as demand for electric vehicle (EV) […]