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Airbus profit climbs 14% on defence boost
EUROPEAN plane-maker Airbus said Wednesday its third-quarter net profit surged by 14 per cent to 1.1 billion euros (S$1.66 billion) on the…
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Starbucks sales rebound globally, coffee prices bite margins
Global prices for raw arabica beans are up more than 20% this year after soaring 70% in 2024 Starbucks posted on Wednesday (Oct 29) that…
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Microsoft cloud customers face widespread disruptions
MICROSOFT cloud customers experienced widespread service disruptions on Wednesday after the company said “inadvertent configuration…
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Sudanese RSF militia killed many civilians at el-Fasher hospital, WHO chief and doctors say
The Rapid Support Forces militia reportedly killed hundreds of civilians at the main hospital in el-Fasher, days after it captured the…
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Microsoft‘s massive AI spending draws investor concerns as cloud business booms
MICROSOFT’S spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure soared to a record of nearly US$35 billion in the September quarter,…
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In the tunnels of Gaza, hostage Eli Sharabi found a way to be a blessing
In the tunnels of Gaza, stripped of everything, Eli was forced to answer Shmuel’s questions in the starkest terms imaginable: What am I?…
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Meta forecasts bigger capital costs next year, US$16 billion tax charge guts Q3 profit
Meta forecast “notably larger” capital expenses next year, thanks to investments in AI, and recorded a nearly US$16 billion one-time…
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Alphabet hikes capex again after earnings beat on strong ad, cloud demand
STRONG AI demand helped power Alphabet‘s financial results, as both the core advertising and cloud computing businesses of the Google…
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Masayoshi Son becomes Japan’s richest with US$55 billion fortune
Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai has been at the top of the country’s ranking for most of the past decade, and continuously since April…
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US: Dow ends down, S&P 500 flat as Powell says December rate cut far from assured
The Dow ended lower and the S&P 500 finished flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates but Fed Chair Jerome Powell…
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Europe: Shares pause at highs after earnings
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 was muted on Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s rate decision later in the day, while parsing…
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US Fed cuts rates by 0.25%, Powell signals December move ‘far from’ certain
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell cautioned investors against assuming the US central bank would follow its second straight…
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Oil settles higher on large drop in US stockpiles, trade optimism
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data showed US crude and fuel inventories drew down more than expected last week, and as US President…
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ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon
Last week, as ICE raids ramped up in New York, city residents set about resisting in the ways they had available: confronting agents…
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Portland Police Chief Reveals Troops Tear-Gassed Protest by Accident
The presence of federal officers in Portland is actually making things much worse, the city’s police commander said. Source link
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Trump DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate for Protesting ICE
One such area the president has homed in on is Portland, Oregon, a city better known for Voodoo Doughnuts and cold brew than hellish…
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Adidas Has Another Sneaker Coming That Looks a Lot Like Pharrell's Jellyfish for Half the Price
The Jellyfish has been a major hit for Adidas and Pharrell, their most buzzy model since the NMD Hu’s run in the late 2010s. Each of the…
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Cameo sues OpenAI for trademark infringement
OpenAI, which faced a fierce blowback in Hollywood last month as images of celebrities and dead newsmakers were manipulated without…
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France to charge Louvre heist suspects with theft and conspiracy
Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louvre museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris…
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Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson: CBS Fires Two More Hosts as It Cancels 28-Year-Old 'CBS Saturday Morning' as Mass Layoffs Continue
CBS News has fired two of its TV hosts following the cancellation of their Saturday morning show. Anchors Michelle Miller and Dana…
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Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points on Concerns of a Struggling Job Market Rather Than Combating Inflation
The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a quarter point for the second consecutive meeting, showing that policymakers remain more…
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Building Trust in Digital Economies: Inside the Rise of Tradeit
Under30CEO had a chat with Jimi Gecelter, Co-founder of Tradeit, about transforming an in-game trading scenario that was risky and…
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Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology
Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking minors from having…
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How iGaming Startups Are Reshaping the Digital Economy
iGaming startups are redefining the digital economy by merging entertainment with fintech, data analytics, and global commerce. Their…