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The Europe-Middle East-Asia (EMA) cable project is part of the growing tech war with the United States, and aims to create a Chinese link that rivals a similar US-backed project
China is conducting military drills near Taiwan with warships and fighter jets, which flew in the Strait on Saturday to show Beijing's anger over Tsai's meeting with US Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Customer images from Tesla's self-driving software are assessed by data labellers, who identify objects and 'teach' the AI system in its EVs how to respond, but sometimes the images are revealing
The brightly-lit store, still in barricades, was "inspired by the iconic Kaali Peeli taxi art unique to Mumbai," Apple said in a statement
Speaker Kevin McCarthy stressed the need to speed up arms deliveries to Taiwan after meeting President Tsai in California, while Taiwanese officials monitor a Chinese carrier near the island
The Apple iPhone manufacturer said it was bracing itself for a sales slump despite record revenue in the first quarter of the year
The accounts included several Indian journalists, Canadian poet Rupi Kaur and BBC News' Punjab bureau
Macron has flown in with a 50-strong business delegation, while Von der Leyen has said the EU must move to cut risks in its trade ties with Beijing
Analysts say Samsung’s chip division likely reported quarterly losses of more than $2.3 billion due to falling memory chip prices and lower inventory values
Merger reviews have become an additional tool for Beijing in its tit-for-tat fight with Washington over access to advanced technology
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