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Some 4,000 roles are expected to be cut over the next three years as AI takes on more work done by humans, a report by the BBC said, citing a bank spokesperson
Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance have "significantly increased" orders of a Nvidia chip after AI startup's success, and speculation on tougher export curbs; Beijing says plan for tougher curbs will backfire
Online fashion retailer's profit plunged by $1 billion in 2024, a new report says, and worse is to come after Trump closed a tax loophole it used to send items to the US
Nvidia's results this week will put a spotlight on demand for its chips after low-cost AI models from China's DeepSeek raised doubts on the need for big outlays on pricey chips
Markets in Hong Kong, Shanghai and many other Asian capitals fell on Monday after Trump moved to curb Chinese investment in the US
The tech giant’s shares are up more than 70% so far this year after jumping nearly 90% over the past 12 months
The Elon Musk-led carmaker is finally set to enter the Indian market, a move it has delayed for years citing the country's high tariffs on imported EVs
Japan, India, South Korea and Taiwan, who all export products to the US from these three industries, have already been stumbling under the pressure of increasing tariff threats
Many complainants who bought their vehicles before the rollout say they had overpaid for their cars
Researchers say that even a complete overhaul of existing energy systems in favour of renewables would be far less expensive than deploying carbon capture tech
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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