Standing near the very top of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s power structure, Ebrahim Raisi was considered a sure thing to become its leader. He was dealt a new hand by a sudden turn. His sudden death in a helicopter accident on Sunday has put a stop to the escalating conjecture about the future successor of…
According to The Information, which opened a new tab on Friday, citing three sources with knowledge of the project, Apple is working on a more compact version of the iPhone that will probably be released by 2025. According to the claim, the rumoured slimmer version would probably cost more than Apple’s iPhone Pro Max and…
In a bankruptcy liquidation, cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global was approved by a judge on Friday to restore almost $3 billion in cash and bitcoin to its clients; as a result, its owner, Digital Currency Group, will not be able to recoup from the bankruptcy. Judge Sean Lane of the United States Bankruptcy Court accepted Genesis’…
The co-president of Xpeng AeroHT, an affiliate of Xpeng, said in an interview on Friday that the company hopes to deliver its flying automobile to consumers in 2026. The Land Aircraft Carrier, a large truck with an electric two-seater passenger drone inside, was unveiled by Xpeng AeroHT last year. After the flying vehicle and truck…
In a new move to defend domestic producers, the European Union opened an inquiry into Chinese flat-rolled iron and steel products that have been plated or coated with tin. It has also started a number of investigations to find out if Chinese clean tech businesses are unjustly benefiting from subsidies while doing business inside the…
China released statistics on Friday that suggested stronger industrial activity but weaker consumer growth. April retail sales up 2.3% over the same month last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That was less than the 3.1% rate recorded in March and less than the 3.8% gain predicted by a Reuters poll. April’s industrial…
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority had earlier sought opinions on whether Microsoft’s AI relationship with Mistral qualified as a merger before finding no regulatory objections to the partnership. The transaction “does not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002,” the CMA stated in a brief statement on Friday. Microsoft…
Microsoft has allegedly encouraged China-based cloud computing and artificial intelligence operations personnel to consider migrating out of the country, as Washington pushes down on Beijing’s access to the advanced technology. The Wall Street Journal published the story on Thursday, citing unidentified sources to claim that the employees, who were primarily Chinese engineers, had been given…
China’s Baidu exceeded analysts’ forecasts for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, thanks to increased demand for its AI-powered cloud solutions and a rebound in ad sales. The business, which operates the biggest search engine in China, reported revenue for the three months ended March 31 of 31.51 billion yuan ($4.37 billion), which was higher than the…
Citing “a profound effect on American life,” a group of TikTok producers filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court on Tuesday, attempting to thwart a bill signed by President Joe Biden that would require the divestment of the 170 million-user app or outright prohibit it. A Texas Marine Corps veteran who sells ranch products, a…
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