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Asian markets track Wall St records after Powell hints at rate cut
Asian stocks on Thursday tagged along with a Wall Street rally that saw another round of record highs as bets on a September interest rate hike surged following comments by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.
AI accessibility? Blind gamer puts ChatGPT to the test
Japanese eSports gamer Mashiro is blind and often relies on a companion to get around Tokyo -- but he hopes that artificial intelligence, hailed as a promising tool for people with disabilities, can help him travel alone.
Archegos founder Bill Hwang guilty in multibillion-dollar fraud case
The founder of US investment firm Archegos, Bill Hwang, was found guilty Wednesday of fraud and market manipulation in a case focused on the fund's 2021 implosion that cost major banks billions of dollars.
Amazon tribes win lawsuit over carbon credits in Colombia
Colombia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, which six local tribes said had been signed without their consent. But the tribes said the deal was signed with false representatives of their communities.
Musk's Neuralink eyes more test subjects for its brain tech
Elon Musk on Wednesday said his Neuralink startup is "moving on" to a second test patient as its tech for linking brains and computers improves. "We're only just moving now to our second Neuralink patient," Musk said.
CNN plans to launch paid streaming service, cut 100 jobs
CNN, which has struggled amid the decline of the US cable broadcasting industry, plans to launch a new paid streaming service and to cut about 100 jobs, the company's CEO said Wednesday. CNN had unveiled a short-lived for-pay streaming service in 2022 before quickly pulling the plug due to the merger between CNN parent company WarnerMedia and Discovery.
Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'
From Yoda figurines to Lego stormtrooper helmets, Star Wars is everywhere around the Massive Entertainment video game studio that's about to unveil a hotly anticipated title drawn from George Lucas's iconic franchise. Anticipation is building ahead of the August 30 release of "Star Wars Outlaws", an open world game set between the events of the "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi".
US tightens steel, aluminum import rules to curb China tariff evasion
The United States unveiled stricter rules Wednesday on steel and aluminum imports from Mexico, moving to prevent China-origin goods from avoiding tariffs. Nearly 90 percent of some 3.8 million tons of steel imports from Mexico is already melted and poured in either the United States, Canada or Mexico, an official said on condition of anonymity.
Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases
Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies. After the turmoil in OpenAI, Microsoft got a seat on the board as a non-voting observer that it is now giving up.
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