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Top US Republican eyes swift passage of Trump priority mega-bill
Top US Republican eyes swift passage of Trump priority mega-bill
by  AFP

The speaker of the US House said Sunday he was pushing an "aggressive" timeframe for getting a multi-trillion-dollar bill addressing immigration, tax cuts and more to Donald Trump's desk by April, within his first 100 days in office. "That's why we're going to be so aggressive about getting this through in the first 100 days," he said.

EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target
EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target
by  AFP

UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the government's mandated targets, an industry trade body said Saturday. The SMMT reported a "record annual volume" of 382,000 battery electric vehicles sold in the UK last year.

AI expected to star at CES gadget extravaganza
AI expected to star at CES gadget extravaganza
by  AFP

Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, as vendors behind the scenes will seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump.

Microsoft expects to spend $80 bn on AI this fiscal year
Microsoft expects to spend $80 bn on AI this fiscal year
by  AFP

Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. For its part, Microsoft is on pace to invest about $80 billion this year to build out AI datacenters, train AI models and deploy cloud-based applications around the world, according to Smith.