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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Highlights AI Progress During China Visit

Jul 18, 2025 04:37 am UTC| Business Technology Politics

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Chinas Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Thursday, as part of his third visit to China in 2025. Wang confirmed the meeting during a press conference on Friday, praising Huangs...

TSMC Shares Rise on Record Q2 Earnings and AI Chip Demand

Jul 18, 2025 02:55 am UTC| Business Technology

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) (TW:2330) shares rose Friday after the chipmaker reported record second-quarter earnings, driven by booming demand for AI chips and advanced semiconductors. The worlds largest...

Coca-Cola Eyes Cane Sugar Shift Amid Health Push, Faces Supply and Cost Hurdles

Jul 18, 2025 02:53 am UTC| Business

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) may switch from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to cane sugar in U.S. beverages following discussions with President Donald Trump and pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s Make America...

Citigroup and Ant International Launch AI-Powered FX Risk Management Pilot

Jul 18, 2025 02:46 am UTC| Business Technology

Citigroup and Ant International, a fintech affiliate of Chinas Ant Group, have launched a pilot program leveraging artificial intelligence to help global businesses manage foreign exchange (FX) risk more effectively. The...

Katie Miller Denies Rift With Elon Musk Amid GOP Speculation

Jul 18, 2025 02:19 am UTC| Politics Business

Amid growing speculation in Republican circles about a potential fallout between Elon Musk and Katie Miller, the former Trump administration official clarified that she still works for Musk. Miller, who is married to Trump...

Meta Taps Former Apple AI Experts for Superintelligence Labs Team

Jul 18, 2025 01:20 am UTC| Business Technology

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has hired two top artificial intelligence researchers from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter. The move highlights Metas continued push...

BHP Hits Record Copper Output but Cuts 2026 Forecast, Faces Jansen Project Delays

Jul 18, 2025 01:18 am UTC| Business

BHP, the worlds largest listed miner, announced record annual copper production of 2.02 million metric tonnes (Mt) in fiscal 2025surpassing the 2 Mt mark for the first time and hitting the upper end of its guidance....

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Economy

Asian Markets Retreat as Gulf Crisis Fuels Oil Surge and Inflation Fears

The fragile ceasefire in the Gulf showed fresh signs of collapse on Thursday, rattling Asian share markets and sending oil prices sharply higher as investors confronted the reality of a prolonged inflationary shock to the...

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

Politics

U.S. Pushes for Crypto Regulation to Keep Digital Asset Growth at Home

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling on Congress to pass landmark federal cryptocurrency legislation, warning that regulatory uncertainty is pushing blockchain innovation and investment out of the United States. In...

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...