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From College Prep to Career Readiness: Mike Feinberg's Evolving Vision for Education

Feb 11, 2025 06:55 am UTC| Business

The landscape of post-secondary education is shifting, with increasing attention being paid to alternatives to traditional four-year degrees. Mike Feinberg, a former teacher turned education innovator in Houston, has...

India Eyes More U.S. LNG Imports Amid Rising Demand

Feb 11, 2025 04:46 am UTC| Economy Business

India is looking to boost its liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from the U.S. following the Trump administrations decision to lift restrictions on export permits, Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said. The country, the worlds...

CATL Eyes $5 Billion Hong Kong Listing Amid Market Challenges

Feb 11, 2025 04:46 am UTC| Technology Business

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (SZ:300750), or CATL, is reportedly preparing to file for a Hong Kong listing this week, aiming to raise at least $5 billion. According to sources cited by Reuters,...

BYD’s Smart Driving Push Sparks Price War Concerns, Pressures Rivals Xpeng and Geely

Feb 11, 2025 04:45 am UTC| Technology Business

Shares of Chinese EV makers Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) and Geely Auto (HK:0175) plummeted on Tuesday, down 5.9% and 7.2%, respectively, following BYDs (SZ:002594) game-changing move to offer advanced driver-assistance systems...

South Korea Warns Against Chinese AI App DeepSeek Over Data Privacy Concerns

Feb 11, 2025 04:12 am UTC| Technology Business Law

South Koreas National Intelligence Service (NIS) has raised concerns over the Chinese AI app DeepSeek, accusing it of excessively collecting user data and using all inputs for AI training. The NIS issued an official notice...

Tesla's Shanghai Megafactory Begins Megapack Battery Production

Feb 11, 2025 04:08 am UTC| Technology Business

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has officially started production at its Shanghai battery megafactory, dedicated to manufacturing its high-capacity Megapack energy storage systems, according to Chinas state news agency, Xinhua. The...

Columbus McKinnon to Acquire Kito Crosby in $2.7B Deal

Feb 11, 2025 04:08 am UTC| Business

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO) announced plans to acquire Kito Crosby from KKR Co LP (NYSE: KKR) in a $2.7 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition will expand Columbus McKinnons portfolio of crane and...

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Economy

Nikkei 225 Surges Past 58,000 as Japan Stocks Rally on Takaichi Stimulus Boost

Japans Nikkei 225 share average surged beyond the 58,000 level for the first time, extending a powerful stock market rally fueled by expectations of aggressive economic stimulus under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The...

ASX Shares Slide as 2026 Cost Outlook Jumps Amid CEO Exit and ASIC Probe

ASX Ltd shares fell sharply after the Australian Securities Exchange warned that fiscal 2026 costs will rise far more than previously expected, overshadowing a modest increase in first-half profit. The exchange operator...

Asian Stock Markets Rise as Australian Shares Rally; Investors Eye U.S. Jobs Data and China Inflation

Asian stock markets posted modest gains on Wednesday, led by a strong rally in Australian shares, as investors weighed softer-than-expected Chinese inflation data and awaited key U.S. jobs figures that could influence...

Asian Currencies Rise as Dollar Weakens Ahead of U.S. Payrolls Data; Aussie Hits Three-Year High

Asian currencies strengthened on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar extended its recent decline ahead of closely watched U.S. nonfarm payrolls data. The softer greenback provided broad support across regional foreign exchange...

Australian Central Bank Signals Tough Stance as Inflation Pressures Persist

A senior official at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has reinforced the central banks firm commitment to curbing inflation, warning that price pressures remain uncomfortably high despite signs of resilience across the...

Politics

Pentagon Seeks Broader Access to AI Tools on Classified Military Networks

The Pentagon is accelerating efforts to deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools across both unclassified and classified military networks, signaling a major shift in how the U.S. Department of Defense plans to...

Trump to Host Governors at White House Amid Dispute Over Democratic Invitations

President Donald Trump plans to host a bipartisan group of U.S. governors at the White House on February 20, according to National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman Kevin Stitt. The annual NGA meeting in Washington...

U.S. Offers Payments to Afghans in Qatar as Camp As Sayliyah Closure Nears

The U.S. State Department has begun offering financial incentives to Afghans stranded in Qatar to encourage voluntary repatriation, as officials move to shut down Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) by the end of March. The facility, a...

Angus Taylor Challenges Sussan Ley as Liberal Party Leadership Tensions Escalate

Australias opposition leader Sussan Ley is facing mounting pressure within the Liberal Party after senior frontbencher Angus Taylor resigned from his role as shadow defence minister, signaling a potential leadership...

Mexico Senate Approves 40-Hour Workweek Reform, Bill Advances to Lower House

Mexicos Senate has approved a landmark labor reform that would reduce the countrys legal workweek from 48 hours to 40 hours, marking a significant shift in national labor policy. The proposal, backed by President...

Science

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...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

ByteDance Advances AI Chip Development With Samsung Manufacturing Talks

Chinas ByteDance is accelerating its push into artificial intelligence hardware, reportedly developing its own AI chip while holding discussions with Samsung Electronics for manufacturing support. The TikTok parent company...

SMIC Shares Slide Despite Strong AI-Driven Earnings as Margin Pressure Looms

Shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (HK:0981), Chinas largest contract chipmaker, declined 3.6% to HK$68.95 in Hong Kong trading on Wednesday, underperforming the Hang Seng Index, which edged up 0.4%....

Russia Signals Further Restrictions on Telegram Amid Ongoing Regulatory Disputes

Russia is set to impose additional restrictions on Telegram, one of the countrys most widely used messaging platforms, after authorities said the app failed to address earlier violations of Russian law. The announcement...

Cloudflare Forecasts Strong Revenue Growth as AI Fuels Cloud Services Demand

Cloudflare has projected annual and first-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, signaling strong confidence in the growing demand for cloud services driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. The...

Minnesota Governor Says Trump Immigration Crackdown Could End Soon

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said Tuesday that the federal immigration crackdown ordered by President Donald Trumps administration in Minnesota could end within days, following direct conversations with senior White House...