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Trump pocketed over $57m from crypto coin sales

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US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year.

Google turns internet queries into conversations

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Explore how Google is revolutionising online searches with its new AI feature that turns queries into engaging conversations, making information more accessible ...

Oil prices soar, stocks slide after Israel strikes Iran

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Fears of a higher-cost environment sent share prices sliding for a majority of companies across Asia and Europe.

India eyes reset of Canada ties with Modi's G7 visit

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Analysts hope it is a step towards repairing ties that soured in 2023, after Canada's then prime minister Justin Trudeau pointed the finger at New Delhi's involvement ...

SA's gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say

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Studies have found it contains traces of toxic substances such as arsenic, lead and uranium -- a legacy of the 1880s gold rush that founded Johannesburg and Soweto. ...

Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO

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Company founder and chief executive Alexandr Wang will join Meta to help with the tech giant's own artificial intelligence efforts as part of the deal, according ...

Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'

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Western tech firms have notoriously turned to cheap labour from emerging economies for tasks upstream of AI, such as arduous labelling of vast datasets used to "train" ...

London-bound plane crashes in India with 242 on board

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An AFP journalist saw people recovering bodies and firefighters trying to douse the smouldering wreckage after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner smashed into a building. ...

Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble

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Apple will showcase plans for its coveted devices and the software powering them at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicking off Monday in Silicon ...

Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans

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For now, experts say mutual dependence should keep a full-blown rupture at bay, but the episode exposes just how disruptive any break could be.

Auto sector reels from China's rare earth restrictions

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China's recent restrictions on rare earth magnet exports threaten to disrupt the global auto industry, with significant implications for production and supply chains. ...

UK regulator leads crackdown on 'finfluencers'

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Discover how the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is taking a stand against illegal promotions by financial influencers on social media, resulting in arrests and ...

Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogue

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Canadian computer science professor Yoshua Bengio is considered one of the godfathers of the artificial intelligence revolution and on Tuesday announced the launch ...

Gamers get hold of Nintendo's hotly awaited Switch 2

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The device, which features a bigger screen and more processing power, is an upgrade to the Switch that became a global phenomenon with hit games such as "Animal ...

Markets wobble as Trump-Xi talks offset by Musk row

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The much-anticipated discussions between the heads of the world's biggest economies fuelled hopes for an easing of tensions following Trump's "Liberation Day" global ...

Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty: IEA

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Amid global economic uncertainty, the International Energy Agency reports a record surge in clean energy investments, outpacing fossil fuel spending for the first ...

Around 20 000 VW workers agree to buyout amid overhaul

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Volkswagen faces a significant transformation as 20,000 workers in Germany agree to voluntary redundancy amid a challenging shift towards electric vehicles and fierce ...

Trade war cuts global economic growth outlook: OECD

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The OECD has dramatically revised its global growth forecast, warning that US President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies could severely undermine the world ...

OPEC+ announces sharp increase in July oil production

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OPEC+ announces a significant increase in crude oil production for July, raising concerns about falling prices and geopolitical dynamics. What does this mean for ...

Trump tariffs stay in place for now after court reprieve

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The short-term relief will allow the appeals process to proceed after the US Court of International Trade barred most of the tariffs announced since Trump took office, ...

Shell acquires TotalEnergies stake in Nigeria oil field

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The French firm is withdrawing from a production-sharing agreement that the Nigerian state signed in 2021 with TotalEnergies, Shell, US oil major ExxonMobil and ...

Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark Zuckerberg

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Zuckerberg noted the milestone anew at Meta's annual gathering of shareholders and as the social media behemoth vies with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others to ...

Mauritanian elected as Africa's new 'super banker'

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Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah has been elected as the new president of the African Development Bank, succeeding Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina. With a vision to strengthen ...

Musk to exit US government role after rare break with Trump

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The South African-born tech tycoon had said Trump's bill would increase the deficit and undermine the work of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has ...

US trade court blocks tariffs in major setback for Trump

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The opinion marks a significant setback to Trump as he bids to redraw the US trading relationship with the world by forcing governments to the negotiating table ...