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BEIJING – Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday, laying the ground for a refreshed relationship between Singapore’s fourth-generation leadership and China’s new leaders.
It was the first meeting b…

[1/2] Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has charged a former Ap…

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has charged a former Apple Inc engineer with attempting to steal the firm’s technology related to autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, and then fleeing to China.…
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When Congress declared climate change to be a direct threat to national security in 2017, it cited both the effects of extreme weather on installations and observations by Secretary of Defense James Mattis that climate change was affecting stability ar…

Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold its entire stake in the world’s largest chipmaker TSMC— just six months after disclosing a major stake worth $4.1 billion in the chip manufacturer.…
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The Apple Park campus stands in this aerial photograph taken above Cupertino, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019.
A former Apple software engineer was charged with allegedly stealing Apple's autonomous technology for a Chinese self-dri…

The UDC is the world’s first of its kind for commercial use
SINGAPORE, May 16, 2023 /CNW/ — Atlas Technology (Atlas), a leading Web3 infrastructure service provider, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Shenzhen Hicloud Data Center Tec…

Garoua-Boulaï, Cameroon — Much of the bloodiest fighting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been around the eastern city of Bakhmut, where thousands of ill-equipped Russian forces have died on the front lines since the end of …

US President Joe Biden will address the Australian parliament when he visits Canberra and Sydney for security talks.
Key points: Joe Biden will be the fifth US president to address the Australian parliament
Joe Biden will be the fifth US president to a…

Open this photo in gallery: A Taiwanese tank used in previous conflicts and on display for tourists is seen silhouetted against the skyline of Chinese city Xiamen, in Kinmen, Taiwan, on April 9Chris McGrath
China is prepared to “resolutely smash any fo…

A look at North American equities heading in both directions
On the rise
Shares of Capital One Financial Corp. (COF-N) rose in trading on Tuesday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s holding company disclosed it had taken a stake in the credit c…

This morning, my dog Gus took his big furry head and gave me a solid nudge. He looked at me and then at his food bowl. “Mom,” he said (telepathically, natch).…
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A bus in Hong Kong bears an advertisement for digital brokerage Futu. Traders use the app to access markets beyond China.
Shares of online brokerages Futu Holdings and Up Fintech Holding were sharply lower on the Nasdaq Tuesday after they said they&#82…

Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Japan’s Yasukazu Hamada spoke to his Chinese counterpart as the two countries inaugurated their long-awaited defence hotline (Takashi Aoyama/Pool Photo via AP, File) — © Takashi Aoyama
The Japanese and Chinese defence ministers inaugurated their long-a…

Chinese tech stocks were largely in the red in pre-market trading on Tuesday despite stronger-than-expected results from industryl stalwarts Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ).
Shares of Alibaba (BABA) and JD.com (JD) each fell around 1%, while …

SZA got into the spirit of the Webby Awards’ signature five-word acceptance speeches – and got a little practice for the many acceptance speeches she’ll likely be giving during awards season – at Monday night’s (May 15) 2023 Webby Awards, held at Cipri…

US President Joe Biden has taken up Anthony Albanese’s offer to address federal parliament before the Quad leaders’ summit at the Sydney Opera House.
Mr Biden will be Australia next Wednesday for the next meeting of the quadrilateral security dialogue …

Home Depot (HD) earnings fell vs. a year earlier for the first time in three years, though they topped first-quarter views. The Dow Jones home improvement retailer early Tuesday also missed revenue views and guided lower for the full year.…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke to an engaged crowd of about 60 lawmakers at a dinner Monday about the advanced artificial technology his company produces and the challenges of regulating it.…
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TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese and Chinese defense ministers inaugurated their long-awaited hotline on Tuesday as a step to build trust and improve communication at a time when Japan and other ne…