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Moonshot AI in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing

Any deal could mark the first big revenue-sharing pact between a Chinese AI firm and a major US cloud company

Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid trade war

The water body serves as a natural border separating the province of Ontario from New York state and forms part of the five Great Lakes of North America

Bill Gates seeks meeting with Xi Jinping to push global AI safety efforts

Gates' staff are working to finalize a meeting with Xi for his next China trip, his spokesperson said, scheduled tentatively ​for November

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan's sons say his life at risk in prison

Kasim and his brother Sulaiman Isa also urged the international community to pressure Pakistan for human rights violations against its former premier

Global economy in tug-of-war between oil shock and AI boom: IMF chief

She said the global economy was witnessing a tug-of-war between the negative supply shock from West Asia and the positive demand shock from AI

14 infants killed in fire at major hospital in Pakistan's Islamabad

The fire occurred at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the largest public hospital in the capital

Hyundai Motor plans 100 new, fresh models with focus on US hybrid push

The plan, launched at Hyundai's CEO Investor Day in Seoul on Wednesday, will see South Korea's biggest automaker enter 18 new segments

Indian oil companies to avoid Iran-blacklisted vessels amid security risks

The named vessels could be fined, detained and have their cargoes confiscated, according to a post on X from the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a new body set up by Iran to manage Hormuz

PM Takaichi says Japan will 'protect' ICC from US push to dismantle

The sanctioning of Akane and a senior trial lawyer by the US marks the latest escalation of attacks on the court by Washington, which says the ICC has unfairly targeted the US and Israel

Trump admin weighs more trade penalties against Canada after retaliation

Trump and Carney were close to a possible deal, but talks broke down late Friday, and 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods came into effect just after midnight

India calls on international community to safeguard critical sea lanes

At a UNSC debate, India said secure maritime routes are vital for uninterrupted supplies of food, fertilisers and fuel, warning conflicts can disrupt global trade and worsen food insecurity

Trump submits civil nuclear agreement with Saudi to Congress for review

The agreement was signed last month in Washington by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart

Proposed additional H-1B fee could push high-value jobs overseas: FIIDS

FIIDS said an extraordinary fee could make legitimate hiring economically impractical and unintentionally encourage companies to place high-value jobs overseas

Sikh separatist Pannun says FBI warns him of new 'credible' life threat

The threat comes as Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in Feb, awaits a Nov 20 sentencing in Manhattan federal court for plotting in 2023 with others to assassinate Pannun

I don't support the rally: Mamdani opposes RSS chief Bhagwat's NYC event

Bhagwat is visiting the US, Canada and the UK as part of the Sangh's centenary-year global outreach programme

Grammy winner and queen of country music Dolly Parton dies at 80

With classic songs including "Coat of Many Colors," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," she became one of the best-selling female artists of all time, with over 100 million records sold.

AI founders who walked away from Bezos' Prometheus to model the universe

While ​systems like ChatGPT were created to let them predict ​the right next word in a sentence when talking to users, this alternative AI has learned to predict physical phenomena in space and time

US Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump for now on mail ballot curbs

Over dissents from the court's three liberals, the justices on Monday put on hold a Boston federal court ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's executive order from being fully implemented.

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

The crackdown comes as a variation of Madonna's pop hit "Like a Prayer" created by an Australian producer using AI-generated vocals and drums has spent 16 weeks in the Australian top 20

China robot maker Unitree's post-listing slump sparks bubble fears

Unitree shares steadied on Tuesday after three consecutive days of decline that took their losses to 45% since their debut last Wednesday.