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Alphabet loses Google Play Store antitrust battle with Epic Games

Epic largely lost a similar challenge to Apple Inc.'s app store two years ago and both companies have asked the US Supreme Court to review their dispute

China's children battling pneumonia shows dangers of drug resistance

An outbreak of walking pneumonia, normally a mild infection, struck millions of children in the second half of 2023, creating Covid flashbacks and raising fears about another novel pathogen

Adani Green Energy to raise $410 million to refinance 2024 dollar bond

The refinancing plan for Adani Green's $500 million Dec. 10, 2024 bond, dated Dec. 8, fulfills a requirement laid out in the terms of the note

Rajiv Jain-led GQG's $10 billion India bet has winning picks beyond Adani

The value of India investments across six of GQG's funds jumped to $9.9 billion compared with $4.4 billion a year earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

Microsoft reaches agreement on union contract terms governing its AI use

Microsoft has revamped almost its entire product lineup, including Office, Windows, search and security software, to add features based on OpenAI technology

Global trade to decline by about 5% in 2023 amid geopolitical tensions

The value of goods and services trade will reach $30.7 trillion compared with $32.2 trillion in 2022, according to the Geneva-based United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

India's potential economic growth rate likely now at 7%, estimates Axis

An economy that's growing faster than its potential would generally result in bottlenecks in supply, causing inflation to accelerate and putting pressure on the central bank to hike interest rates

HTX theft: Crypto exchange suffers a $258 million net outflow after hack

HTX said it lost $30 million worth of crypto tokens in the breach and temporarily suspended withdrawals and deposits following the attack

Apps that use AI to undress women in photos gaining popularity: Report

These apps are part of a worrying trend of non-consensual pornography being developed and distributed because of advances in artificial intelligence - a type of fabricated media known as deepfake porn

Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse migration, says report

About 60% of household income is needed to cover home ownership costs

India's plan for 50,000 electric buses on its roads gets support from US

The new fund mechanism from the government is designed to mitigate manufacturers' risks as they access finance for fresh investments

COP28 summit: The money food badly needs for climate fight is rolling in

More than $3 billion in climate finance has been pledged for food and agriculture

Global rate-cut standoff looms in 2023 policy finale; all eyes on Fed, BOE

Policymakers from fully half of the Group of 10 jurisdictions of most-traded currencies are scheduled to meet in the coming days, and interest rates for 60% of the world economy will be set

Adani's bond rebound almost erase losses incurred from Hindenburg report

The rebound suggests the conglomerate, once termed "deeply overleveraged" by research firm CreditSights, is finding favor with investors again

Climate activists' biggest COP28 protest yet in UN Blue Zone despite ban

Hundreds gathered inside the COP's Blue Zone - officially United Nations territory for the two week of negotiations - alternating between the war in Gaza and climate change to lodge their protest

China's LandSpace Technology pulls off 2nd methane-fueled rocket launch

The rocket, ZQ-2, took off at 7:39 a.m. Saturday Beijing time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert, the company said in a statement

European Union strikes deal to regulate ChatGPT, AI tech in landmark act

Thierry Breton, the bloc's internal market chief, said the deal strikes a balance between fostering innovation and protecting the rights of people and companies

Australian govt to announce its strategy for slowing immigration next week

"The new strategy we'll announce will bring immigration back to sustainable levels," he told reporters Saturday in Sydney

Apple's iPhone, watch product design chief Tang Tan to leave in shake-up

Tang Tan, whose title is vice president of product design, is leaving in February, according to people with knowledge of the matter

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's ouster was a result of drawn-out tensions

The statement, devoid of any details, was the opening volley in a power struggle that played out almost entirely behind closed doors