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US to widen sanctions to curb semiconductor sales to Russia's war machine

Russia's war, now in its third year, has seen a renewed offensive and intensified aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities

Indian stocks rebound from Lok Sabha election upset fastest in a decade

The rebound reflects the unwavering confidence among retail investors and their belief that local stocks will continue to reward them after rising for eight straight years

Haldiram's exploring IPO as plans to sell to foreign investors stall

IPO considerations are preliminary and the controlling shareholders may still decide to lower their asking price and proceed with a sale

Li-ion battery plants being built to flood mkts with more cells than needed

Manufacturers have announced so many new factories that capacity will outstrip demand for the rest of the decade

Slowdown in EV sales steers the world further off course from net zero

The outlook for fully electric vehicles has markedly deteriorated in the past year. BNEF began the 2023 edition of its EV Outlook by highlighting the profound transformation

Insurance helped 46,000 women avoid deadly work during heat waves in India

With climate change raising temperatures during heat waves, millions of Indians face a difficult choice: work in dangerous conditions or go hungry

Byju's hedge fund ally can avoid arrest if he helps locate $533 million

The missing money is at the heart of a dispute between lenders owed $1.2 billion and the startup founded by entrepreneur Byju Raveendran

Pakistan likely to hike taxes in budget to bolster chances of IMF loan

"Everyone will have to contribute in this economy because schools or universities or hospitals can run with philanthropy but countries can only run through taxes," Pak Finance Minister Aurangzeb said

Elon Musk drops lawsuit accusing OpenAI of breaching founding mission

Musk was an early backer of the startup and part of its founding team, before he had a falling out with the company

President Biden's plan to brand Trump a felon hit by son's conviction

The younger Biden is the first child of a sitting US president convicted of a felony

Samsung hires ex-Apple executive to lead new North America AI Center

The company made the announcement internally this week, around the same time Apple kicked off a much-anticipated expansion into AI

Human trafficking case: Nanny like second mum to family, says Ajay Hinduja

He said he wanted to thank the woman for her work for the family, adding that she's still in touch with his kids and sends them Diwali greetings by phone

Ikea lost $5,000 each time when a worker quit, so it began paying more

For a service-driven company like Ikea, unhappy workers can quickly lead to unhappy customers

Blinken says Netanyahu agrees to ceasefire plan for Israel-Hamas war

Later on Tuesday during a stop in neighboring Jordan, Blinken pledged more than $400 million in US assistance for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and the broader region

Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices if OpenAI integrated into OS

The remarks followed a presentation Monday by Apple Inc., when the iPhone maker said that customers would have access to OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot through the Siri digital assistant

Apple debuts long-awaited AI tools, including ChatGPT tie-up at WWDC

Apple is making a high-stakes bid to catch up with rivals in the booming AI market. After falling behind tech peers like Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Microsoft Corp

Analysts welcome PM Modi's faith in Sitharaman as finance minister

Some analysts see spending on infrastructure, which soared under Sitharaman, to remain a big focus of the government

Dozens of CVS drug recalls expose link to tainted factories in China, India

The drugs were among those sold by CVS Health Corp., the largest US pharmacy, under its store-brand label before being recalled

In latest setback, Tesla must face autopilot false ad claims by DMV

Monday's ruling comes less than a month after a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that Tesla must face a proposed class-action lawsuit by consumers making similar claims

World's largest vaccine maker Serum Institute sees demand doubling in 5 yrs

The world's largest vaccine maker currently has the capacity to produce 3 billion doses of all types of vaccines each year, but only sells about 1.5 billion doses annually