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Apple develops more conversational Siri in bid to catch up with AI

Revamping the 13-year-old Siri service is part of Apple's efforts to become a force in artificial intelligence

Byju's founder told ally to flee US to avoid testifying against him

William R Hailer said Raveendran sent him a plane ticket to Dubai just two days before Hailer was set to testify about Raveedran's efforts to regain control of parts of the Byju's education empire

Jeff Bezos hits back at Musk in sniping over Tesla, SpaceX holdings

It's the latest tit-for-tat between the world's two richest individuals, whose businesses compete in the commercial space industry

Byju's founder 'tried to regain firm' with cash hidden from US lenders

Raveendran allegedly recruited Hailer, who is a former political consultant, to try to buy out US creditors owed more than $1.2 billion under a loan

US sanctions Gazprombank, 50 Russian banks & 15 officials over Ukraine war

The Biden administration had previously decided not to levy sanctions against the bank for fear of roiling global energy markets

Reserve Bank defends forex policy as India attempts to avert global risks

The RBI has used its nearly $700 billion forex pile to prevent wild swings in the rupee, making it one of the least volatile currencies in the world

US justice department seeks Google Chrome's sale to restrict monopoly

Google said the DOJ's proposal would harm Americans' privacy and security, stymie Google's investments in artificial intelligence and hurt companies

Bitcoin hits record $97,000 as cryptocurrency seeks direct line to Trump

The crypto market as a whole consolidated gains of approximately $900 billion since Trump's election victory on Nov. 5, based on data from CoinGecko

Social media giants to pay fines worth $32 million under Australia ban

Australia is following a number of other countries that have attempted to restrict access to social media for children, with mixed success

Boeing CEO calls on employees to collaborate, be accountable after turmoil

Relations with workers have been particularly strained by a strike that lasted for more than seven weeks and consumed much of Ortberg's first months on the job

Marty Makary seen as leading candidate for Donald Trump's FDA pick

Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medicine, is a health researcher whose latest book focuses on questioning medical orthodoxy on topics from peanut allergies to antibiotics

Indonesia to assess $100 mn Apple investment proposal to end iPhone 16 ban

Southeast Asia's largest nation confirmed that it had received Apple's latest investment offer, which entails building a manufacturing plant to produce accessories and components

Apple urges federal judge for early dismissal in US antitrust lawsuit

Apple contends that its iPhone business is constrained by Samsung Electronics Co and Alphabet Inc's Google but that is an argument the company can make at trial, Justice Dept attorney Lasken said

Trump team considers creating first-ever White House cryptocurrency role

Discussions about the crypto role have included the person leading a small staff, and acting as a liaison between Congress, the White House and the various agencies with jurisdiction over crypto

Adani unit tapped US bond market hours before billionaire's indictment

The indictment came shortly after units of clean-energy arm Adani Green Energy Ltd sold a 20-year green bond in the US investment-grade market

Adani Group scraps $600 million bond, other notes drop on US SEC charges

Billionaire Adani, one of the richest men in the world, was charged with allegedly participating in a scheme that involved promising to pay more than $250 million in bribes to Indian govt officials

Elon Musk, Ramaswamy eye five-day office week for federal employees

Musk and Ramaswamy said the new Department of Government Efficiency would help reduce the federal workforce by compelling employees to resign

Nvidia's Blackwell chip remains on track after forecast disappoints: CEO

Nvidia predicted fiscal fourth-quarter sales of about $37.5 billion. Though the average analyst estimate was $37.1 billion, projections ranged as high as $41 billion

Dubai-based family offices now control over $1 trillion in assets

The United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is a part, is poised to be the top destination for relocating millionaires this year, according to a report from migration advisory firm Henley & Partners

Airline exodus leaves Israelis and companies isolated amid Hamas war

Direct routes to dozens of major cities - Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, Hong Kong, New Delhi - have been suspended, reducing face-to-face business meetings