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Trump announces US 'AI Force', plans to appoint AI czar for regulation

US officials have said they will raise ​the topic of AI in talks with China as the US president prepares to meet ​with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week

Canada upbeat on concluding trade talks with India by year-end: Minister

Canadian ​Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously said during a trip to ‌New Delhi in March that the two countries would aim to agree a free trade pact by the end of the year

French finance ministry expects record debt at nearly 120% of GDP in 2026

The ministry also ‌said it expects to end the year with a budget ​deficit of 5.4 per cent. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday he expected the 2026 deficit to be well below 5.5 per cent

China central bank adviser says AI could deepen supply-demand imbalance

China's policymakers have been trying to revive domestic demand amid a prolonged ‌property downturn, local government debt pressures and ​cautious household spending

Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not compromise their sovereignty

Key ​details of the agreement have not been made public, including the degree of US military presence in the self-governed Danish territory

Ten days that changed course of AI and intensified fears over its future

A string of warnings, AI-agent incidents and calls to slow development has renewed debate over whether the race for more capable systems is outpacing safeguards

Paramount, states may settle Warner Bros. deal case as soon as this weekend

Terms under discussion include independent monitoring of CNN's content and commitments on theatrical releases as Paramount seeks to clear a key hurdle to its $110 billion acquisition

Gemini hacked 3 companies in first known autonomous breakout by Google's AI

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites during a May cybersecurity evaluation, Google said, prompting changes to testing processes

Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps up AI drug programme

At a time when fears of AI are gripping the public, the startup has built a wet lab, or place for physical experiments, in the San Francisco Bay Area

Tata Group firms shed $4 billion in market value amid holding company rift

Shares of India's Tata Group companies lost $4 billion in market value on Friday, as investors reacted to heightened uncertainty over the potential listing and leadership of holding company Tata Sons

Nestle weighing all options after Kremlin moves to seize Russia business

The maker of Nescafe coffee and KitKat chocolates said it took note of the decision, announced in a presidential decree on Thursday, and was assessing the situation

Nexperia to partner with Tata on chip production, packaging in India

Nexperia will work with Tata Electronics on semiconductor production and packaging in India

Aramco to boost exports from Hormuz to 60 million bbl in Sept, Oct: Traders

Chinese ​and South Korean refiners are among the top buyers of the spot supplies, while some volumes will be ‌going to India and ​Japan

Apple Pay eyes India rollout, starting with Axis Bank credit cards

The launch, starting ‌with a single major banking partner, would help the US company offer its payment service in the world's most populous country

OpenAI launches legal AI platform, escalating race for law firm users

The launch of Astra for Law marks the latest push by the top AI ‌labs into the legal market, where ​technology companies are racing to ​capture business from law firms and legal departments

Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business

The ​company also ​named Joe Earley president of ​Disney Entertainment Television Franchise and Content Strategy, creating a new role focused on developing television franchises

Demand strong, fuel crisis far less severe than COVID: AirAsia's Fernandes

Fernandes said AirAsia had strong ​liquidity and was adept at managing cash, adding the current crisis was largely driven by geopolitical tensions and ​higher fuel prices

FAA waives emissions rules to let Boeing sell 35 additional 777F freighters

The waiver will allow Boeing to sell the planes for another three years after new emissions rules take ‌effect on January 1, 2028

Dr Reddy's signs India distribution deal for Takeda's Qdenga dengue vaccine

The deal comes months after India's drug regulator approved Qdenga for use in both children and adults, making it the first dengue vaccine cleared for the country

Moody's raises India FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7% on W Asia resilience

The agency said elevated energy prices and ‌El Niño-related food price pressures pose risks to inflation, consumption and growth