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Tech giants working closely on AI compliance, says top EU's data regulator

AI creates a number of potential issues for data privacy, the two top officials at Ireland's Data Protection Commission said in an interview on Tuesday

Ex-Thai PM Shinawatra to be indicted for royal defamation, say prosecutors

Thaksin had been in self-imposed exile since 2008, but returned to Thailand in August last year to begin serving an eight-year sentence

US sanctions 3 Chinese, 3 Thai entities over Covid related cyber fraud

The botnet enabled users to commit widespread cyber-enabled fraud using compromised victim computers that were associated to residential IP addresses

Lenovo to issue $2 bn of convertible bonds to Saudi's Alat to repay debt

The world's largest maker of personal computers has become the latest Chinese firm to join a rush in Asia to raise capital through convertible bonds

Judge assures shareholders that Tesla won't contest Musk's pay case

The company's shareholders vote next month to ratify the pay package that McCormick voided and to reincorporate Tesla in Texas

Musk offers factory tours to investors as he seeks support for pay package

The company is making an unusual and public effort to rally support for Musk's pay

AI Chipmaker Nvidia's market value at $2.8 trn, surges closer to Apple

Its stock surged as much as 8 per cent to $1,149.39 during the session, an intra-day record high. Apple's stock was down 0.2 per cent in afternoon trading

Dollar steady ahead of inflation data, yen weakens, Fed rate cut unlikely

The dollar was also lifted by rising Treasury yields after a lacklustre debt auction for sales

Trump engaged in conspiracy to hoodwink voters in 2016, says prosecutor

The lawyers' duelling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility, Trump's culpability and the strength of evidence

Biden admin presses TikTok, Meta, X to crack down on antisemitic posts

The companies have not yet agreed to the voluntary moves, but the administration is hopeful they will act in the not too distant future

Algeria proposes UNSC resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah

Drafted resolution also calls for the immediate release of all hostages taken during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on October 7

Kim Jong Un doubles down on satellite ambitions after failed launch

Kim also warned of unspecified stern action against South Korea over an exercise involving 20 fighter jets near the inter-Korean border

Tesla settles 2016 fatal crash lawsuit as another jury trial looms

Tesla maintains there was nothing wrong with the car. It said the data event recorder showed that Speckman kept her foot on the accelerator pedal before the crash

Hamas munitions caused fire in Rafah's displaced persons camp, says Israel

The Sunday night airstrike killed Hamas commanders Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar in a compound in the Rafah neighborhood of Tel Sultan

Executions worldwide jumped last year to highest number since 2015: Amnesty

The group said the spike in recorded executions was primarily driven by Iran, where authorities executed at least 853 people last year, compared to 576 in 2022

Israeli advisory panel to examine treatment of imprisoned Hamas terrorists

Approximately 2,300 Palestinian terror suspects have been detained in Gaza since Israel launched its ground invasion on October 27

Melinda Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years for women's rights

It's the second billion-dollar commitment French Gates has personally made in the past five years

Taiwanese parliament passes bills expanding legislative oversight

Amendments will enhance checks and balances and empower the legislature to combat corruption, the move has sparked significant concerns within civil society and academia

Storms leave outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend

Around Houston, cars crawled through flooded highways and more than 300,000 customers were without power in the area, which includes parts still recovering from hurricane-force winds

Russia's wealthy elite may face higher tax as govt proposes new system

The proposal involves a progressive tax on personal incomes and represents a change of course from the current flat-rate tax that was credited with bringing order and improving tax collections