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Google considers levying fees for AI-powered search features: Report

For Google, charging for certain AI search features could help the company shake loose some additional revenue, without cannibalizing its core search ad business

No issues encountered with oil payment from India: Russia foreign ministry

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in February this year reaffirmed India's stance on buying Russian oil despite sanctions on Moscow amid military conflict with Ukraine

Boosting Tesla employees' pay to stop OpenAI from poaching: CEO Musk

Musk was responding to an Information report about Tesla AI scientist Ethan Knight leaving the car company to join Musk's xAI startup

US officials urge India to maintain implementation of Russian oil price cap

In 2023, Russia had emerged as India's top oil supplier. India has strong economic and defence ties with Russia and has refrained from criticising Moscow over its war with Ukraine

Russian minister warns French counterpart against sending troops to Ukraine

The conversation followed French President Emmanuel Macron's comments in February, in which he said that the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine could not be ruled out

G7 price cap on Russian oil, recent action by Indian refiners working: US

Since October, the US has enforced the price cap with sanctions including designating in February Sovcomflot (SCF), Russia's state-owned shipping company

We had nothing to do with it: US after attack on Iranian consulate in Syria

Shortly after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria, the United States had an urgent message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it.

Houthis may be low on weapons as attacks on ships slow, says US commander

US officials have said they believe pressure from Iran was part of the reason for the pause. But Lt Gen Grynkewich said the Houthis are not quite as responsive to Iranian direction

Prez Biden faces protest over support for Israel during White House meeting

Shortly after the conversation began, a Palestinian American doctor from Chicago named Thaer Ahmad who has volunteered in Gaza announced that he was walking out

Trump's plea to delay hush-money trial until SC rules on immunity rejected

Lawyers for the presumptive Republican nominee had asked to adjourn the New York trial indefinitely until Trump's immunity claim in his Washington, D C, election interference case is resolved

Baltimore bridge cleanup: Maritime terminal prepares for redirected ships

Work continues to open a third channel that will allow larger vessels to pass through the bottleneck and restore more commercial activity

Tesla's sales drop, a sign that its grip on the EV market is slipping

The sales decline caught investors off guard as rivals like BYD of China and Kia and Hyundai of South Korea reported increases in electric vehicle sales

Trump's campaign raised About $66 mn in March, cutting into Biden's lead

Trump is set to get another large cash infusion later this week when hedge fund manager John Paulson will host a fundraiser for Trump in Florida, that is anticipated to raise more than $30 million

Disney shareholders back CEO Robert Iger, rebuff activist shareholders

The dissident shareholders had said in a preliminary proxy filing that they wanted to complete a successful CEO succession at Disney and align management pay with performance

Fed will likely reduce their key interest rate later this year: Powell

''Most Fed officials see it as likely to be appropriate to start cutting their key rate at some point this year," he said

Gaza war has caused $18.5 billion in infrastructure damage, finds study

'The shock to Gaza's economy as a result of the ongoing conflict is one of the largest observed in recent economic history,' according to the report

Amazon web services slashes hundreds of jobs as part of cost-cutting drive

Sales growth at AWS, the largest seller of rented computing power and data storage, slowed to a record low last year as corporate customers cut spending and delayed technology modernization projects

Aid group halts food delivery in Gaza after Israeli strike kills 7 workers

President Joe Biden issued an unusually blunt criticism of Israel by its closest ally, suggesting that the incident demonstrated that Israel was not doing enough to protect civilians

Walt Disney poised to claim victory in bitter Nelson Peltz board fight

If Disney does prevail, it will be a victory for Chief Executive Bob Iger as he steers the Mouse House through the industry's shift to streaming

US Fed blocks tough global climate-risk rules for Wall Street Banks

European central bankers have been advocating for the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to agree on requiring lenders to disclose their strategies for meeting green commitments