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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai expects to keep hiring engineers as AI advances

Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, Pichai said he will continue to invest in engineering in the near future

Russian strike kills 5, including 1 year old, hours after Trump calls Putin

Six more people were wounded in the attack and have been hospitalised, Chaus said. According to him, six Shahed-type drones struck residential areas of Pryluky early Thursday morning

US trimming collection of consumer price data, raising reliability fears

The Bureau of Labour Statistics stated that the cuts would have 'minimal impact' on estimates of the overall inflation rate, though they could "increase the volatility" of more detailed measures

Trump's tariffs disrupt trade, weaken ties, and threaten global order

Middle-power countries such as India now recognize that even US friendship may not protect them from tariffs, making them less willing to ally themselves fully with the United States

Elon Musk freezes Trump's last $100 million as alliance hits a rough patch

Elon Musk has withheld the final $100 million of his $300 million commitment to Donald Trump's reelection, deepening tensions over policy, Nasa nominee withdrawal, and spending disputes

Over 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

On Wednesday, pilgrims streamed into Arafat, some making the journey on foot, carrying their luggage through temperatures nudging 40 degrees Celsius

Will 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine: Kim Jong Un

In April, North Korea and Russia confirmed for the first time that their troops were jointly deployed, with soldiers from both nations fighting together against a Ukrainian incursion in Russia's Kursk

Syria to grant inspectors access to suspected nuclear sites: UN watchdog

Syria under Assad is believed to have operated an extensive clandestine nuclear program, which included an undeclared nuclear reactor built by North Korea in eastern Deir el-Zour province

Citigroup to cut 3,500 jobs at China tech centres amid global revamp

The reduction of staff at the China Citi Solution Centres in Shanghai and Dalian is expected to be completed by the start of the fourth quarter this year

Musk escalates attack, urges Americans to 'kill' Trump's tax cut bill

A day earlier, Musk had called the bill a "disgusting abomination," echoing concerns from Republican fiscal hawks over its impact on the federal budget

Trump seeks investigation into Biden's use of autopen to sign pardons

Donald Trump's signing of the memorandum follows months of critique over the use of an autopen, a device that replicates the president's signature without individual sign-off

Inflation data threatened by US government's hiring freeze as tariffs loom

President Donald Trump froze federal hiring on his first day in office and extended the freeze in April until late July, suggesting future inflation reports will also involve less data collection

Google partners with Chile to deploy a trans-Pacific submarine cable

Chile, home to one of Google's largest data centers in Latin America, is currently connected to the United States and the rest of the region via an undersea cable

China May services activity grows despite US tariff concerns, PMI at 51.1

The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers' index (PMI), rose to 51.1 in May from 50.7, remaining above the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction

Amazon testing humanoid delivery robots in San Francisco 'humanoid park'

Amazon is developing delivery-focused humanoid robots and testing them in a special 'humanoid park' as part of its push to automate operations

Asian shares edge up as dollar dips ahead of ECB policy, US jobs data

The dollar slid in the previous session after weak US jobs and services data, with more weighty employment data due on Friday

22 crew members rescued in North Pacific after ship with cars catches fire

Crew members abandoned ship, were evacuated onto a lifeboat and rescued by the crew of a nearby merchant vessel called the Cosco Hellas in the North Pacific

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus allegedly smuggled from China?

Nicknamed vomitoxin because it's most known for causing livestock to throw up, it can also cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache and fever in animals and people

Trump suspends visas for new foreign students at Harvard over security risk

In a fresh escalation, President Trump suspends new visas for Harvard students over national security, alleging foreign ties, secrecy and failure to address antisemitism

Trump revives travel ban, targets 12 nations after Colorado attack

The second-term travel ban affects nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen