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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI

U.S. stocks closed higher and trimmed their losses for the week

China and Russia to commit to the use of nuclear weapons by only humans and not technology supported by automatic systems such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), as per a report on Independent. Underlining the importance of it, Paul Deans who serves in the State Department’s Arms Control Division stated that the US has a clear commitment to this principle and was supported by Britain and France, in this regard. “We would welcome a similar statement from China and the Russian Federation” said Dean who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability.

The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, as well as more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties

China on Thursday said it would take "necessary measures" after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at crippling Russia's military and industrial capabilities, punishing companies in China and elsewhere that help Moscow acquire weapons for its war in Ukraine. In a sweeping package announced on Wednesday, the US treasury department targeted nearly 300 entities in Russia, China and other countries accused of supporting President Vladimir Putin's invasion. «The Chinese side urges the US to stop smearing and containing China and stop wantonly implementing illegal and unilateral sanctions,» a foreign ministry spokesman said in a message to AFP.

Joe Biden has called two of his QUAD partners — India and Japan — and two of his adversaries — Russia and China — "xenophobic" nations, asserting that none of these countries, unlike the United States, welcome immigrants. «This election is about freedom, America and democracy. That's why I badly need you. You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,» Biden told his supporters at a fundraiser here on Wednesday evening.

FLAMANVILLE, France—Early this year, a top European Union official made an eye-catching proposal: A €100 billion public fund that would curb Europe’s reliance on U.S. defense manufacturers, who make nearly two-thirds of Europe’s military hardware. The cash could subsidize European companies to develop and manufacture more weapons at home at a time when the continent faces a growing threat from Russia.

textile exports, and a loss of market share for the domestic industry. To address these issues, the government is considering measures to boost domestic production capabilities of synthetic yarns by offering subsidies and tax incentives to set up advanced manufacturing units, and strengthen the sector's overall competitiveness, according to two people aware of the matter. “The government is working on a plan to revamp small, informal weaving and processing units by upgrading their technology," one of the persons cited above said.

Shaksgam Valley to be our territory. We have never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary agreement of 1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully attempted to cede the area to China." Randhir Jaiswal added. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday that the Shaksgam valley is a part of India and New Delhi never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary pact of 1963 through which Islamabad "unlawfully" attempted to cede the area to Beijing.

antitrust, Asian competition, the existential question of innovation and growth—there are parallels between then and now. Competition watchdogs in the EU are demanding compliance from March 7th with rules that for the first time breach the “walled garden" which keeps users and developers bound within Apple’s playpen. On March 4th they fined the company €1.8bn ($2bn) for allegedly stifling competition in music streaming.

India has lodged a strong protest with China for carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam valley, in an «illegal» attempt to alter the situation on the ground. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday that the Shaksgam valley is a part of India and New Delhi never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary pact of 1963 through which Islamabad «unlawfully» attempted to cede the area to Beijing. «We have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same. We have registered our protest with the Chinese side against illegal attempts to alter facts on the ground,» Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing. «We further reserve the right to take necessary measures to safeguard our interests,» he said.

Reuters reported on Thursday. The move by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India comes at a time when the country’s popular spice brands are under scrutiny for quality-related concerns after Hong Kong and Singapore banned certain readymade spices from MDH and Everest—considered household names in India for spicing up our daily food palette. The development is not good news for the world’s largest spice producer and consumer.

Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist, Axis Bank & Head of Global Research, Axis Capital, says “in the next three to five years in this same style, we could see very aggressive capex and industrial policy coming in from China and the return on assets, on capital intensive assets in China is already back to 2002 levels. It is quite possible it keeps falling. Imagine then what other countries have to do. Do we have policies to counter that? We need not get overly protectionist, but we need to be very agile in responding to this. Is it ready for this type of global economy which is very different from what we saw from the early 90s to say around 2015-16? There are several new challenges that we need to cope with.” India of yesterday, India of today and India of tomorrow. Where should we start? Neelkanth Mishra: Even to understand where we are headed, we need to have some handle on where we have come from and what we have done and where the platform has been set for the growth in the next three to five years. And then of course, the work that we do in the next three to five years will set the stage for what happens in the five years after that.

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank, a unit of China’s ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance, is reportedly exploring ways to offer virtual asset-related services after new regulations for digital assets launch in June.

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell 1.75% to $61,222, while the second-largest digital token, Ethereum, slipped 5.2% to $2,998.

death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 36, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued. Heavy rains caused a stretch of road running from Meizhou city towards Dabu county to cave in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday (1810 GMT Tuesday), according to state news agency Xinhua.

With artificial intelligence (AI) seen as the next big frontier for tech businesses, Microsoft’s global expansion budget has been grabbing attention. The company has declared it plans to invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia over the next four years to expand its cloud infrastructure, especially for AI support.

US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions against Moscow. In addition to the chemical agent chloropicrin, Russia also used «riot control agents (tear gas) as a method of warfare in Ukraine, also in violation of the CWC,» the department said in a factsheet. «The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident, and is probably driven by Russian forces' desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield,» the State Department said.

Jennifer Aniston has explained the reasons why she does not want to use the popular social media app TikTok, which has massive popularity across the world, according to a PageSix report. Aniston's remarks came at a time when issues pertaining TikTok has reached the table of President Joe Biden. Created by a Chinese company a few years ago, TikTok rose to immense fame in the Asian as well as Western regions, especially in the United States. ByteDance, which is the developing company of this popular app roped in thousands of celebrities and held various creator meets in US to endorse and promote the application, which yielded amazing results in terms of amassing immense app downloads.

new sanctions on hundreds of firms and people tied to Russia's weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese firms accused of helping Russia find workarounds to sanctions and individuals tied to the death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny. The sanctions imposed by the Treasury and State departments target Russia’s military-industrial base, chemical weapons programs and people and firms in third countries that help Russia acquire weapons components as its invasion of Ukraine has entered its third year. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the action “will further disrupt and degrade Russia’s war efforts by going after its military industrial base and the evasion networks that help supply it." The sanctions come as the Senate gave final approval to legislation barring imports of Russian uranium, boosting U.S.

Vladimir Putin-led country. Earlier, the Delhi Police had revealed that the email used tov threaten over 100 schools in the Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Wednesday, had contained the word ‘Swaraiim’. ‘Swaraiim’ is an Arabic word used by the Islamic State, a transnational Salafi jihadist group, since 2014, said Delhi Police, adding that they used this term to spread Islamist propaganda.