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Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project

OpenAI will start using news content from News Corp. as part of a multiyear deal between the two companies

President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology

A former New Hampshire Democratic Party chair whose phone number was spoofed in artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary says today's charges related to the case sho...

China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine in a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that Chinese AI models should abide by

Workers at a Georgia school bus manufacturer have approved their first union contract

Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, up from 40% now

President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment as he tries to secure his legacy

Officials say a nighttime Russian attack has destroyed train tracks and rolling stock in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region

FOX Business' Brian Brenberg looks at rising fast-food prices under President Biden.

North East Delhi, is set to witness another eventful Lok Sabha election as it goes in to the big polls on May 25. One of the reasons it has successfully become an important seat is because of the main contenders, two prominent Biharis: BJP's Manoj Tiwari and Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar. North East Delhi constituency comprises 10 segments including Burari, Timarpur, Seemapuri (SC), Rohtas Nagar, Seelampur, Ghonda, Babarpur, Gokalpur (SC), Mustafabad and Karawal Nagar. It is to be noted that of the 10, only three are held by BJP (Rohtas Nagar, Ghonda, Karawal Nagar) and remaining seven have AAP MLAs.

US State Department issued a travel advisory asking its citizens not to travel to this Latin American country. It has issued a «Level 4: Do Not Travel» travel advisory, its most serious warning. The department has warned Americans not to travel to this oil-rich country due to high levels of crime and civil unrest under the socialist rule of President Nicolas Maduro, reports the 'New York Post'.

Iran's military said no evidence of foul play or attack had been found so far during investigations into the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, state media reported on Friday. Raisi, a hardliner who had been seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed when his helicopter came down in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border on Monday.

Russia from advancing further into the northeastern Kharkiv region and are now counter-attacking, but Moscow is intensifying its assault on other parts of the front, Ukraine's army said Friday. Kyiv has been battling a fresh Russian land assault in the Kharkiv region since May 10, when thousands of Moscow's troops stormed the border, making their biggest territorial advances in 18 months. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region's capital on Friday to discuss the battle for Vovchansk, a town that sits fewer than five kilometres (three miles) from the border.

Katlyn Swaffer and Maher Youssef explain how their small businesses have been impacted by inflation and call on President Biden to address the issue.

FOX Business' Brian Brenberg looks at rising fast-food prices under President Biden.

Maldives matters: India’s moving to foil Chinese designsMinister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed said, "Addressing the dollar issue and reinforcing the MVR is a top priority for the current administration".In August 2022, the then President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said, “The two leaders welcomed the ongoing work to operationalize the usage of Rupay Cards in Maldives and agreed to consider further measures to boost bilateral travel and tourism and economic inter-linkages".Maldives says its pilots cannot fly aircraft donated by IndiaOn Wednesday, Maldives said that both India and China have agreed to cooperate in efforts to pay for imports in their respective countries’ currency instead of the US dollar. Saeed said he met with the Indian High Commissioner Munu Mahawar two weeks ago, who in turn, said that New Delhi would support and cooperate in arranging for the settlement of import payments in Indian Rupee.'True gesture of goodwill': Maldives thanks India for extending budget supportSaeed said the move is likely to help Male save almost 50% of the annual $1.5 million import bill from the two countries.In July 2023, the Government of India declared that Maldives was among the 22 countries that were permitted by the Reserve Bank of India to open Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) as part of efforts to promote bilateral trade in local currencies.Over the last few years, multiple banks and payment companies from across various countries have partnered with NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI, to accept UPI and RuPay in one form or the other.

The US House on Thursday approved a bill that prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, or central bank digital currency (CBDC), without explicit authorization from Congress.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) Communications Technology Group (CTG) for $225 million, approximately ₹1,874 crore, in an all-cash transaction, as per an exchange filing.According to a joint statement from the companies, around 1,500 employees and 700 contractors experienced in telecom engineering services across various countries—such as Spain, Italy, India, Japan, China, the Americas, and the APAC region—will transition to HCLTech as part of the agreement.HCLTech stated in a regulatory filing that the deal involves the “purchase of certain assets (CSS) of Communications Technology Group, a business division of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company". CSS delivers engineering services to leading global Communications Service Providers (CSPs) leveraging its intellectual properties in a global delivery model" with a total purchase price of $225 million.This acquisition will bolster HCL Technologies' position in the telecom sector by enhancing its engineering services and utilizing CSS' intellectual property, solutions, and talent at prominent CSPs across Europe, Japan, the Americas, and the APAC region, including 20 of the top 30 CSPs worldwide.HCLTech CEO and Managing Director C Vijayakumar said, "With this transaction and our planned strategic partnership with HPE, we are strengthening our telecom practice to address the rapidly expanding and transforming global telecom market.

Kharkiv with missiles on Thursday, killing seven people in a printing house, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called out his western allies for not providing enough military support to rebuff Russian attacks. Moscow's forces have hammered the northeastern city for months and launched a ground assault into the north of the surrounding region on May 10, an offensive that Kyiv says has stalled on two lines of attack for now. Authorities said Russia fired about 15 missiles at the city and the nearby town of Liubotyn, targeting mostly transport infrastructure and a large printing house in Kharkiv where around 50 people were located at the time of the strike.

Beijing on Friday said ongoing drills encircling Taiwan were testing the military's ability to seize power over the self-ruled island, days after its new president was sworn in. China's military kicked off the war games Thursday morning, surrounding Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft, while vowing the blood of "independence forces" on the island would flow. The exercises — codenamed «Joint Sword-2024A» — come after Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan's new president this week and made an inauguration speech that China denounced as a «confession of independence».