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  Sydney (AFP) April 16, 2025 A US firm says it has launched a bid for deep-sea mining in the waters off a remote Pacific island, urging regulators to greenlight its foray into the contentious emerging industry. Impossible Metals said it had asked United States officials to "commence a leasing process" for a parcel of ocean surrounding far-flung US territory American Samoa. The miner said the region likely harboured ocean-floor deposits of nickel, cobalt and copper - coveted metals used in rechargeable batteries and other r ... read more |
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Trump trade war casts pall in China's southern export heartlandGuangzhou (AFP) April 15, 2025 The blistering tariff war launched by Donald Trump this month cast a shadow Tuesday as businesses met to strike deals at a trade show in southern China, for decades a key hub for exports to the United States. ... more  
Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten salesBeijing (AFP) April 17, 2025 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday, state media said, days after the United States curbed sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China. ... more  
Czech nuclear plants to get uranium from KazakhstanPrague (AFP) April 15, 2025 The Czech Republic has signed a deal to buy uranium from Kazakhstan as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian fuel supplies for its nuclear power plants, state-owned utility CEZ said Tuesday. ... more  
Study finds big gap in Australia's methane emissionsSydney (AFP) April 15, 2025 Australian coal mines may have vastly underestimated historical methane emissions, according to analysis of the potent greenhouse gas published Wednesday. ... more |
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Danish brewer adds AI 'colleagues' to human teamFakse, Denmark (AFP) April 15, 2025 They have names, faces and email addresses, but the five new colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew only exist in the virtual realm, which the brewer hails as a milestone to unleash the full potential of its staff. ... more |
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Zuckerberg denies Meta bought rivals to conquer themWashington (AFP) April 16, 2025 Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday denied in court that his company bought rival services Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize them, as his testimony in a landmark antitrust case came to a close. ... more 
AMD says US rule on chips to China could cost it $800 mnSan Francisco (AFP) April 16, 2025 Chip developer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday said it expects new US licensing requirements for semiconductors exported to China to cost it as much as $800 million. ... more 
TikTok tests letting users add informative 'Footnotes'San Francisco (AFP) April 16, 2025 TikTok on Wednesday said it is testing a feature that would let people add "Footnotes" providing informative context to videos that might be misleading. ... more 
US sanctions second Chinese refinery in Iran pressure campaignWashington (AFP) April 16, 2025 The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a second China-based "teapot" refinery for purchasing Iranian crude, in the latest salvo of Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran. ... more |
Chinese embassy slams UK politicians' 'arrogance' in British Steel rowLondon (AFP) April 16, 2025 The Chinese embassy in the UK lambasted "anti-Chinese rhetoric" of some British politicians, who criticised Beijing after a Chinese group said it would shut down the UK's last two steel furnaces. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Meta to start using Europeans' data for AI training May 27Paris (AFP) April 16, 2025 Meta will start using public posts and comments by its European users to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) models from May 27, unless users opt out of the data-mining project. ... more  
Puerto Rico's power plants go offline, leading to widespread island blackoutWashington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2025 Every power-generation facility in Puerto Rico unexpectedly went offline Wednesday afternoon, which caused an island-wide blackout, but many have had their power restored. ... more  
Captured underwater drone sent messages to China: Philippine militaryManila (AFP) April 15, 2025 Five underwater drones found by Philippine fishermen were capable of gathering information that could aid in "underwater warfare", the country's military said Tuesday, noting at least one had relayed a signal to China. ... more  
Trump, 78, says feels in 'very good shape' after annual checkupWashington (AFP) April 12, 2025 Donald Trump said he felt "in very good shape" Friday after his first annual medical checkup since returning to the US presidency, an exam that puts the focus on the fitness of the oldest man ever elected to the White House. ... more |
 
Digging Gets Smarter with Trimble's Siteworks Upgrade for ExcavatorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) has launched a new capability for its Siteworks Machine Guidance Module that integrates tilt bucket attachments into its field software suite. This enhancement enables constru ... more  
New system offers early warning of dust storms to protect solar power outputSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A new predictive platform called iDust is poised to transform dust storm forecasting and improve solar energy output in dust-prone regions. Developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Science ... more 
Rx Networks launches TruePoint FOCUS to deliver real-time centimeter precisionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Rx Networks Inc., a leader in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data services, has announced the debut of TruePoint FOCUS, a cloud-powered correction platform that provides near-instantaneou ... more  
SwRI links solar jet to unprecedented helium-3 surgeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The Solar Orbiter mission, a collaboration between NASA and ESA, has detected the most intense concentration of the rare helium-3 (3He) isotope ever recorded from the Sun, sparking new interest in t ... more |
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China says 'not afraid to fight' trade war with USBeijing (AFP) April 16, 2025 China warned Wednesday it was "not afraid" to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated calls for dialogue, after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table. ... more 
Europe seeks to break its US tech addictionBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 16, 2025 With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. ... more
China says appoints new trade envoy as tariff war bitesBeijing (AFP) April 16, 2025 China said Wednesday that it had appointed a new trade envoy, as the world's second-largest economy pushes back against US President Donald Trump's swingeing tariffs on imports that sent global markets tumbling. ... more 
China's economy beats forecasts ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day'Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025 China said Wednesday its economy topped forecasts in the first quarter, as exporters rushed to shift goods ahead of swingeing US tariffs, but warned it faced "certain pressures" from Donald Trump's trade blitz. ... more |
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Hong Kong's postal service to stop shipping US-bound goods; Trump says ball in China's court on tariffsHong Kong (AFP) April 16, 2025 Hong Kong's postal service said Wednesday it will stop shipping goods bound for the United States in response to "bullying" tariff hikes by US President Donald Trump. ... more |
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Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg tells antitrust trialWashington (AFP) April 16, 2025 Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors. ... more
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to ChinaSan Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2025 Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on the primary chip it can legally sell in China. ... more  
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade warNew York (AFP) April 15, 2025 US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing. ... more
Xi's Vietnam trip aiming to 'screw' US, says TrumpHanoi (AFP) April 15, 2025 China's President Xi Jinping urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit to Hanoi on Tuesday which President Donald Trump said was aiming to "screw" the United States. ... more |
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