Saudi ‘Davos in the desert’ opens with region on war footing
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Global business leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a glitzy investor forum as ...
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Indonesia bets on SE Asia’s first battery plant to become EV hub
Karawang (Indonesia) (AFP) - Rows of robotic arms move with precision to assemble nickel-based battery cells on the production line ...
French govt takes new blows over deal to sell painkiller maker to US fund
Paris (AFP) - French drugmaker Sanofi's confirmation that it will sell a controlling stake in its consumer health unit to ...
Sanofi pursues sale of painkiller after political controversy
Paris (AFP) - Sanofi confirmed on Monday plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US ...
Starmer vows to cut red tape as he urges foreign investors to ‘back’ UK
London (AFP) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday told global business leaders it was "time to back Britain", as ...
AI bubble or ‘revolution’? OpenAI’s big payday fuels debate
San Francisco (AFP) - Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as ...
What next for OpenAI after $157 billion bonanza?
San Francisco (AFP) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has become an AI powerhouse after securing Silicon Valley's largest-ever funding round. The company ...
Historic funding round values OpenAI at $157 billion
San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, secured $6. 6 billion in new funding, propelling its valuation to ...
Can an ambitious Milei make Argentina an AI giant?
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's President Javier Milei has plans to turn his country, which has one of the lowest ...
China bans PwC for six months over Evergrande audit
Beijing (AFP) - Accountancy giant PwC was banned in China Friday for six months and slapped with a fine of ...
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