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Britain is set to share intelligence with China for the first time in an effort to prevent Chinese engines and small boats from being used to smuggle migrants across the English Channel,
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Microsoft narrowly exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for quarterly revenue as strong demand for its Azure cloud services, particularly from companies developing and deploying artificial intelligence solutions, boosted results. The technology giant reported
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The United States has returned a seized oil tanker to Venezuelan authorities, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, marking the first known instance in which the Trump administration has returned such
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The Trump administration is stepping back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for U.S. critical minerals projects, multiple sources told Reuters, in a move that reflects both congressional funding constraints and
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U.S. chipmaker Nvidia provided technical assistance to China’s DeepSeek that helped the company develop artificial intelligence models later used by the Chinese military, according to a letter from the chairman of a
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Tesla announced on Wednesday that it will invest $2 billion in CEO Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, while confirming that production plans for its Cybercab robotaxi remain on track for 2026.
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Sri Lanka’s government is considering restricting access to social media for children under the age of 12, as concerns grow over the impact of digital exposure on child safety and well-being. Minister
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The General Manager of the Lanka Coal Company, Namal Hewage, announced that a fine of approximately 2.1 million US dollars will be imposed on a coal supplier for delivering consignments that failed
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The Jaffna University Students’ Union has called on Tamil communities in the North and East to observe Sri Lanka’s National Independence Day as a national day of mourning, stating that independence has
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