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Volkswagen says it can make new cars entirely in China

German auto giant Volkswagen has announced the completion of a new R&D centre in...

EU says loosening tech rules 'not up for negotiation' i...

The EU's antitrust chief, Teresa Ribera, says changing regulations on US tech is...

EU, US restart trade talks in Brussels

The EU and the US have restarted their trade negotiations in a bid to settle sti...

EU, US restart trade talks as Washington calls for more...

The EU and the US have restarted their trade negotiations in a bid to settle sti...

EU, US restart trade talks

The EU and the US have restarted their trade negotiations to try and settle stic...

EU seeks to deepen trade ties with Africa at summit in ...

The EU and the African Union are marking 25 years of relations with a summit aim...

Brussels under fire for softening grip on Big Tech

The European Commission triggered a political meltdown this week with proposals ...

Challenges facing the World Bank today: High debt, low ...

The World Bank was created in 1944 with a simple mission: to finance reconstruct...

Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 goes on sale as French wine pro...

It's the third Thursday of November, which means this year's Beaujolais Nouveau ...

Asian tech stocks tumble as strong Nvidia results fail ...

Technology firms led an Asian market selloff on Friday, tracking a sharp drop on...

Asian tech stocks tumble as Nvidia results fail to ease...

Technology firms led an Asian market selloff on Friday, tracking a sharp drop on...

Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 goes on sale as French wine pro...

It's the third Thursday of November, meaning this year's Beaujolais Nouveau is o...

Nvidia's upbeat forecast for future demand calms 'AI bu...

The world's most valuable company, US chipmaker Nvidia, posted better-than-expec...

Rights groups slam EU for rolling back AI data protecti...

The European Union has proposed plans to ease the bloc's strict data protection ...

Investors await Nvidia results amid AI bubble fears

European markets stabilised on Wednesday morning after losses sustained over con...

As Europe aims for 'digital sovereignty', biomedical ag...

"Europe does not want to be the client" of the US or China in the field of techn...

French court rejects Perrier 'natural water' lawsuit ag...

A French court has rejected a demand by a consumer protection group to remove Pe...

French court rejects Perrier "natural water" lawsuit ag...

A French court has rejected a demand by a consumer protection group to remove Pe...

As Europe aims for "digital sovereignty", biomedical ag...

"Europe does not want to be the client" of the US or China in the field of techn...

Questions over artificial intelligence boom lead to glo...

European and Asian equities traded lower this Tuesday, following in the footstep...

TotalEnergies buys €5.1 billion stake in Kretinsky's po...

France's TotalEnergies has struck a partnership deal with Czech billionaire Dani...

TotalEnergies buys €5.1 billion stake in Daniel Kretins...

France's TotalEnergies has struck a partnership deal with Czech billionaire Dani...

AI pioneer Yann Le Cun reportedly quits Meta over the f...

Reports suggest Yann Le Cun, one of the "godfathers of AI", is leaving Meta afte...

Diplomatic spat with China threatens Japanese tourism i...

A dust-up over comments on Taiwan made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi...

AI pioneer Yann Le Cun allegedly quitting Meta over the...

Reports suggest Yann Le Cun, one of the "godfathers of AI", is leaving Meta afte...

AI pioneer Yann Le Cun is quitting Meta over the future...

Reports suggest Yann Le Cun, one of the "godfathers of AI", is leaving Meta afte...

COP30 in Brazil & the Global South: Tackling climate ch...

The week, we head to Belem in Brazil where COP30, the UN's annual climate summit...

US federal employees go back to work after longest shut...

Federal agencies have started reopening after the longest-ever US government shu...

The hard task of rebooting the US government after 43-d...

After President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that funds the ...

Powered by AI, the era of humanoid robots is here

US firm 1X Home Robots says its first "housekeeping robot" NEO can be ready to s...

AI chip rush: From Nvidia's triumph to Musk's megaplan

From Nvidia's record-breaking demand to Elon Musk's latest factory ambitions, th...

IEA reports shows rising demand for electricity, need f...

The International Energy Agency (IAE) released its annual World Energy Outlook t...

China's 'Singles' Day' goes big, but physical stores ar...

Chinese consumers, anxious about the slowing economy and worn out by endless ret...

AI's insatiable appetite for cash, energy and data: Bub...

Could the artificial intelligence boom already be running out of road? We examin...

Senators pass shutdown-ending bill, lifting US and Euro...

After US senators managed to pass a bill that could end what has been the longes...

ADIPEC 2025: Betting on sustained demand for oil

This week, we're heading to the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (A...

Google review blackmail targets small businesses across...

Small businesses worldwide are being targeted by scammers using fake Google Maps...

US Supreme Court expresses scepticism over Trump's reci...

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court's chief justices heard arguments over the leg...

Google reviews blackmail targets small businesses acros...

Small businesses worldwide are being targeted by scammers using fake Google Maps...

Canada unveils ambitious new budget to respond to US ta...

Canada's Liberal government unveiled new federal budget plans in the House of Co...

Shein takes Paris by storm: Does Chinese e-commerce gia...

Protesters are fuming at Chinese e-commerce giant Shein electing the French capi...

Starbucks sells majority stake in China business amid c...

US coffee chain Starbucks has announced it is forming a joint venture with asset...

Shein bans sex dolls after France threatens to block ma...

Chinese e-commerce giant Shein has come under renewed pressure in France, just d...

French government threatens to ban Shein if child-like ...

The French finance ministry says they will ban Chinese e-commerce giant Shein if...

China to ease export ban of Nexperia semiconductors to ...

China said Saturday it will exempt some Nexperia computer chips from an export b...

Why fair trade still matters when coffee and cocoa pric...

Volatile weather affecting harvests, uncertainty in global trade and rising prod...

Trump-Xi summit yields tariff cut, one-year deal on rar...

A rare meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping i...

US Federal Reserve lowers rates again, but cautions ano...

The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the second time this year,...

US Federal Reserve cuts rates again but cautions anothe...

The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the second time this year,...

Public concern for climate change drops amid war and co...

A new survey shows a sharp slide in public concern for climate change, with war ...