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Dance videos of Modi, rival turn up AI heat in India election

An AI video shows an ecstatic Narendra Modi sporting a trendy jacket and trousers, grooving on a stage to a Bollywood song

Dance videos of Modi, rival turn up AI heat in India election

Japan's Honda raises electrification investment to $65 billion through FY2030

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Honda Motor pledged to double its electrification and software investment to about $65 billion over the 10 years running through the 2030 business year, it said on Thursday.

Japan's Honda raises electrification investment to $65 billion through FY2030

US prosecutors examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reports

(Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors are examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

US prosecutors examining financial transactions at Block, NBC News reports

Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures

The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms

Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures

Indian vote body tells X to remove Modi party video targeting Muslims, opposition

India's Election Commission directed social media platform X on Tuesday to take down a video post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party after an opposition complaint that it

Indian vote body tells X to remove Modi party video targeting Muslims, opposition

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

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One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

Bridgewater piled into Mag Seven stocks in Q1 but spurned Tesla - filings

Bridgewater Associates piled into six of the so-called Magnificent Seven megacap U.S. stocks in the first quarter, making an $800 million bet on Google-parent

Bridgewater piled into Mag Seven stocks in Q1 but spurned Tesla - filings

KKR remedies on Telecom Italia deal expected next week, source says

U.S. investment firm KKR will likely offer remedies next week in an attempt to secure EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line access network,

KKR remedies on Telecom Italia deal expected next week, source says

Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer physical credit, debit cards in their wallets

Visa has announced major changes to how its credit and debit cards will operate in the U.S. Features in the works will lead to Americans to carry fewer physical cards in their wallets and make the 16-digit credit or debit card number printed on every physical card increasingly irrelevant

Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer physical credit, debit cards in their wallets

Mercedes CEO speaks against restrictions on trade with China

Mercedes-Benz Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius on Wednesday spoke against imposing restrictions on trade with China, stressing that the country remains the group's most important

Mercedes CEO speaks against restrictions on trade with China

Brazil's Telefonica quarterly profit rises 7%, but misses forecasts

Brazilian telecommunications operator Telefonica Brasil posted on Tuesday a net profit below analysts' expectations, even though it increased by 7.3% in the first quarter from a

Brazil's Telefonica quarterly profit rises 7%, but misses forecasts

Japan's SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit

Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a net profit in the final quarter of its financial year, it said on Monday, even as an investment loss at its Vision Fund arm

Japan's SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit

Trump says US China tariffs needed on other vehicles, products

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Biden administration's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, semiconductors and medical products should be

Trump says US China tariffs needed on other vehicles, products

House Republicans propose to boost tariffs on Chinese-made drones

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of House Republicans on Wednesday proposed legislation that would hike U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made drones by 30% and bar imports of drones that

House Republicans propose to boost tariffs on Chinese-made drones

MicroStrategy, Indian companies among additions to MSCI indexes

(Reuters) -Index provider MSCI will count U.S. bitcoin investor MicroStrategy among 42 additions to its widely tracked world index while more firms from India join its emerging markets index,

MicroStrategy, Indian companies among additions to MSCI indexes

Siemens to sell drive division to KPS for $3 billion, sources

By Alexander Hübner BERLIN/ZURICH (Reuters) -Germany's Siemens will sell its Innomotics large motors and drives division to financial investor KPS Capital Partners for 3 billion euros ($3.25 billion),

Siemens to sell drive division to KPS for $3 billion, sources

Commuter rail service in northeast Spain has been disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona

Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption because of the theft of copper cables from a train installation

Commuter rail service in northeast Spain has been disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona

Philippines, US repel mock foreign invaders in annual military exercises

U.S. and Philippine armed forces fired missiles and artillery to thwart a simulated invasion in the Philippines' northern waters facing Taiwan on

Philippines, US repel mock foreign invaders in annual military exercises

Taliban say order restored after Afghan opium poppy protests

The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they have quelled protests in a northern province over security forces' attempts to eradicate opium poppy cultivation which generates income for

Taliban say order restored after Afghan opium poppy protests

Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

Investigators say a man with a long record of dangerous driving told them he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus

Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors

BP softened the language on its pledge to cut its 2030 oil and gas output in an effort to reassure

BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals new $7 billion stake in Swiss insurer Chubb

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is disclosing a new $7 billion stake in fellow insurer Chubb

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals new $7 billion stake in Swiss insurer Chubb

Target to cut LGBTQ Pride month products from some stores after backlash, Bloomberg reports

Target is planning to cut LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month this June, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, after a backlash hit sales of the retailer

Target to cut LGBTQ Pride month products from some stores after backlash, Bloomberg reports

Pope takes aim at guns and condoms at pro-birth conference

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis criticised the weapons and contraceptive industries on Friday, accusing them of destroying or preventing life in his speech at a conference on the

Pope takes aim at guns and condoms at pro-birth conference

French presidency: Amazon to announce new 1.2 billion euros investment in France

U.S. internet giant Amazon will announce a new 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) investment in France, the French presidency said on Sunday ahead of the start of the country's annual

French presidency: Amazon to announce new 1.2 billion euros investment in France
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