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-Yandex Aims to Complete Stage One of Russian Divestment by May
-Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow
-Huawei Profit Surges as It Takes Share From Apple and Alibaba

Could artificial intelligence benefit democracy?
Meet the tech optimists who believe AI can transform politics for the better. 
© 2024 BBCWorld 2:35pm 

-Apple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up Overseas
-Canadian Schools Sue Meta, ByteDance and Snap Over Social Media Addiction
-Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize winner who wrote Thinking, Fast and Slow, dies aged 90
-Amazon One launches new app to scan your palm for checkout
-Baltimore port closure could dent US coal export volumes, EIA says
-Xiaomi Enters Cutthroat EV Race With $29,900 SU7 Series
-Ibotta's expansion into enterprise should set it up for a successful IPO

Tech Life
We look at some of the reasons you choose your mobile phone handset 
© 2024 BBCWorld Fri 3:25am 

-Apple's services pivot has summoned the lawyers
-How the oil industry is thriving despite Joe Biden's climate policies
-Amazon Bets $150 Billion on Data Centers Required for AI Boom
-Metaview's tool records interview notes so that hiring managers don't have to
-UK firm supports Ukrainian armed forces in drone tech race
-Exclusive-China's WuXi AppTec shared US client's data with Beijing, US intelligence officials told senators
-Oil prices advance as investors reassess US inventories data

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Tackling deepfakes 'has turned into an arms race'
The battle against fake images, video and audio is becoming ever harder as the tech improves. 
© 2024 BBCWorld Thu 1:25pm 

-Russia's new river patrol force will likely have the same explosive problem battering its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says
-Meta Says Limits on Sharing AI Technology May Dim US Influence
-DoorDash Poaches AI Startup Talent to Bolster Voice Ordering
-Hulu on Disney+ officially launches, bringing together Mickey Mouse and The Handmaid's Tale
-Exclusive-Russia increases gasoline imports from Belarus as domestic supplies shrink
-Hong Kong’s Moribund Market Loses Another Big Deal From Alibaba
-Big Oil's climate planning not good enough, investors say

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-Microsoft-Backed Rubrik Is Ready to File Next Week for IPO

Questions raised over Temu cash 'giveaway' offer
Participants can get £50 - but must permanently consent to the retailer using their personal data. 
© 2024 BBCWorld 1:15pm 

-Automotive computer chip maker NXP rolls out new platform

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
The crypto exchange co-founder was convicted last year of stealing $8bn from investors. 
© 2024 BBCWorld 8:55am 

-Greece's DEPA files for arbitration over prices in Gazprom deal
-Dutch Invest €2.5 Billion in Eindhoven to Keep ASML at Home

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-Morning Bid: Unrushed Fed sees out buoyant Q1, dollar revs up
-Firmer oil prices expected as demand builds and supply curbs persist: Reuters poll
-Tesla’s $350 Billion Stock Slump Shreds Investor Expectations
-Microsoft Creates Tools to Stop People From Tricking Chatbots
-This startup believes mobile apps for businesses should work more like consumer apps

This is crazy
I expected to save money on electronic components imported directly from China but my socks were blown off when it came to other parts I recently ordered, such as big chunks of shiny metal. 
© 2024 Aardvark Thu 3:25pm 

-Wage-Cost Savings Cited as Main Reason to Automate in CFO Survey
-Databricks CEO Says Competition Spurred High-Profile Exit at Snowflake
-Reddit Tumbles After Hedgeye Names It a Short Idea and Sees 50% Slump
-Apple’s first quarter has felt more like an entire (bad) year
-Factbox-Companies react to Baltimore bridge collapse
-Africa’s Cocoa Harvest Is Falling Short Just When Needed Most
-New AI benchmark tests speed of responses to user queries
-TechCrunch Minute: Robinhood's credit card has arrived to take on Apple and any upcoming challengers
-Morning Bid: Dollar flexes again, Japan warns
-Exclusive-Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny
-'Apple will prevail': US faces uphill slog in new antitrust battle
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