China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions
SpaceX’s planned IPO expected to develop space AI data centre buildout China’s plans for space tourism signal a…
Australia’s hotter Q4 core inflation fuels bets for rate hike next week
Core Q4 inflation rises to uncomfortable level, puts RBA on high alert Headline inflation also accelerates in December,…
US calls Taiwan ‘vital partner’ after high-level tech and AI talks
Item 1 of 2 Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai speaks at a press conference about U.S.-Taiwan trade deal in…
EU’s answer to Starlink should start up in 2029, commissioner says
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The European Union’s multi-orbit array of 290 satellites known as IRIS2 should be…
America Inc’s productivity boom may be going global
ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The rumblings of a productivity boom are reverberating through the U.S. economy…
Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push
MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) – After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark…
S&P revises Congo’s outlook to ‘positive’ as reforms, mining strength boost economy
Jan 23 – Global credit ratings agency S&P on Friday revised the Democratic Republic of Congo’s outlook to…
Surprise UK retail sales rise adds to signs of pickup in economy
UK retail sales rise 0.4% in December Economists had expected 0.1% fall Data adds to early signs of…
BOJ stands pat but primes market for more hikes with hawkish inflation signals
BOJ keeps key policy rate steady at 0.75% as widely expected Board revises up growth forecasts for fiscal…
JPMorgan buys UK pensions technology firm WealthOS, memo shows
Jan 22 (Reuters) – U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), opens new tab has closed a deal to…
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens
Human oversight required in high-impact AI such as healthcare, nuclear safety Products and services using generative or high-impact…
China issues $13.4 billion of treasury bonds to support equipment upgrades
BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) – China has issued the first batch of 93.6 billion yuan ($13.44 billion) of…