China has sent warships and fighter planes close to Taiwan during a visit by US treasury secretary Janet Yellen to Beijing aimed at easing strained relations. Taiwan’s defence ministry said it was monitoring the situation, which involved 13 aircraft and six vessels, and land-based missile systems were ready to respond. Four of the planes, including
After its first electric SUV arrived in the US earlier this year, Lexus is already offering a steep discount for you to get your hands on one. In some cases, you can earn up to $10,000 in lease cash on the 2023 Lexus RZ. Lexus unveiled its first all-electric model last April, the 2023 Lexus
In this photo illustration, Threads logo seen displayed on a smartphone with the Twitter profile of Elon Musk in the background. Elon Musk is the current owner of Twitter. Meta will release a social media app called “Threads”, which will be a rival to Twitter. “Threads” is Instagram’s text-based conversation app. Mateusz Slodkowski | Lightrocket
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., departs court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attorneys for Elon Musk filed suit this week against the law firm that represented Twitter when Musk was trying to take the company private last year, claiming the
President Biden has agreed to give Ukraine controversial cluster munitions to use against Russian troops. Thousands will be sent as part of a new US aid package worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Cluster munitions detonate in the air and release smaller “bomblets” that scatter over a large area. Ukraine war latest: Deadly blast at
Mercedes-Benz announced the adoption of Tesla’s NACS connector in its electric vehicles in North America starting in 2025. It is the first German automaker to jump on board. Over the last month, there has been a wave of automakers that have announced the adoption of Tesla’s NACS connector, starting with Ford, followed by GM, Rivian,
Germany entered a technical recession on May 25, and economists have predicted that GDP growth is set to stagnate for the rest of the year, painting a gloomy picture for Europe’s largest economy. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images With Germany already in a technical recession, economists predict that GDP growth is set
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Ukrainian military forces have proven incredibly resilient against what should – at least on paper – have been a superior Russian force. But one month on from the start of a much-anticipated “spring” counteroffensive, there has been limited positive news from Kyiv, plenty of Russian reporting of significant enemy losses,
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT From left, Tim Stuart, chief financial officer of Xbox at Microsoft; Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s CEO of gaming; and Microsoft finance chief Amy Hood arrive to court in San Francisco on June 29, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft’s finance chief advised
In this article BABA BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Regulatory scrutiny forced Hangzhou-based Ant Group to abruptly suspend its massive IPO plans in 2020. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s central bank hit Alibaba affiliate Ant Group with a 7.12 billion yuan fine ($985 million) on Friday. The People’s Bank
Below the Medway Viaduct on the A21 in Kent, nettles have reclaimed a shrine left in the memory of Azra Kemal. The 21-year-old died there in July 2020 after falling from the dual carriageway bridge. Her car had broken down nearby and caught fire. She was travelling back to London with a male friend. Paramedics
An Artificial Intelligence show in China is like a glimpse into the future. Indeed, Shanghai has been inundated this week with the industry’s brightest and best for the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference. The expo is a seriously impressive display. Lots of things here are fun and for the crowds – for instance, a basketball
A man walks past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company’s Seocho building in Seoul on April 7, 2023. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Samsung Electronics said it expects a 96% profit plunge in the second quarter of 2023 as weak demand for memory chips persists. The world’s largest
Elon Musk has again decided to share a timeline about Tesla’s self-driving effort – again claiming it will achieve “full self-driving” by the end of the year. But this time, the CEO has mentioned “level 4 or 5” self-driving. However, it’s not clear if he knows what that means. Over the years, Musk has claimed
Japan is known for its futuristic technology. But the nation is lagging behind in the generative AI race and is trying to create its own large language models. Mr.cole_photographer | Moment | Getty Images Countries are racing to develop their own generative artificial intelligence algorithms, but high tech Japan is already behind. Generative AI has
Twitter has threatened to sue Facebook owner Meta over its new Threads platform, it has been reported. The company has written to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to say it “intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, according to news site Semafor, citing a letter from Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro. “It demands that Meta take
Tesla is planning to use its Optimus robot, also known as Tesla Bot, in its stores in an attempt to help sales, but not necessarily how you think. We are not talking about robots taking care of customers walking into the stores, or at least not just yet. Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek
Money markets have begun to price in a Bank of England interest rate of 6.5%. The interest rate on ten year government bonds (the gilt yield as it’s sometimes called) exceeded the peak it hit after the mini-budget of September last year – that one which provoked a crisis in many parts of the bond
Elon Musk speaks via video during the opening ceremony of 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2023. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Elon Musk believes China is in a strong position when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence and that the country will be “great
Ryan Giggs will face another hearing ahead of a retrial on domestic violence charges. A hearing was held on Thursday to deal with matters which cannot be reported on ahead of Giggs’ trial. The 49-year-old former Wales manager was not present for the pre-trial review at Manchester Crown Court. He was on trial last year