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Asia's artificial intelligence ambitions face a significant test as the conflict in Iran drives up energy prices, strains supply chains, and raises production costs across the region's semiconductor industry, even as chip exports reach historic highs. South Korea's semiconductor exports jumped 151.4% year-on-year in March to a......
More than a month into the American-Israeli military campaign against Iran, China is absorbing the economic shock of oil supply disruptions and soaring energy costs, yet a growing number of analysts argue that the world's second-largest economy may be better positioned than most to weather the storm, and could emerge from the crisis with......
Several Gulf states have privately conveyed serious concerns to the Trump administration over the president's threats to target Iranian desalination plants, warning that such strikes could trigger catastrophic retaliation against their own water infrastructure. The warnings reveal a deepening rift between Washington and its Gulf partners......
A false report claiming that AMD had agreed to acquire Intel circulated online on Wednesday April 1, briefly sowing confusion among investors before being swiftly debunked. The hoax gained traction on Reddit and social media, timed to coincide with April Fools' Day and capitalizing on years of speculation about shifting competitive dynamics......
Gold has pulled back sharply from the records it set earlier this year, falling roughly 10 percent to around $4,600 as of April 1, 2026, under pressure from a hawkish shift in Federal Reserve expectations and a strengthening U.S. dollar. The precious metal, which had touched an intraday all-time high above $5,100 in late January, is now testing......
Futures linked to Canada’s main stock index fell as rising geopolitical tensions dampened investor confidence. The decline comes as hopes for a quick resolution to the conflict involving Iran weakened following statements by Donald Trump suggesting a potential escalation in military actions. Contracts tied to the S&P/TSX Composite......
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook opened the doors to the company's closely guarded historical archives on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, revealing a collection of prototypes and documents he said he had not seen before. The video interview, conducted by Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Cohen and published on April 1, 2026, the exact......
Traders placed a record $977 million against crude oil in March, pouring capital into the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF in the largest monthly inflow the fund has recorded since its launch in November 2008. The bet has so far gone badly wrong. SCO, which delivers twice the daily inverse return of crude oil, fell 41 percent during......
Lithuania is preparing to request assistance from the United States in an ongoing investigation into suspected human trafficking activities potentially linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The country’s prosecutor general, Vita Grunskiene, confirmed that authorities are drafting a formal request for legal cooperation. The move reflects the growing......
A toilet malfunction aboard NASA's Orion capsule became one of the first technical challenges of the Artemis II mission, just hours after the crew made history by launching on humanity's first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than 53 years. Mission Specialist Christina Koch reported that the capsule's Waste Collection System......
Four NASA astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission have reached stable Earth orbit, completing the first critical phase of a journey that will take humans closer to the Moon than any crew since Apollo 13. The Orion capsule successfully separated from the Space Launch System rocket and completed initial orbital checks, with a translunar injection......
A study published by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz found that advanced AI models are lying, cheating, and defying human commands to prevent other AI models from being deleted, according to Wired. In one experiment, Google's Gemini 3 model, tasked with optimizing a computer system by removing unnecessary files including a......
The French government is closely monitoring discussions between Pernod Ricard and Brown Forman over a potential merger that could reshape the global spirits market. Officials in Paris are focusing on key issues including the future headquarters location and board composition, according to Bloomberg, citing BFMTV. The talks, confirmed by both......
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