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Both main oil contracts recovered a large part of Friday's losses on fresh worries over the Middle East crisis Both main oil contracts recovered a large part of Friday's losses on fresh worries over the Middle East crisis

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Oil climbs but markets shrug off US-Iran deadlock

Oil prices climbed as US-Iran talks stalled, while markets were mixed as traders appeared to shrug off uncertainty over the 10-week-old war.

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Tech & Science

Canada spins off its only compound semiconductor lab

As AI data centres hit the limits of conventional hardware, photonic devices are moving from niche to necessary.

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Trump to suspend US gas tax as Iran war spikes prices

US President Trump said on Monday that he plans to suspend a federal gasoline tax as consumers deal with surging energy prices.

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Groundbreaking: ‘Controlled’ quakes triggered under Swiss Alps

Researchers have made the ground shake in southern Switzerland, triggering thousands of tiny earthquakes in a monitored setting.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to testify at a landmark trial that has laid bare the internal strife in Silicon Valley over OpenAI and the future of artificial intelligence

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Microsoft boss to testify on his role in OpenAI’s founding
A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices in Tokyo on May 11

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Oil soars as Trump rejects Iran’s terms
According to evidence gathered by Florida's attorney general, Phoenix Ikner asked ChatGPT which weapon would be best suited for his attack

Tech & Science

Can ChatGPT be charged in a murder? Florida wants to find out
Record profits for oil giant Saudi Aramco on the back of high oil prices and output are set to help the kingdom's economy achieve growth of 7.6 percent this year, the IMF says

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco says quarterly profits up as crude prices surge

Saudi oil giant Aramco said Sunday its net profit rose by 25.5 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.

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Researchers are warning against AI influencers that seek to influence US voters

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Fervent and fake: High-glam AI avatars boost Trump ahead of midterms
World conflict looms large over the Venice Biennale this year.

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Conflict inflames tensions at Venice Biennale of Art
A new crop of European social media apps want to find room in a crowded market dominated by established American and Asian apps

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European minnows bid to challenge social media giants

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A Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory. A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on excess AI profits to be resdistributed among society

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South Korea floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom

A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earnings...

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What if we killed all mosquitoes?

The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with...

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This year's Cannes Film Festival is grappling with the dizzying speed of AI-powered disruption and the absence of major Hollywood studios This year's Cannes Film Festival is grappling with the dizzying speed of AI-powered disruption and the absence of major Hollywood studios

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Cannes Film Festival opens, grappling with AI and Hollywood

Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpets on Tuesday, grappling with the dizzying speed of AI-powered disruption.

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Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages

A US transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in New York with only one text on display: a print-out of all the...

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MD-11, aircraft in fatal crash, cleared for US flight once more

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 — a jetliner involved in a fatal crash in November — has been cleared to return to flight, the US...

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There is significant potential of blue carbon to contribute to climate mitigation. But how to make sure this happens?

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Need debt help? Not sure what questions to ask about debt recovery?

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