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Microsoft to spend 80 bln USD on AI data centers in fiscal 2025
San Francisco: Microsoft has earmarked 80 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed to handle artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, according to the company.The tech giant...
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Syria: Qatar Airways to resume flights to Damascus
Doha: Qatar Airways said on Thursday it will resume flights to Damascus starting January 7, just days after...
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YouTube blocked over 200 Russian channels: Media
Moscow: YouTube has blocked more than 200 Russian channels in total, and 80 accounts only this year, Russian...
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Musk moves SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas
Washington: The headquarters of US private aerospace company SpaceX will be moved to the new city of Starbase...
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WTO members introduce 169 new trade restrictions for one year
Geneva: World Trade Organization (WTO) members introduced 169 new trade-restrictive measures between October 2023 and October 2024, leaving...
Wall Street firms fined $1.8bn
Washington: Some of Wall Street biggest companies have been fined a total of $1.8bn by US financial watchdogs after staff discussed deals and trades...
Chinese yuan hits record low against USD
Beijing: China's yuan has hit fresh record lows against the surging US dollar.The internationally-traded yuan fell to its lowest level since data first became...
SL tourism back on track
Colombo: Sri Lanka's battered tourism industry is back on the road to revival, with some 21,000 tourists coming to the island nation in the...
Qantas direct flight from Sydney to Bengaluru
Sydney: Australia's national carrier Qantas on Wednesday started the operation of its direct flight service between Sydney and India's southern city of Bengaluru.The new...
Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal
San Francisco: Twitter's shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44 billion.The decision was made in...
Bangladesh goes for uniform USD-taka rates
Dhaka: Bangladesh banks have fixed the maximum exchange rates of the US dollar against the Bangladeshi taka for export-import bills and remittances in a...