Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024
CHICAGO — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artificial intelligence business. AI developers…
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A data cable across Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause is unknown
HELSINKI — A submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause for the disruption is being investigated, Finnish authorities said Monday….
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Swiss esports event canceled after 3 squads pull out over host team founder’s anti-abortion comment
GENEVA — An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led three…
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Protesters’ biggest day expected at UN climate talks, where progress is slow
BAKU, Azerbaijan — The United Nations climate talks neared the end of their first week on Saturday with negotiators still at work on how much wealthier nations will pay for…
Read more Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Energy companies from Persian Gulf states have expressed interest in searching for natural gas off the southern coast of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said Friday. Speaking at…
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Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines…
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Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
MELBOURNE, Australia — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult….
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In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundreds
NICOSIA, Cyprus — In a Cypriot National Guard camp, Ukrainians are being trained on how to identify, locate and dispose of landmines and other unexploded munitions that litter huge swaths…
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EU slaps Meta with nearly 800M euro fine for ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
LONDON — European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what they call “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified…
Read more EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over 'abusive' Marketplace practices
EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
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