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(COMBO) In this combination of files pictures created on December 2, 2025, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on November 19, 2025, and US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula, andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. has levied 25% tariffs on most imports from Brazil effective next week, concluding a yearlong investigation into what Washington calls unfair trade practices, and reigniting…
A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, 2023Amber Wang | Afp | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported a 23.4% jump in second-quarter profit on Thursday, shattering estimates as the world’s largest contract-chipmaker continues to set consecutive record-breaking milestones. Here are TSMC’s second-quarter results against LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:Revenue: 1.27 trillion new Taiwan dollars ($39.45 billion ), vs. NT$1.264 trillion expectedNet income: NT$706.56 billion, vs. NT$632.64 billion expected The Taiwanese tech giant’s net income for the…
Orexo reports wider Q2 loss as revenue misses estimates Source link
This week, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) won a key battle in its fight to reverse a visa-restriction policy that the Trump administration had used to attempt to revoke green cards and deport non-US citizens who work on misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety. In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved. On its face, the policy does not require visa denials or deportations. Instead, it authorizes immigration investigations into individuals suspected of helping…
Several MPs gave Starmer a standing ovation in his last PMQs as prime minister. Source link
Representative Hal Rogers, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, left, and Representative John Carter, a Republican from Texas, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing restricted central-bank information with Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the Justice Department. John Harold Rogers, 64, was found guilty in February of making false statements to…
Hyundai to buy SoftBank’s Boston Dynamics stake, doubles down on humanoid robots Source link
People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | ReutersA longtime executive in Amazon’s cloud unit is leaving the tech giant after nearly 19 years, the company announced Wednesday. Dave Brown, a senior vice president in Amazon Web Services, plans to depart at the end of this month for “a new role outside of the company,” AWS CEO Matt Garman wrote in a note to staffers. Brown will be replaced by Dave…
The BBC’s Nick Eardley looks at what might be next for Sir Keir Starmer as he signs off his final PMQs. Source link
Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools. Hong-Kong listed shares of Alibaba rose 5% after the company confirmed that its Qwen AI model would be integrated into Apple services in China. U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba had closed slightly higher overnight after an Alibaba spokesperson told CNBC that “Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences within iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and vision OS for users in…