China blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, reaffirms support for Palestine
China’s foreign minister called for a peaceful resolutions to the Israel-Palestine conflict and Russia-Ukraine war.
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China may have to resort to a tried-and-tested tactic to power its ‘new leap forward’
President Xi Jinping wants new technologies to propel China’s future growth, but Beijing may have to tap on infrastructure spending to hit its 2024 growth target.
China sets GDP 2024 target of ‘around 5%,’ plans to issue ‘ultra-long’ special bonds for major projects
The targets for GDP and other economic indicators were published as part of the opening of the National People’s Congress annual meeting.
SpaceX-backed startup says preorders for its $300,000 futuristic flying car have reached 2,850
Alef Aeronautics said preorders for its two-seater flying car, the Alef Model A, hit a fresh record, taking its total order value to date to over $850 million.
The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days
The nation’s debt now stands at nearly $34.4 billion.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over contract breach
Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, among others, accusing them of breaching a contractual agreement.
Microsoft introduces Copilot AI chatbot for finance workers in Excel and Outlook
After going after sales and customer service, now Microsoft is focusing on finance, a corporate function where getting the numbers right is critical.
Google CEO tells employees Gemini AI blunder ‘unacceptable’
The Google CEO said the company is working around the clock on a fix for its AI image generator tool.
Biden faces anger from key Arab American voters in Michigan primary over Israel support in Gaza war
As voters head to the polls for Michigan’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, there is a local campaign urging Democrats to choose “uncommitted” on the ballot as a form of protest …
Hungary votes to approve Sweden’s NATO membership
The Scandinavian country will become the 32nd to join NATO.