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Boeing, striking defence workers union to start talks on Aug 25
The company has held informal discussions with labour leaders since the strike beganPublished Sat, Aug 23, 2025 · 01:30 PM[LOS ANGELES] Boeing and union leaders representing striking workers at...
Apple explores using Google Gemini AI to power revamped Siri
[LOS ANGELES] Apple is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant, marking a key potential step towards outsourcing more...
Apple claims ex-employee, China’s Oppo stole trade secrets
[HONG KONG] Apple accused smartphone maker Oppo in a lawsuit of poaching a highly paid member of the Apple Watch team and encouraging him to steal trade secrets for...
ECB officials sticking to steady-rates plan after trade deal
[FRANKFURT] European Central Bank (ECB) officials are increasingly convinced they can keep interest rates unchanged in September, according to sources familiar with the matter who do not see the...
China’s Longi Green narrows loss as solar installations surge
Chinese authorities have amped up their rhetoric against so-called involution, pledging to put an end to the ruinous competition that bedevils a number of Chinese industriesPublished Sat, Aug 23,...
Zoom has biggest rally in a year after giving strong forecast
[NEW YORK] Zoom Communications shares soared as much as 9.8 per cent after the company delivered a stronger-than-expected forecast, suggesting that customers are buying more of its expanded line...
Ransomware hack hit Orange telecom, data published on dark web
Telecommunications companies are attractive targets for hackers as they store valuable financial information on customers as well as critical data and communication from governments and businessesPublished Sat, Aug 23,...
US Fed’s Alberto Musalem says more data is needed to decide whether a September rate cut is warranted
[JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming] St Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said on Friday (Aug 22) that he will need more data before deciding to support a rate cut at the...
Visa closes US open-banking unit as data fight heats up: source
Open banking has gained traction in Europe, where regulators required banks to share data with licensed third parties, but the US lacks such rules, leaving adoption to private agreementsPublished...