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India eyes $200B in data center investments as it ramps up its AI hub ambitions

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is hoping to garner as much as $200 billion in investments for data centers over the next few years as it scales up its ambitions to become a hub for artificial intelligence, the...

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Shares fall in Japan, while most Asian markets are shut for Lunar New Year

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell Tuesday following a U.S. national holiday, while most markets in Asia were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. futures declined...

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Malaysia and Japan plan major cross-border carbon capture project, despite climate benefit doubts

BANGKOK (AP) — Japan wants to ship carbon emissions to Malaysia in a first-of-its-kind project in Southeast Asia for carbon capture and storage, a widely debated process that critics say is more symbolic...

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Shares fall in Japan, while most of Asia's markets are shut for the Lunar New Year holiday

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell about 1% on Tuesday following a U.S. national holiday, while most markets in Asia were closed for Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. futures...

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Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation

LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk's social media platform X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok AI chatbot started spitting out nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland's data privacy regulator...

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Cuban drivers face monthslong wait for gasoline in a government app designed to reduce lines

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Drivers in Cuba are facing the prospects of waiting several months to refuel their cars, as fuel shortages caused by a U.S. oil siege intensify. To avoid chaos outside...

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Eddie Bauer sets March 12 deadline to use gift cards, loyalty points in stores: docs

Shoppers at Eddie Bauer stores have just under a month to use their gift cards and loyalty program points. Court filings show gift cards and rewards earned through Eddie Bauer's Adventure Points program...

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Eddie Bauer sets March 12 deadline to use gift cards, loyalty points in stores: docs

Shoppers at Eddie Bauer stores have just under a month to use their gift cards and loyalty program points. Court filings show gift cards and rewards earned through Eddie Bauer's Adventure Points program...

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AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India

OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a trip to Germany as part of an effort to drum up new investment in Canadian tech. The stops are "about...

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AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India

OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a trip to Germany as part of an effort to drum up new investment in Canadian tech. The stops are "about...

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