Tech firms diverged Thursday with a mixed bag of results for some of the AI sector's big beasts tempering the recent spurt of optimism amid growing anxiety about companies' investment and debt.
For years, residents of a flood-prone Philippine island north of Manila have elevated their homes atop layer upon layer of concrete, only to see floodwaters threaten them again.
Massive demand for AI chips delivered record quarterly profits to South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday, but shares fell as investors questioned the resilience of the global tech boom.
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Politics
US President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and a rival sharing the name of Alaska's Republican incumbent be removed from next week's election ballot, accusing Democrats of an illegal scheme to confuse voters.
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- Australian defence chief says China military buildup creating 'pressure' in SE Asia
- EU, Canada to build 'new chapter' in alliance at Montreal summit
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Microsoft shares popped more than five percent Wednesday afternoon after it reported better than expected revenue and profit, fueled by its Azure cloud computing division which grew by 48 percent in the September quarter.
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Liverpool beat Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals, while holders Manchester City survived a scare against Brighton on Wednesday.
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Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan were enough to give Chelsea their second win in this season's Women's Champions League on Wednesday to join Arsenal and Lyon at the top of the table.
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Inter reclaimed top spot in Serie A with a nervy 2-0 win at Venezia on Wednesday, while Samuel Mbangula's hat-trick inspired Bologna to a 4-2 victory at AC Milan and Juventus stumbled again at Genoa.
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Newly-crowned Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane was left on the bench as Bayern Munich sailed to a 6-1 win over second-tier Magdeburg in the German Cup last 32 on Wednesday.
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Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than 10 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday as the company reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business while it maintained big spending on AI.
Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted Wednesday he is his country's rightful leader after arriving in the United States to start a self-imposed exile.
Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl said Wednesday coach Vincent Kompany had been discharged from hospital, revealing the Belgian had been suffering from meningeal irritation.
US tech tycoon Elon Musk is "truly a genius" for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, as Moscow seeks to develop its own satellite internet network.
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Technology
Shares in Google parent Alphabet fell more than seven percent in after-hours trading Wednesday as the company reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business.
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Wall Street stocks finished higher Wednesday after a choppy session, digesting a status quo Federal Reserve decision as markets monitored the latest earnings from US tech giants.
Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan were enough to give Chelsea their second win in this season's Women's Champions League on Wednesday while Bayern Munich came from two goals down to draw with Real Madrid.
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady, even as its Chairman Kevin Warsh said inflation remained "too high" but insisted that politics played no part in the central bank's decision not to continue raising rates days before crucial midterm elections.
Combining the remnants of shell casings and other items from the Falklands War, Argentine silversmith Juan Carlos Pallarols is crafting a "Chalice of Peace" to give to Pope Leo XIV when he visits Argentina next month.
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