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China automating mines to improve safety as coal output grows
By Andrew Hayley YULIN, China (Reuters) - China is pushing automated technology to improve the safety and efficiency of its coal mining industry, the world's largest, which has long been plagued by sa...
Apr 28, 2023
Sony posts record annual profit driven by chip, music units
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group Corp on Friday posted a record annual profit due to a strong performance at its music and microchip units, but the company predicted a smaller profit for the year to next ...
Apr 28, 2023
Industrial tech group Hexagon’s Q1 beats forecast
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Industrial technology group Hexagon reported on Friday a rise in first-quarter adjusted operating profit that was bigger than expected and said it had mitigated challenges from c...
Apr 28, 2023
Mihoyo’s new video game tops download charts as big launches return to China
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - A new game released by "Genshin Impact" developer miHoYo this week has become China's top downloaded app, reflecting pent-up demand as gaming giants restart flagship l...
Apr 28, 2023
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund chief seeks state regulation of AI – FT
(Reuters) - Norway sovereign wealth fund's CEO Nicolai Tangen has called upon governments to speed up the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), the Financial Times reported on Friday. The $1.4-t...
Apr 28, 2023
Japan to give up to $1.8 billion in subsidies for storage battery, chip projects
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide as much as $1.8 billion in subsidies for a slate of storage battery and chip-related projects, Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday, marking Tokyo'...
Apr 27, 2023
U.S. and South Korea agree to minimise chipmakers’ uncertainties on subsidy requirements -ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. secretary of commerce and her South Korean counterpart agreed to "minimise uncertainties" of chipmakers' investments amid new U.S. semiconductor subsidies, Korea's industry ...
Apr 27, 2023
Canadian Senate passes bill to compel local content on streaming giants
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Senate on Thursday passed the government's online streaming legislation after a 10-month debate over a law that will force firms like Netflix and Alphabet ...
Apr 27, 2023
US court orders South African firm’s CEO to pay $3.4 billion for bitcoin fraud
By Kanishka Singh and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas ordered the head of a South African firm to pay a whopping $3.4 billion for what the U.S. commodities regulator sai...
Apr 27, 2023
Exclusive-Training software firm iLearningEngines to go public via $1.4 billion SPAC deal
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Training software company iLearningEngines Inc agreed to go public through a merger with blank check company Arrowroot Acquisition Corp in a deal that values the comb...
Apr 27, 2023
