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GPT-4o: OpenAI unveils new AI model as race heats up

Paid users of GPT-4o will have greater capacity limits than the company’s free users

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Core42 launches Jais Chat: An Arabic-English AI chatbot

At its core lies Jais 30B, touted as the world’s most performant Arabic Large Language Model

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OpenAI to announce ChatGPT product improvements

Worldwide traffic to ChatGPT’s website has been on a roller-coaster ride in the past year and is only now returning to its May 2023 peak

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All you need to know about Apple’s newest iPad Pro

Apple said the iPad Pro – its highest-priced model – will have upgraded displays and start at $1,000

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., plays bridge at an event on the sidelines of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., on Sunday, May 6, 2018. Buffett said he doesn't want Berkshire Hathaway Inc. being a leader on cyber insurance because neither he nor others in the industry really know the risk. Photographer: David Williams/Bloomberg

Warren Buffett talks succession and Berkshire’s future at annual meeting

At the annual shareholder gathering, Buffett backed Apple, Coca Cola and American Express

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G7 reaches deal to exit from coal by 2035

The agreement on coal marks a significant step in the direction indicated last year by the COP28 United Nations climate summit to phase out fossil fuels

Here’s what you need to know about the US bird flu outbreak

Bird flu, officially called highly pathogenic avian influenza, has increasingly spread to mammals, raising concern of human transmission

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Tesla promises ‘more affordable’ cars but India, Mexico plants on hold

The automaker said its plan for new models would let it better control capital expenditures during “uncertain times”

Apple

Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop

The drop underscores the challenges facing the US firm in China, its third biggest market

All you need to know about partial solar eclipse in UAE today

Solar eclipse time: Watch live stream

The exact timing of the eclipse varies by state and time zone across the North American continent, with visibility contingent upon weather conditions

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Total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024: Time, path and how to watch

The upcoming total solar eclipse slated for April 8 is set to be one of the most significant astronomical occurrences of the year.

Gold

Gold shatters record highs, heads for third straight weekly gain

US gold futures settled 1.6 per cent higher to $2,345.4

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BlackBerry reports profit on demand for cybersecurity services

BlackBerry expects first-quarter revenue in the range of $130m to $138m, below analysts’ estimate of $151.12m.

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Gold continues record rally after US Fed comments

Bullion has hit record highs in each session for over a week over data from the US economy

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Gold regains its allure with record high prices on safe-haven demand

Gold logged its best month since July 2020, at a 9 per cent increase, and a second straight quarterly rise

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar fraud

The judge called Bankman-Fried’s efforts to present himself as a “good guy” an act, adding, “The goal was power and influence”

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Moody’s places Boeing ratings on review for downgrade

The US planemaker has been wrestling with a growing crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout

Dave Calhoun, chief executive officer of Boeing

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in shakeup amid safety crisis

Analysts and investors called the shakeup positive for Boeing, but stressed that much depends on Calhoun’s successor

Apple shelves electric car plans after decadelong odyssey

Apple sued by US government for ‘monopolising’ smartphone markets

Apple has long argued that it restricts access to some user data and some of the iPhone’s hardware by third-party developers for privacy reasons

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Blinken meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid ceasefire negotiations

The US Secretary of State is on his sixth visit to the region since the October 7 crisis broke out

Saudi Aramco lines up banks for potential share sale

CERAWeek: Saudi Aramco gas output to rise 60% by 2030

Speaking at one of the biggest energy conferences in the world, Aramco has backed forecasts of continued demand for traditional fossil fuels

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Meet Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI’s new CEO

Suleyman will bring under one roof Microsoft’s consumer AI efforts such as its Copilot chatbot and the new Bing browser that uses the technology

Nvidia unveils flagship AI chip, the B200, aiming to extend dominance

Nvidia unveils world’s most powerful AI chip

Nvidia’s new flagship chip, called the B200, takes two squares of silicon the size of the company’s previous offering and binds them together

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More trouble for Boeing as FAA audit finds dozens of issues in 737 MAX production: Reports

Reports say that Boeing failed a check which dealt with the component that blew off the Alaska Air jet

Gold

Gold rally hits pause ahead of US inflation data

Gold set a record peak of $2,194.99 for the fourth straight day on Friday after data signalled a cooling US labour market

TikTok

US could ban TikTok within weeks

The app is popular and getting legislation approved by both the House and Senate in an election year may be difficult

Nvidia

Nvidia stock soars as revenue outlook beats expectations, driven by high AI demand

Nvidia stock has gained more than 30 per cent so far this year as it jockeys with Amazon.com and Alphabet for a spot among the most valuable companies

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Nvidia’s expected earnings is shaking up the options market

Nvidia is expected to post earnings of $4.56 a share, and a rise in quarterly revenue to $20.378bn

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A timeline of Boeing’s ongoing 737 MAX crisis

The US NTSB published its preliminary report on the Alaska Air incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX jet

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US Fed maintains interest rates, says more ‘confidence’ needed on inflation before rate cuts

Inflation has now been running below the Fed’s target on a seven-month basis while US economic growth and the job market have remained largely intact