The 70-year-old Chinese regulator that told Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta: You can’t ‘fool us’ and buy Chinese companies, you need to…

China’s economic planning body, the NDRC, has effectively halted Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI firm Manus. Despite the company reincorporating in Singapore and moving its operations, Beijing intervened, barring founders from leaving and ordering the deal unwound. This move signals a significant shift in China’s oversight of tech deals, impacting future foreign investments. Three…

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Eye on China, Quad to mobilise $20 billion for critical minerals deal

NEW DELHI: Quad partners will work to mobilise $20 billion in govt and private sector support through new and existing efforts to strengthen critical minerals supply chains, including in mining, processing and recycling, according to a joint statement issued after the foreign ministers’ meeting.Looking to reduce reliance on China, which enjoys a near monopoly in…

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12 MITE women students complete DGCA remote pilot certification | Mangaluru News

Eyes on the sky: MITE students during the drone pilot certification training Mangaluru: As many as 12 female students of Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE), Moodbidri, have completed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-approved Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) training programme.Apoorva PS, Esha, Keerthi K, Moulya CM, Nidaa M, Prajna KH, Shrivaishnavi, Sinchana…

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Heavy rain lashes of parts of Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: Heavy monsoon rains continued to lash Bengaluru on Sunday, with several parts of the city witnessing intense evening showers.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon is advancing through Karnataka, and Bengaluru is expected to receive more rainfall over the next one week.The downpour has also raised concerns over waterlogging and road…

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuit: No financial profit for actors in settlement; lawyers score USD 60 million haul |

‘It Ends With Us’ co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni surprised all when they settled their high-profile lawsuit, just two weeks before going to trial.Amid rumours that a lot of money exchanged hands in the ‘settlement’, new reports indicate that this buzz is actually far from the truth. As per a report on TMZ, and…

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Australia Tourism: An underground world: The Australian town where life exists beneath the ground, with churches and hotels under the desert | World News

Coober Pedy is one of Australia’s strangest and most famous outback towns, a place where much of daily life happens below the surface because the desert heat above ground can be punishing. Located in South Australia, about 950 km north-west of Adelaide, it grew out of opal mining after a discovery in 1915 sparked a…

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‘Wolf pack’: China unveils killer canine bots that share brain, primed for urban combat

China’s military is pushing the boundaries of unmanned warfare with the development of advanced canine robots that can operate in coordinated “wolf packs”, sharing intelligence and executing complex missions in urban combat scenarios, the South China Morning Post reported.These robotic units represent a major leap from earlier models used by the People’s Liberation Army. The…

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