Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us. But, in the world’s first human-robot press conference, they gave mixed responses on whether they should submit to stricter regulation….

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Senior US diplomat heads to India to discuss free speech, minority rights

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to India in the coming days and engage with its civil society over free speech and marginalization of minorities, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent U.S. visit when he denied that abuse of religious minorities existed in his country. Uzra Zeya, U.S….

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Global stocks index flat, Dollar falls on mixed U.S. jobs data

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – MSCI’s global equity index ended Friday’s session virtually unchanged while the dollar was lower as government data showed that U.S. jobs growth slowed more than expected in June, easing worries about the outlook for Federal Reserve rate hikes. But while investors appeared to hold out hope for a…

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Yellen says US wants healthy competition with China, not ‘winner-take-all’ approach

BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is seeking a healthy competition with China based on fair rules that benefit both countries, not a “winner-take-all” approach, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang in a meeting in Beijing on Friday. Yellen, in prepared remarks, told Li she hoped her visit would spur more…

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Biden says decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine was difficult -CNN interview

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that his decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions was a tough one, but that he believes Kyiv needs the weapons so Russia cannot halt the Ukrainian counteroffensive. “They’re trying to get through those trenches, and stop those tanks from rolling,” Biden said in an…

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China ends Ant Group’s regulatory revamp with nearly $1 billion fine

By Julie Zhu and Jane Xu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese authorities announced on Friday a 7.12 billion yuan ($984 million) fine for Ant Group, ending a years-long regulatory overhaul of the fintech company and marking a key step to concluding a crackdown on the country’s internet sector. China’s central bank said that financial regulators would…

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Yellen criticizes China’s ‘punitive’ actions against US companies, urges market reforms

By Andrea Shalal and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Friday for market reforms in China and criticized its recent tough actions against U.S. companies and mineral export controls, while China’s premier called on her to “meet China halfway” and put bilateral relations back on track. Yellen met with…

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AI4Bharat researchers to raise $12 million from Peak XV, Lightspeed for own firm – sources

By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Researchers at India’s AI4Bharat are raising $12 million from venture capital firms Peak XV and Lightspeed Venture for an artificial intelligence startup, according to three people familiar with the matter. The larger-than-usual seed funding round underscores the growing interest in generative AI, after OpenAI’s ChatGPT dazzled users with its ability…

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Factbox-Companies in Alzheimer’s race after US nod for Eisai/Biogen drug

(Reuters) – Eisai Co Ltd and Biogen Inc’s Leqembi emerged as the first Alzheimer’s treatment to win the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s standard approval on Thursday, a milestone in drug development for a disease that has seen multiple failures in the past. The following is a list of companies that are currently developing treatments…

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