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  • Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of MicrosoftTech

    Microsoft president says AI is ‘the electricity of our age’ as company prepares to hit $80 billion spend

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  • BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 20: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at a press conference following talks with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the Chancellery on December 20, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Among topics the two leaders discussed was the current situation with the Russian war in Ukraine. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)Finance

    Recession bites as German jobs market faces slowdown ahead of early general election

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  • Eidford village Norway, Volkswagen ID4 SUV electric vehicle being charged by a 360kw vehicle charging station with cruise ship MS Rotterdam in port. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Tech

    Norway accelerates towards full electrification as 89% of new cars go electric

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  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 31: Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally near the presidential residence on December 31, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. A Seoul court issued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law imposition, making him the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)Politics

    South Korea calls off bid to arrest impeached president after standoff with security

    By Hailey Jo, Claire Lee, and others
  • Alarm clockTech

    A top-secret U.K. lab is building a quantum clock so accurate it can go billions of years without losing any time

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  • Female doctor leaning against wall in hospital corridor, side viewHealth

    7 in 10 doctors surveyed find it hard to empathize with patients as compassion fatigue worsens

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  • This picture shows a view of the newsroom at the main headquarters of Qatari news broadcaster Al Jazeera in the capital Doha on May 6, 2024. Al Jazeera went off-air in Israel on May 5, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government decided to shut it down following a long-running feud, a move the Qatar-based channel decried as "criminal". (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts ‘used to incite terror’

    By Louis Baudoin-Laarman, Hossam Ezzedine, and others
  • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – DECEMBER 19: Viktor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary speaks during a press conference at the end of the European Council Meeting the on December 19, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Among the items on the agenda for EU leaders meeting at the European Council is the conflict in Ukraine, developments in the Middle East, and migration. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)Politics

    Billion-euro blow for Hungary’s Orban as frozen EU funds are lost

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  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 14: In this handout photo provided by the South Korean Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office on December 14, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. The National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law, suspending him from his duties until the Constitutional Court decides whether to reinstate him or remove him from office. (Photo by South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images)Politics

    On day 3 of standoff at presidential palace, South Korea’s impeached premier resists arrest over martial law bid

    By Claire Lee and AFP
  • President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a press conference during his visit at the European Council Summit, the EU leaders meeting at the headquarters of the European Union. The Ukrainian President responded to questions from journalists of international media, focusing on the relations with the USA, EU and President Trump for the future and peace in Ukraine. Brussels, Belgium on December 19, 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Politics

    Eastern Europe fumes as Zelensky pulls plug on Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

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  • A Boeing Co. 737-800 aircraft operated by Jeju Air Co. taxies on the tarmac at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. After another Jeju Air plane experienced a landing-gear issue following a fatal crash on Dec. 29, Korean authorities on Monday ordered maintenance record checks of 101 other Boeing 737-800s in operation among local airlines. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    South Korean police raid Jeju Air’s office after country’s worst-ever aviation disaster

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  • Elon MuskSuccess

    Elon Musk’s mysterious ‘Kekius Maximus’ username change on X sends obscure crypto soaring over 1600%

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  • Shafira HuangFinance

    Lone thief pulls off ‘brazen’ $12.5M jewelry heist targeting millionaire London socialite’s luxury collection

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  • Do Kwon, Founder Of Terra CryptoFinance

    Fugitive crypto king Do Kwon handed over to the FBI to answer for $40 billion stablecoin collapse

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  • A Volocopter Volocity air taxi is seen during a demonstration flight at the Saint-Cyr-l’Ecole airfield in Saint-Cyr-l’Ecole, France, on August 8, 2024, to mark the inauguration of the first “vertiport”, a takeoff and landing runway for flying taxis. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    German flying taxi startup Volocopter faces insolvency just days after investors stepped in to save competitor Lilium

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