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China’s Xiaomi to remotely fix assisted driving flaw in 110,000 SU7 cars

Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will remotely fix a flaw in the assisted driving system on over 110,000 of its popular SU7 electric cars, the firm and regulators said Friday, months after a deadly crash involving the model.China’s tech companies and automakers have poured billions of dollars into smart-driving technology, a new battleground in the …

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Trump hopes to settle TikTok’s fate on Xi call

China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal

Australian state bans testing of illicit drugs

Trump declines approval of Taiwan military aid package: report

Philippines ‘ghost’ flood projects leave residents stranded

How did an Indian zoo get the world’s most endangered great ape?

Tapanuli orangutans are the world’s most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one.An Indian court cleared the 3,500-acre wildlife facility known as Vantara on Monday of allegations including unlawful acquisition of animals and financial wrongdoing.But the decision …

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Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP

Japan inflation slows in August, rice price surges ease

Stocks rise on Nvidia-Intel deal, Fed rate cut

Stock markets advanced Thursday, as tech shares jumped following AI-chips giant Nvidia’s announcement of a $5 billion investment in struggling US rival Intel, and as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of 2025.The tech-heavy Nasdaq led gains on Wall Street, with Intel shares soaring nearly 23 percent and Nvidia gaining more than …

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