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-Oil settles slightly higher as Iran plays down reported Israeli attack
-Analysis-Ample oil supplies limit impact of MidEast flare-up on prices
-Netflix Joins Apple, Meta in Withholding Key Data From Investors

Influential women's tech network shuts down unexpectedly
Women Who Code, which had hundreds of thousands of members globally, has dissolved after a board vote. 
© 2024 BBCWorld 4:05am 

-Redstone’s Deal Dilemma: Give Paramount Investors a Vote or Not?
-Morning Bid: Markets unsettled by Israel-Iran tit-for-tat
-Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order
-UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short, WSJ reports
-Bidding War Spurs Taiyo to Consider Higher Bid for Roland DG
-OpenAI Makes First India Hire in Bid to Shape Regulation Early
-Google Consolidates Teams With Aim to Create AI Products Faster

Netflix to stop reporting key subscriber numbers
The streaming giant also said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year. 
© 2024 BBCWorld Fri 1:25pm 

Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb
Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world. 
© 2024 BBCWorld Fri 11:25am 

-Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government
-Meta adds its AI chatbot, powered by Llama 3, to the search bar across its apps
-Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model
-Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21
-CHIPS Act money is starting to move, but it’ll take years to see results
-Netflix Adds 9.33 Million Customers, Says Gains Will Slow

It was worse than you thought
Old mainframe computing was terrible. 
© 2024 Aardvark Fri 10:05am 

-Seeking edge over rivals, Intel first to assemble ASML's next-gen chip tool
-TechCrunch Minute: NASA needs your help to bring rocks back from Mars
-Meta Debuts Llama 3, Latest AI Model for Powering Chatbots
-23andMe's CEO Wants to Save the Company by Taking It Private
-Morning Bid: Recoiling oil and dollar sow calm as tech earnings loom
-One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach
-Apple CEO to Meet Singapore Leader to Wrap Whirlwind Asia Tour
-Investors ask TotalEnergies to split CEO, board chair roles ahead of May AGM
-TSMC Posts First Profit Growth in a Year After Global AI Boom
-Micron Poised to Get Over $6 Billion in Chips Grants in Announcement Next Week

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-Startups Weekly: Is the wind going out of the AI sails?
-Tiny Texas City Repels Russia-Tied Hackers Eyeing Water System
-Escalating Middle East tensions a fresh jolt to world markets
-Langdock raises $3M with General Catalyst to help companies avoid vendor lock-in with LLMs
-Schneider in Talks to Buy $17 Billion Software Maker Bentley
-Tata in Talks to Buy Pegatron’s iPhone Operations as Soon as May
-Tesla's EV success made it 'Magnificent.' It could also be its downfall.

Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator crash risk
The electric car company, run by Elon Musk, is recalling thousands of what is its latest vehicle. 
© 2024 BBCWorld 11:15pm 

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Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more. 
© 2024 BBCWorld Fri 11:35am 

Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn. 
© 2024 BBCWorld Fri 11:25am 

-Cape dials up $61M from a16z and more for mobile service that doesn't use personal data

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-Infosys Sales Forecast Falls Short as Clients Stay Cautious
-Uber, Nvidia-backed Serve Robotics hits public markets with $40M splash
-UK Is Falling Behind US in the Race for AI, BOE’s Haskel Says
-Exclusive-Elliott weighs Citgo bid as creditor group eyes Conoco for own offer
-WHO’s New AI-Powered Chatbot Is Giving Wrong Medical Answers
-Deliveroo Returns to Growth on Strong International Demand
-Brazil's plans to drill for oil in the Amazon hit stiff Indigenous resistance
-Google Fires Workers Protesting $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract
-Nvidia, Chip Stocks Drop Into Correction as Rate Bets Shift

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