December 5, 2023
A lower tribunal which sided with Apple in its challenge against a 13-billion-euro ($14 billion) EU tax order made a series of legal errors and should review the case again, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday, in a potential setback for the iPhone maker. The tax case against Apple was part of
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India’s top science adviser has asked science and technology clusters to collaborate with deep tech startups and strive to become self-sustainable in the future. Referring to the recently-announced draft National Deep Tech Startup Policy, Professor A K Sood, the principal scientific adviser to the government, has suggested that the clusters can effectively collaborate with the
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China‘s auto industry should seek solutions to trade conflicts by deepening ties with European peers via technology partnerships, a Chinese policy adviser said after the European Commission started a probe into China’s electric vehicle subsidies. The Chinese government, industrial associations and companies should alleviate the impact on other markets as Chinese EVs exports grow and
READ MOREPresident Joe Biden’s national security adviser met with China’s foreign minister over the past two days on the Mediterranean island nation of Malta in an effort that the White House said Sunday was intended to “responsibly maintain the relationship” at a time of strained ties and mutual suspicion between the rival powers. The White House
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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with a top Chinese diplomat in Malta over the weekend as part of the United States’ efforts to cool strained ties with Beijing. Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Li in Malta on Saturday and Sunday. Sullivan’s office said the meeting was part of ongoing efforts to maintain
READ MOREFormer U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty on Thursday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House of Representatives committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol. A 12-member jury found Navarro guilty of two counts of contempt after he refused to testify or turn over documents
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From Bloomberg: Writing in a rare column published by state news agency Itar-Tass, President Vladimir Putin’s chief economic adviser said “the source of the weakening of the ruble and the acceleration of inflation is soft monetary policy.” Russia needs a strong ruble, and policymakers have the necessary tools to normalize the currency value in the
READ MOREHeatwaves are expected to persist across large parts of the world through August, an extreme heat adviser said Friday, following record temperatures in recent weeks. Earlier this week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said temperatures in North America, Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean are expected to be above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) “for
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Japan need to expand quickly computing power as it aims to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, said Hideki Murai, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s special adviser on artificial intelligence. “The government’s key priority is computing power. We feel a real sense of crisis about this,” Murai, an MP from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
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Don’t Fear AI, Says Government’s New Chief Science Adviser (Despite Dire Warnings, Powerful Technology Could Destroy Humanity) TO Xantha Lytham Updated: 5:31 pm July 5, 2023 Experts must ensure that the public does not worry about artificial intelligence like GM crops, warned the government’s new chief scientific adviser. Professor Dame Angela McLean said sheAI optimist”,
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