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US sanctions 12 over alleged Iranian oil sales to China
The United States sanctioned 12 people and entities over alleged Iranian oil sales to China, targeting networks linked to the IRGC.
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Taiwan passes nurse-patient ratio law amid row over 2-year delay
Taiwan's legislature passed a law setting three-shift nurse-patient ratios, but officials kept a 2-year delay that drew sharp criticism.
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GameStop shares swing after deleted Roaring Kitty posts
GameStop shares jumped as much as 13% after cryptic posts from Keith Gill’s Roaring Kitty account appeared and were deleted.
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SoftBank holds talks on French AI data center project
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has discussed a large AI data center project in France with President Emmanuel Macron.
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Putin says Russia test-fired Sarmat missile and plans year-end deployment
Russia said it test-fired the Sarmat nuclear-capable missile on Tuesday, and Putin said it would enter service by year-end.
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AMD reportedly plans Radeon RX 9050 budget graphics card
AMD is reportedly developing a Radeon RX 9050 budget graphics card below the RX 9060 series.
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Xi warns on loyalty as purge deepens in China’s military elite
Xi Jinping warned Chinese officers against disloyalty as his purge of the military elite widened and a top commander fell from power.
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S&P 500 Year-End Target Raised to Over 8,200 on Strong Q1 Earnings
Ed Yardeni and Morgan Stanley raised the S&P 500 year-end target amid a 27% surge in Q1 earnings and optimistic forecasts.
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Google and Apple begin rolling out encrypted RCS messaging across iPhone and Android
Google and Apple started rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats between iPhone and Android users, closing a long-running privacy gap.
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GTA 6 Set for November 19, 2026 Release; May 18 Pre-Order Date Disputed
GTA 6 is scheduled for release on November 19, 2026, with pre-orders reportedly starting May 18 amid conflicting reports.
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Jannik Sinner wins Italian Open, completes ATP Masters 1000 Golden Masters with record streak
Jannik Sinner won the 2026 Italian Open on May 17, completing the ATP Masters 1000 Golden Masters and setting a 34-match winning streak record.
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OpenAI and Microsoft cap revenue-sharing payments at $38 billion through 2030
OpenAI and Microsoft agreed to cap revenue-sharing payments at $38 billion, renegotiating their deal to allow new partnerships and continuing payments through 2030.
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Micron closes at record high as AI demand lifts memory-chip shares
Micron shares closed at a record $795.33 on Monday as AI demand for memory chips drove a sharp rally.
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Ex-World Bank chief urges China to stop hoarding food, fertiliser
Former World Bank chief David Malpass urged China to stop building food and fertiliser stockpiles to ease a global supply crunch.
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JD.com, Alibaba post mixed quarterly results amid subsidies and AI spending
JD.com and Alibaba reported quarterly results on Tuesday that showed subsidy-fuelled sales growth but weaker profits as both groups spent on AI and competition.
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Saudi oil exports to China seen falling sharply in June
Saudi Arabia's June crude shipments to China are expected to drop to 13 million-14 million barrels, from about 20 million in May.
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Sega cancels Super Game and shifts staff to flagship franchises
Sega has canceled its Super Game project and moved more than 100 developers from free-to-play work to full-game development.
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OpenAI creates enterprise AI deployment company and buys Tomoro
OpenAI said on May 11 it created OpenAI Deployment Company and acquired Tomoro to speed enterprise AI rollouts.
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China investors bet Xi-Trump summit will support yuan and stocks
Chinese investors are betting Xi Jinping and Donald Trump will extend a trade truce and support the yuan ahead of their Beijing talks.
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WHO reports 11 hantavirus cases linked to MV Hondius cruise
WHO said 11 people have been linked to a hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius cruise, with 3 deaths reported.
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Japan April reserves steady as late-month yen intervention may not show
Japan said April foreign reserves were little changed, even as late-month yen intervention may not be fully reflected.
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Bayer posts higher first-quarter profit on strong crop science sales
Bayer said first-quarter adjusted EBITDA rose to €4.45 billion, beating forecasts as crop science sales improved.
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Google says hackers used AI to build zero-day exploit tool
Google said hackers used AI to create a zero-day exploit tool that targeted a widely used open-source admin system and bypassed multi-factor authentication.
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Trump says he will raise Taiwan and Jimmy Lai with Xi in Beijing
Donald Trump said he will discuss Taiwan, arms sales and jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai with Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.