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Airlines had their safest year on record in 2023: IATA
Last year was the safest ever for commercial air travel, despite a massive rebound in passenger flights, an airline industry group said Wednesday. "On average a person would have to travel by air every day for 103,239 years to experience a fatal accident."
Google CEO slams 'completely unacceptable' Gemini AI errors
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday slammed "completely unacceptable" errors by its Gemini AI app, after gaffes such as images of ethnically diverse World War II Nazi troops forced it to stop users from creating pictures of people.
Vodafone in talks to sell Italian unit to Swisscom
British telecoms giant Vodafone is in advanced talks to sell its Italian unit to Switzerland's Swisscom, agreeing on a preliminary price of eight billion euros ($8.7 billion), the companies said Wednesday. Swisscom said it would merge Vodafone Italy with its own Italian unit, Fastweb.
Zuckerberg discusses AI risks with Japan PM during Asia tour
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a visit to Japan, discussing the risks of generative AI, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
Apple abandons electric car plans: media
Apple has abandoned its ambitions to produce an electric car, US media reported Tuesday, ending a struggling decade-long project. The target of "Project Titan," beginning around 2014, was to develop a fully autonomous car, according to media reports.
Strikes to mark one year since Greece's worst train crash
Workers across Greece were set to strike on Wednesday to demand answers a year after the nation's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people and injured dozens more. "At least five of the 57 people died as a result of this fire," said committee member Giorgos Vlasopoulos.
Gamers party like it's 1997 as Final Fantasy VII 'reborn'
Gamers are anxiously awaiting the release on Thursday of "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth", a title based on a 1997 classic that is blurring the boundaries between remakes and reboots.
'I need to fight': UK steelworkers in fear as less pollution means less jobs
In the dim light of a pub in the steel-producing Welsh town of Port Talbot, Jason Wyatt sips his beer, his voice laden with worry. Tata Steel claims to be losing one million pounds ($1.25 million) a day at Port Talbot.
Asian shares muted ahead of Fed comments
Asian stocks were largely muted on Wednesday after the release of lacklustre consumer confidence data, with comments from US Federal Reserve officials and fresh economic figures due later in the day. Later Wednesday, investors will be looking out for comments from three Fed officials, which could offer fresh insights into the US central bank's rate cut outlook.
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