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Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google

Apple and Google kicked Fortnite off their respective app platforms in 2020, after the game designed an in-app payments system that cut the tech giants out of the loop. Photo: SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/FileSource: AFP An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused …

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Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets

Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on Wednesday. Photo: Kazuhiro NOGI / AFPSource: AFP Japan’s Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia. The S&P …

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Chatbot Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims

Online users are increasingly utilizing AI-powered chatbots in search of reliable information despite rampant misinformation. Photo: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFPSource: AFP AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing “genocide” in Gaza, as it lashed …

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James Hetfield’s net worth and life story revealed: How rich is he?

James Hetfield’s net worth is allegedly $300 million. He has made this fortune from music, real estate, angel investments, and buying music catalogues. The singer is largely known for his contributions to Metallica, Spastik Children, and Leather Charm Metallica’s lead singer, James Hetfield, performs on stage at Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano …

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German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

The German government wants to build more gas power plants. Photo: Ina FASSBENDER / AFPSource: AFP Germany’s conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition has made …

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India reels from US tariff hike threat

Jewelry is on display at a store in the ‘Little India’ neighborhood of New York City. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFPSource: AFP Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff salvo against the world’s most populous nation. Many warn of dire …

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