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Tesla unveils Optimus robot: 'Can do anything you think of,' claims Musk

Tesla chief Elon Musk claimed the potential of the Optimus robot is nearly 'limitless', including tasks like walking your dog, babysitting, mowing the lawn, and even serving drinks

UK govt mulling exit tax for millionaires moving to 'tax-paradise' UAE

Exit taxes are rarely big revenue raisers, especially as they often take the form of a levy on future capital gains if and when assets are sold

Israel under lens for 'extermination' in destruction of Gaza health system

UN inquiry's statement also accused Israeli forces of deliberately killing and torturing medical personnel, targeting medical vehicles and restricting permits for patients to leave besieged Gaza Strip

PM Modi, Thai counterpart talk trade and cultural connections at ASEAN

Our talks were focused on how to improve trade ties between our nations and to boost cultural linkages. We also see great scope in sectors like defence, shipping, digital innovations and more.

One dead, several injured after hydrogen sulfide leak at Houston plant

One of the people injured was transported to a hospital by a helicopter, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on the social platform X

Israel yet to reach decision on Iran as it steps up strikes in Beirut

A security cabinet meeting on Thursday night ended without a decision on what the response should be, the official said

Israel's airstrike warnings terrify Lebanese civilians as war intensifies

On Oct. 1, 27 villages in southern Lebanon were told to evacuate to the north of the Awali River, dozens of kilometers (miles) away. Save your lives, the instructions said

Elon Musk reveals robotaxi: Will Tesla face the same challenges as China?

Elon Musk's Tesla robotaxi aims to revolutionise autonomous transport, but its Chinese competitors face mounting challenges in profitability and regulation

Vladimir Putin to meet Iranian counterpart Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan

While Iran and Russia are historical geopolitical rivals, Iran has been assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine since 2022

US concerned about China's risky sea actions, Blinken warns ASEAN

Beijing has refused to recognize a 2016 international arbitration ruling by a U.N.-affiliated court in the Hague that invalidated its expansive claims, and has built up and militarized islands

Boeing files unfair labour practice charge with NLRB against striking union

In a filing with NLRB, Boeing also accused the union's leaders of misrepresenting the terms of Boeing's offer to its members and of not bringing negotiators to the table with authority to make a deal

Relatives of passengers who died in Boeing crashes to face firm in court

Lawyers for the government and the company filed court briefs defending the settlement, and lawyers for the passengers' families explained their opposition to the deal

Elon Musk unveils robotaxi, seen as key to Tesla's long-term growth

Eyes will also be on progress the company has made with the partial automation software it markets as Full Self-Driving that company watchers expect to underpin its robotaxis

South Korea's central bank raises interest rates to strengthen economy

The future path of economic growth is likely to be influenced by the pace of recovery in domestic demand, economic conditions in major countries and trends in information-technology exports, the bank

Who is S Korea's Han Kang: First Asian woman to win Nobel in Literature

The academy praised Kang for having a "unique awareness of the connections between body and soul, the living and the dead" Kang was born in 1970 in South Korea's Gwangju

Zelenskyy shows victory plan to allies, discusses using long-range weapons

Meetings in Europe, along with one in Berlin on Friday, were aimed at presenting Ukraine's position and possibly outlining its requirements for accepting future peace talks

AMD plans to start mass production of next AI chip later this year

AMD's Su also said at the event that the company does not currently have plans to use contract chip manufacturers beyond Taiwan's TSMC for advanced manufacturing processes

Is going to prison the same as starting a new job? This FTX exec thinks so

Former FTX co-founder Ryan Salame updates his 'job position' on LinkedIn to 'inmate' before beginning a 7.5-year prison sentence

Tariffs, tax cuts core to Donald Trump's economic pitch to voters

Beyond tax cuts and tariffs, Trump has promised he would support the oil and gas industry by backing new pipelines and restoring fracking on federal land in a bid to boost the economy

Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, fuels sudden price surge

Some farmers in exporting nations, such as Australia and Canada, are holding back sales in anticipation that prices will climb even higher