Akon’s futuristic $6 billion city in Senegal has officially been abandoned after years of delays and no construction beyond a single building.

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According to S&P Global, APAC–focused private credit fundraising increased 7.5% from US$5.48 billion (32 funds) in 2023 to US$5.89 billion (33 funds) in 2024. In response, private banks and wealth ...

China reportedly plans a vast AI data center network using 115,000 banned Nvidia chips, defying strict US export curbs and ...

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Kevin Crane dissects the absurd and chilling corporate fantasies around a post-war Gaza, where the involvement of Blair ...

One of the largest departments in the Canadian government told employees they may face job losses as Prime Minister Mark ...

The clash between Elon Musk’s xAI empire and European officials is intensifying with leaders in Poland and Germany calling ...

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Anthropic is upgrading Claude for Education with the addition of integrations to three popular learning apps — Canvas, ...