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Musk: 'AI stresses me out'

Elon Musk has clashed often with securities regulators and highway safety authorities, but there’s one area the Tesla and Twitter chief says the government should regulate now: Artificial Intelligence.

March 2, 2023 4:10 pm
 

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FDB approves 585 loans for women entrepreneurs

The Fiji Development Bank has approved 585 loans to female entrepreneurs valued at $1.4 million.

March 2, 2023 3:33 pm
 

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SpaceX ready to retry launching NASA's next space station crew

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was ready to try again at sending NASA’s next long-duration crew of the International Space Station to orbit, about 72 hours after a first attempt was scrubbed due to a clogged filter in the launch system.

March 2, 2023 3:31 pm
 

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Investment Fiji mission prep underway

Fiji looks forward to effectively promoting market opportunities and incentives available in Fiji to New Zealand investors and traders.

March 2, 2023 2:59 pm
 

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Tesla plans 6,000 jobs in Mexico and eyes more investment, government says

Tesla Inc. will create up to 6,000 jobs at its first Mexican factory and is considering producing batteries in the centre of the country as the electric vehicle maker eyes further investment, senior Mexican officials said on Wednesday.

March 2, 2023 2:20 pm
 

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YouTube child data gathering faces UK scrutiny after complaint

Britain’s information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children.

March 2, 2023 1:27 pm
 

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Tesla plans to halve production costs, affordable car a no show

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will cut assembly costs by half in future generations of cars, engineers told investors on Wednesday, but Chief Executive Elon Musk did not unveil a much-awaited small, affordable electric vehicle.

March 2, 2023 1:20 pm
 

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U.S. Congress votes to block ESG investing, Biden veto expected

A Republican bill to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change cleared Congress on Wednesday, setting up a confrontation with President Joe Biden, who is expected to veto the measure.

March 2, 2023 11:22 am
 

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TikTok sets 60-minute daily screen time limit for under-18s

TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are aged under 18.

March 2, 2023 9:49 am
 

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Tourism Fiji takes a stand against plastic waste

The tourism industry can also contribute to efforts to conserve Fiji’s environment, says Tourism Fiji Chief Executive Brent Hill.

March 2, 2023 5:24 am
 

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U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, in what would be the most far-reaching U.S. restriction on any social media app.

March 2, 2023 5:12 am
 

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Bank of England boss says UK interest rates may rise further

Interest rates may need to go up again to slow the cost of living down, Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey has said.

March 2, 2023 4:46 am

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