US DoJ intervened in an NAACP lawsuit against xAI, arguing that the company's natural gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi are essential to national security and military operations, according to WIRED

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BoJ hikes short-term interest rates by 25bps to 1.00%, as expected, while it pauses tapering of bond buys in which it will keep monthly pace of JGB buying at around JPY 2tln from April 2027

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US DoJ intervened in an NAACP lawsuit against xAI, arguing that the company's natural gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi are essential to national security and military operations, according to WIRED

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Alibaba (9988 HK) affiliate Ant Group launches AI assistant for Alipay, as previously flagged

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Israeli forces vehicles fire weapons east of Khan Younis in south of the Gaza Strip, according to Al Mayadeen

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