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Big tech on a quest for ideal AI device

AFP | New York Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has enlisted the legendary designer behind the iPhone to create an irresistible gadget for using generative artificial intelligence ...

Swedish pension fund blacklists Tesla, divests stake

TDT | Stockholm Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Swedish pension fund AP7 said yesterday it had blacklisted Tesla over the US company’s lack of respect for labour rights in the US, and had sold o...

Airlines halt many Middle East flights

AFP | Paris, France Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Global airlines yesterday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, as airspaces were shut off f...

World Bank lifts ban on nuclear energy financing

AFP | Washington Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space “for the first time in decades,” its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works to...

Bahrain startup ecosystem soars

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain’s startup ecosystem has demonstrated robust growth, with its value reaching an impressive $1.2 billion, marking a 13% compound annual growth comp...

Trump touts 'done' deal with Beijing

AFP | Washington Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com US President Donald Trump touted ties with China as "excellent" yesterday, saying the superpowers reached a deal after two days of talks aimed at prese...

Factory workers become department heads

TDT| Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Once factory-floor employees, several Bahrainis are now leading key departments at Havelock One Interiors, in a workforce success story powered by Tamkeen&r...

Pakistan increases defence budget by 20%

TDT | Islamabad Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Pakistan announced yesterday a 20%t hike in defence spending in this year's federal budget, a month after a conflict with India that saw the worst ...

IMF team makes first Syria visit since 2009

AFP | Washington Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com An IMF team visited Syria for the first time since 2009 to take part in efforts to rebuild the economy after years of civil war and the fall of Bashar ...