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Indian Startup Leans on Cancer-Sniffing Dogs and AI for Early Detection

On a two-acre farm outside Bengaluru in southern India, Billy, Jessie and Banu put on their gear, enter a laboratory packed with samples and clock in for a shift detecting early signs of cancer.

Uber and China’s Pony AI to Deploy 2,000 Robotaxis in Europe

Pony AI Inc. said it plans to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber Technologies Inc., accelerating the race to commercialize autonomous-mobility in the region.

Thrive Investor Letter Reveals OpenAI-Fueled Growth, Stake Sale

Thrive Capital’s 2022 early-stage venture capital fund, a $516 million investment vehicle that made early bets on OpenAI, SpaceX and Anduril Industries Inc., has grown to be worth more than $3.7 billion as of the end of June.

Read Joshua Kushner’s First Formal Thrive Capital Investor Letter

In the absence of an investor day this year, Josh Kushner wrote his first formal letter to backers for his investment firm Thrive.

Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State

The New York Times

Kalshi Ordered to Cease Most Operations in Washington State

In a preliminary injunction, a state judge barred the prediction market from allowing residents to place bets on the bulk of its offerings.

The New York Times

Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology

Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology

US to impose up to 100% levies on unmanned aircraft and their components

Japan Stocks Rise as US Rate-Hike Bets Ease, AI Chip Shares Gain

Japanese stocks rose, tracking a record-setting advance in US equities after weaker-than-expected producer-price data eased concerns about further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

Oil output, reforms sustain Nigeria’s economic growth – OPEC

The Punch

Oil output, reforms sustain Nigeria’s economic growth – OPEC

OPEC reports Nigeria’s economic growth remains positive, sustained by steady oil output, macroeconomic stability, and ongoing reforms. Learn more about Nig Read More…

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BP joins Big Oil return to post-Maduro Venezuela

BP joins Big Oil return to post-Maduro Venezuela

British company among winners of offshore licence less than nine months after US toppled Caracas strongman

India Bar Council Retreats After ‘Cockroach’ Protest Threat

India’s national regulator for lawyers reversed an order barring an entire graduating class at one of the country’s leading law schools from enrolling as advocates, hours after the move triggered threats of protests from a fast-growing…

China’s CSI 300 Set to Lose Appeal Before Adding CXMT, BI Says

China’s CSI 300 Index risks losing its appeal as the nation’s key benchmark until it includes memory giant CXMT Corp., an event that’s unlikely to happen until the end of 2027, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.

From Apple to Ford: How Chinese tech is becoming harder for global companies to ignore

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