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Soccer star Honda’s venture capital AI fund raises $98 million

Soccer star Honda’s venture capital AI fund raises $98 ...

Keisuke Honda, who has scored goals in three World Cups, seeks to create a so-ca...

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Tesla annual deliveries fall for first time as incentives fail to drum up demand

Tesla annual deliveries fall for first time as incentiv...

CEO Elon Musk had earlier predicted "slight growth" in 2024 deliveries and offer...

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Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, Washington Post reports

Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, Washing...

Biden's call to block the deal was taken despite contrary efforts by some senior...

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As Musk gains influence, questions hover over U.S. probes into his empire

As Musk gains influence, questions hover over U.S. prob...

Musk’s potential to have extraordinary clout with the new administration raises ...

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Japanese chip industry poised for a comeback

Japanese chip industry poised for a comeback

Chipmakers will either begin operating a pilot line or start production at new p...

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Economists see continued rise in Japan's wages and prices in fiscal '25

Economists see continued rise in Japan's wages and pric...

Uncertainty surrounding the impact of policies under U.S. President-elect Donald...

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Inside luxury goods' broken audit system

Inside luxury goods' broken audit system

Revelations of worker exploitation in Dior's Italian production chain have expos...

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BYD chalks up new record as it narrows EV sales gap with Tesla

BYD chalks up new record as it narrows EV sales gap wit...

China’s BYD enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passeng...

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Nippon Steel offers U.S. government veto power in bid for U.S. Steel approval

Nippon Steel offers U.S. government veto power in bid f...

The Japanese firm offered to give the U.S. government a veto over any reduction ...

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After historic year, the Bank of Japan ambles into 2025

After historic year, the Bank of Japan ambles into 2025

Two or three rate hikes expected this year could take the central bank's benchma...

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Investors hope for U.S. stock market trifecta in 2025 after back-to-back boom years

Investors hope for U.S. stock market trifecta in 2025 a...

Investors are more confident about the economy than this time a year ago, with c...

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Japan's ¥10 trillion startup investment target more improbable than ever

Japan's ¥10 trillion startup investment target more imp...

Investors and startup supporters say Japan is still in the seed-planting phase o...

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Japan’s go-slow approach to selling high-speed rail globally

Japan’s go-slow approach to selling high-speed rail glo...

The shinkansen has been mostly stuck in Japan as competitors from Europe and Chi...

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Social media companies face global tug-of-war over free speech

Social media companies face global tug-of-war over free...

Trump’s return to the White House is expected to widen the free speech divide th...

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Starlink to roll out direct-to-cell services in Ukraine

Starlink to roll out direct-to-cell services in Ukraine

Ukraine will be one of the first countries in the world with direct-to-cell conn...

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U.S. Treasury says it was breached by Chinese hackers in 'major' incident

U.S. Treasury says it was breached by Chinese hackers i...

The hackers were able to remotely access certain Treasury workstations and "cert...