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China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang

China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang

Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.

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French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks

French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks

The French economy contracted in the third quarter, data showed Friday, and could be "headed for a wall" if the government is unable to get a deficit-reducing budget passed soon, the finance minister warned.

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BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices

BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices

British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.

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South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.

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Kiss backs 'hungry' Beale to push for Wallabies game time

Kiss backs 'hungry' Beale to push for Wallabies game time

Wallabies head coach Les Kiss backed Kurtley Beale on Friday to push for a place in the Australian team during the Nations Championship after the veteran star's shock recall.

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Surging costs of living top US voter concerns

Surging costs of living top US voter concerns

Soaring prices for gas, medicine and other cost of living essentials are preoccupying Americans as they start to cast their ballots ahead of next week's midterm elections.

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World number one Rybakina withdraws in Tokyo with injury

World number one Rybakina withdraws in Tokyo with injury

Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a neck injury on Friday, a day after she secured the year-end world number one ranking.

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Basic services, fading loyalties loom over South Africa's vote

Basic services, fading loyalties loom over South Africa's vote

Ntombekhaya Makeleni stopped using the communal toilets in her Cape Town neighbourhood after a group of men tried to force their way in as she was inside one day before dawn.

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Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged as drivers jockeyed for position and motorcyclists pressed in.

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Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work

Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work

For decades, three computer scientists built their careers around an idea about the limits of what computers can do.

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