BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior executive at Chinese technology giant Huawei on Thursday dismissed the idea that a shortage of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips will hinder the country’s aim to be a leader in AI, but said innovation is needed to address the issue. The comments by Zhang Ping’an, CEO of Huawei Cloud, […]
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Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 […]
More civilians die in Ukraine amid warning US aid delays will hamper Kyiv forces
More civilians died across Ukraine on Sunday as analysts warned that delays in US military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. One man was killed when a Russian drone hit the truck he was driving in the Sumy region, the local prosecutor’s office said. Elsewhere, a 67-year-old woman was killed after […]
More civilians die in Ukraine amid warning US aid delays will hamper Kyiv forces
More civilians died across Ukraine on Sunday as analysts warned that delays in US military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. One man was killed when a Russian drone hit the truck he was driving in the Sumy region, the local prosecutor’s office said. Elsewhere, a 67-year-old woman was killed after […]
Exclusive-U.S. sanctions hamper Russian efforts to repair refineries, sources say
By Robert Harvey MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – When engineers at Russian oil firm Lukoil discovered a turbine had broken at their largest refinery on January 4, they quickly realised the problem was far from trivial. There was only one company that knew how to repair the gasoline-producing unit at the NORSI refinery, located on the Volga […]
‘Broken’ US labor laws could hamper union wins for workers, experts warn
Labor experts see more wins ahead in 2024 for US unions after a year of attention-grabbing strikes and surging public support but worry gains may be stymied by the US’s “broken” labor laws. Strikes by autoworkers, writers, actors and nurses and a threatened strike by UPS workers all led to significant wins in 2023. “The […]