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xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories

xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories

Half of the original founding team at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has now departed after two co-founders resigned in rapid succession this week, raising fresh questions about talent retention ahead of an expected initial public offering.

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Real Madrid, UEFA reach 'agreement' over Super League dispute

Real Madrid, UEFA reach 'agreement' over Super League dispute

The European Super League saga drew towards an end as Real Madrid, the last club still involved in the failed breakaway project, and UEFA announced on Wednesday an agreement to help resolve their legal dispute.

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Johannesburg residents 'desperate' as taps run dry

Johannesburg residents 'desperate' as taps run dry

Sitting in the middle of a Johannesburg road as traffic snaked around her, Susan Jobson banged empty bottles to protest the water cuts that have upended her life for nearly three weeks.

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US hiring soars past expectations as unemployment edges down

US hiring soars past expectations as unemployment edges down

US job growth beat expectations in January while unemployment crept down, official data showed Wednesday, defying immediate concerns about labor market fragility on the back of President Donald Trump's economic policies.

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Stock markets rise as US jobs data beats expectations

Stock markets rise as US jobs data beats expectations

World stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday as data showed US job growth beat expectations in January, reassuring investors about the outlook for the world's top economy.

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Daniel Siad, the modelling scout with close ties to Epstein

Daniel Siad, the modelling scout with close ties to Epstein

Hundreds of emails containing photographs of young women from around the world suggest modelling scout Daniel Siad may have been a significant recruiter for convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to public documents reviewed by AFP.

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France lawmakers urge changes to counter dwindling births

France lawmakers urge changes to counter dwindling births

French lawmakers Wednesday urged longer paid parental leave and more financial support to make it easier for people to have more children, after deaths last year exceeded births in France for the first time in decades.

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Von Allmen focuses on 'here and now' after making Olympic ski history

Von Allmen focuses on 'here and now' after making Olympic ski history

Franjo von Allmen may have written his name into the annals of Olympic alpine skiing, but the grounded Swiss racer said ski history was wasted on him.

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Actor behind Albania's AI 'minister' wants her face back

Actor behind Albania's AI 'minister' wants her face back

An actor whose face was used by Albania's government for an AI chatbot that it promoted to be a "minister" told AFP on Wednesday that she had launched a legal fight to stop the use of her image and accused the government of "exploitation".

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Von Allmen joins Olympic skiing greats, Kim seeks snowboard history

Von Allmen joins Olympic skiing greats, Kim seeks snowboard history

Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen joined the Olympic greats on Wednesday by winning his third gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games, while Chloe Kim stayed on track to make her own history in snowboarding.

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