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Hopes for turnaround lift Boeing shares despite huge losses
Hopes for turnaround lift Boeing shares despite huge losses
by  AFP

Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss Tuesday following a bruising 2024, but shares rallied on hopes that early turnaround signs under a new CEO may bear fruit. The US aviation giant reported a fourth-quarter loss of $3.9 billion as the company continued to experience a hit from a more than seven-week labor strike that shuttered two major assembly plants.

UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate
UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate
by  AFP

Britain's first teacherless AI classroom may be an "outlier", but it underlines the potential benefits and risks of a UK government drive to rollout artificial intelligence in education, experts say. - 'Efficient' - However, Rose Luckin, a professor at University College London (UCL) who researches AI in education, said AI was an "outlier" with an uncertain future in British classrooms.

France savours competitive cooking win as restoring lost prestige
France savours competitive cooking win as restoring lost prestige
by  AFP

After major investments in a bid to restore its lost national culinary prestige, France savoured victory Tuesday at the world's most prestigious international cooking competition, the Bocuse d'Or. Paul Marcon, son of the former winner Regis Marcon, clinched the title late on Monday in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, 30 years after his much-garlanded father.

Spain jobless rate falls to lowest level since 2008 crisis
Spain jobless rate falls to lowest level since 2008 crisis
by  AFP

Spanish unemployment fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data showed on Tuesday. The 2008 financial crisis and the collapse of a housing market bubble triggered soaring unemployment that peaked at around 27 percent in early 2013.

DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants
DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants
by  AFP

Chinese startup DeepSeek, which has sparked panic on Wall Street with its powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its competitors, was founded by a hedgefund whizz-kid who believes AI can change the world.