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No firm is immune if AI bubble bursts: Google CEO

Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence (AI) boom collapses, as soaring valuations and heavy investment in the sector fuel concerns of a bubble.

Rights group accuses TotalEnergies of war crime complicity in Mozambique

TotalEnergies accused of being a complicity in war crimes, torture

IMF warns on risks, design choices as central banks explore retail central bank digital currencies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that retail (rCBDCs) present important opportunities for financial inclusion but also raise complex risks for financial integrity that African policymakers must plan for now.

SA’s Telkom posts 16.4% rise in interim profit

Telkom reported on Tuesday a 16.4% rise in Headline Earnings Per Share

Bitcoin drops below $90 000 in sign of souring mood

Bitcoin slipped below $90 000 for the first time in seven months on Tuesday in the latest sign that investor appetite for risk-taking is drying up across financial markets.

Oil slips as loadings resume at Russian hub, markets weigh sanctions impact

Oil prices dipped on Tuesday as supply concerns eased with the resumption of loadings at a Russian export hub, briefly halted by a Ukrainian drone and missile strike, while traders continued to assess the impact of Western sanctions on Russian flows