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Asian markets mixed as traders assess latest rally, eye data and earnings
Markets were mixed in Asia on Wednesday following a negative day on Wall Street as observers warn the latest equities rally may have run out of steam, with investors looking for fresh catalysts to kickstart buying. All three main indexes on Wall Street ended in the red, having spent most of the day on the positive side of the line.
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Durga Phuyal had hoped to start anew when she landed in Croatia, but the Nepali migrant faced an uphill battle to adjust to life in the Balkan country. In Nepal, Phuyal paid 7,000 euros in total for the various fees, documents and travel expenses before landing Croatia.
California looks to Europe to rein in AI
California, home to Silicon Valley, is eager to rein in the deployment of artificial intelligence and is looking to Europe's tough-on-big-tech approach for inspiration. "They are taking, essentially, a European approach on artificial intelligence - which is that we must ban the technology," said Carl Szabo, the general counsel of the association, which advocates for light touch regulation of tech.
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