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Chief of state oil company dismissed in Brazil
Chief of state oil company dismissed in Brazil
Economy
by  AFP

The CEO of Brazil's state oil company Petrobras has been sacked, the government announced Tuesday. The March announcement caused the company's share price to plummet and was seen by some analysts and opponents as direct government intervention.

Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets wobbled Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall Street. A sense of optimism on Wall Street pushed all three main indexes higher, with the Nasdaq hitting a new record and the S&P 500 coming within a whisker of its own all-time peak.

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure
Technology
by  AFP

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence tech race with its release of ChatGPT. Sutskever said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was leaving after almost a decade at OpenAI, whose "trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous."