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The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC and OPEC+. “This decision reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile,

Battery Smart, a battery swapping network for electric vehicles, has raised $15 million in debt funding from Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers.

AI-driven supply chain optimization startup Mojro Technologies has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round. The round includes a previously announced $3 million investment

Semafor reported Sunday that Canadian holding company Tiny, which owns some 60% of Letterboxd, has been courting various potential buyers, including Versant, the parent company of CNBC and MS NOW (formerly MSNBC).

Bitget Wallet has opened pre-registration for the Bitget Dollar Card in South Africa, with the first 500 applicants receiving a waived activation fee and a randomised reward

Egyptian startup Sinai.ai, which builds interactive AI-native books, has raised US$1.45 million in a pre-seed round of funding

Deeptech manufacturing startup Ethereal Machines is all set to raise Rs 264.5 crore (approximately $28.5 million) in its Series B round led by Avataar Venture Partners

Metasports Interactive, a mobile gaming company, has secured $20 million in user acquisition (UA) funding from London-based growth financing firm Metica.

OpenAI would develop a smartphone chip with MediaTek and Qualcomm, with Luxshare acting as a co-design and manufacturing partner.

Ineffable aims to create a “superlearner” capable of discovering knowledge and skills without relying on human data by leveraging reinforcement learning

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