China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips, FT reports

(Reuters) -China has increased subsidies that cut energy bills by up to half for some of the country’s largest data centres, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Local governments have beefed up incentives to help Chinese tech giants such as ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent, which have been hit with …

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Typhoon Kalmaegi brings ‘life-threatening’ conditions to central Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) -Typhoon Kalmaegi intensified as it made landfall in the central Philippines on Tuesday, with the state weather bureau warning of “life-threatening” conditions as it placed large parts of the Visayas region under the second-highest storm warning. With sustained winds of 150 kph and gusts of up to 205 kph, Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, …

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Japan’s factory activity falls at fastest pace in 19 months, PMI shows

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s manufacturing activity shrank in October at the fastest pace in 19 months, hit by slumping demand in the key automotive and semiconductor sectors, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P Global Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 48.2 in October from 48.5 in September, undershooting the flash reading of …

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China’s October factory activity expansion slows, private PMI shows

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s factory activity in October expanded at a slower pace as new orders and output both waned amid tariff anxiety, a private-sector survey showed on Monday. The RatingDog China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, dropped to 50.6 in October from 51.2 in September, missing analysts’ expectations of 50.9 …

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Samsung hit with $191.4 million US jury verdict in OLED patent trial, plans appeal

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics owes patent owner Pictiva Displays $191.4 million in damages for infringing two U.S. patents covering organic light-emitting diode technology, a jury in Texas federal court said on Monday. Pictiva convinced the jury that a wide range of Samsung devices violate Pictiva’s patent rights in technology for enhancing the resolution, brightness …

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Whiplash: How Trump’s threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon priorities

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When President Donald Trump made a surprise threat this weekend on social media to carry out strikes in Nigeria, his defense secretary answered quickly: “Yes sir.” But several Pentagon officials who spoke to Reuters described feeling whiplash from Trump’s orders as they try to understand …

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Canal de Panamá apuesta por tránsito de GLP para compensar desaceleración del comercio mundial en 2026

HOUSTON, 3 nov -El Canal de Panamá espera que el aumento en el tránsito de buques de gas licuado de petróleo (GLP) y de ciertos productos agrícolas le ayude a compensar el efecto de la reducción del comercio mundial el próximo año, dijo a Reuters el lunes el administrador de la vía marítima, Ricaurte Vásquez. …

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Indonesia’s economy likely grew 5% in Q3, economists say: Reuters Poll

By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indonesia’s economy likely grew at a steady annual pace of 5.00% in the third quarter, supported by household spending and investment, while exports got a temporary boost from firms shipping goods ahead of U.S. tariffs, a Reuters poll showed. The October 27-November 3 poll of 22 economists estimated that Southeast …

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Prince William to help Indigenous defenders of Brazil’s Amazon

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince William will announce on Tuesday a new initiative aimed at supporting Indigenous communities and environmental activists who often risk their lives to protect Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. William, who is in Brazil for the awards ceremony for his multi-million-dollar environmental prize, said the communities have long protected the world’s vital ecosystems, but …

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