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Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, says the latest read on demand shows that inventories are depleted and the second half of 2024 should see a bump. International: Top News And Analysis
The European Union Parliament on Wednesday approved the world’s first major set of regulatory ground rules to govern the mediatized artificial intelligence at the forefront of tech investment. International: Top News And Analysis
Microsoft’s market capitalization eclipsed Apple’s a day after it showed off artificial intelligence capabilities in front of developers in San Francisco. U.S. News
Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest International: Top News And Analysis
China is the world’s largest EV market with 5.9 million units sold in 2022, capturing 59% of EVs sold globally, according to Canalys. International: Top News And Analysis
He turned a run-down tavern into a drag cabaret that became a hub and a fund-raising powerhouse for the L.G.B.T.Q. community as well as a beloved Portland, Ore., institution. NYT > Obituaries
On average, 1 in 4 people in high-income countries have received a coronavirus vaccine, compared with just 1 in more than 500 in low-income countries, WHO says. International: Top News And Analysis
Xi’s underlying message is this: the U.S. may once have been “the indispensable nation,” but China now has become “the indispensable economy.” International: Top News And Analysis
The rise of cloud stocks, and especially Zoom, has paid off for Eric Yuan, who built Zoom after working on the Webex video-calling product that Cisco bought. International: Top News And Analysis
by Matt Batcheldor Vanderbilt University Medical Center has performed the world’s first dual heart-lung transplant of a COVID-19 patient. The complex procedure, completed on Sept. 24, is the first heart-lung transplant VUMC has performed…