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Ghana football head Kwesi Nyantakyi banned by Fifa over 'cash gift'
David Prah argued that Kwesi Nyantakyi could not have mentioned the former President's name in his statement to the CID if he ( Kwesi Nyantakyi ) did not know what he was talking about. A press release from FIFA, yesterday, announced Nyantakyi's ban from all football-related activities at both national and worldwide levels, leaving him with no option than to resign.
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Buffett And Dimon: No More Quarterly Profit Forecasts
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and billionaire investor Warren Buffett are calling on CEOs to move away from issuing quarterly profit "guidance" to Wall Street analysts, arguing that the financial markets' focus on short-term results harms the economy.
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Google says it won't build AI for weapons
Pichai said the company will "continue our work with governments and the military in many other areas". Google pledged not to use its powerful artificial intelligence for weapons, illegal surveillance and technologies that cause "overall harm".
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Porsche’s Mission E all-electric vehicle becomes the ‘Taycan’
The Taycan has been dubbed the "Tesla-slayer" by some automotive journalists. The company also marked the occasion by revealing a 911 Speedster Concept, an open-top version of its iconic sports auto. The vehicle was known as the Mission E since the unveiling of the concept in 2015, but it was always known that the production version will most likely feature a name that works with Porsche's current naming scheme.
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Microsoft sinks data center off Scottish island
Over the next year, all aspects of the data center, including power consumption and internal humidity levels, will be monitored by the team. There, another partner, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), provided help including the undersea cable linking the centre to the shore.
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Commerce Secretary: US reaches deal with China's ZTE
Ross insisted that ZTE deal was an enforcement matter, separate from trade. The two countries have threatened to impose tariffs on up to $200bn worth of each other's products in a dispute over China's tactics to supplant U.S. "The total deal is $1.4 billion". A US-appointed compliance team will monitor the arrangement, which if broken will see ZTE surrender the $400 million and be banned from the United States component market for ten years.