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TAIPEI: Taiwanese technology giant Asus expects artificial intelligence-powered personal computers to account for more than half of all PC sales this year, said its co-CEO Samson Hu.This comes as advances in agentic AI transform how consumers interact with their devices, Hu told CNA on the sidelines of Computex, Asia’s biggest AI expo.The event is held annually in Taipei. This year’s edition runs from Tuesday (Jun 2) to Friday, with more than 6,000 exhibitors from around the world as well as CEOs of top industry players in attendance. Hu said the next wave of AI-enabled computing will drive rapid adoption of AI…

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected as the 81st president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He will assume office when the UNGA session opens in September.Rahman, who earlier held several portfolios at the UN, won the presidency after defeating Cyprus’s Ambassador Andreas Kakouris in a closely contested vote, taking the helm of the world’s most representative diplomatic body during a time of global geopolitical turmoil.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWho is Khalilur Rahman?A career diplomat, Rahman joined Bangladesh’s foreign service in 1979. He also held senior UN positions in New York and Geneva,…

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a slew of rules intended to bolster homegrown chips, AI and cloud services as the bloc scrambles to develop tech sovereignty amid huge reliance on products and services from the U.S. and China.The proposals, which must be approved by all 27 member states, include new actions to bolster advanced chip manufacturing and homegrown cloud computing.EU weighs restricting use of U.S. cloud platforms to process sensitive government data, sources tell CNBCAs geopolitical tensions across the globe have ramped up, there have been growing calls for Europe to diversify away from non-European providers of critical tech,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud efforts and claimed Republicans are uncovering enough government fraud to potentially balance the federal budget, while accusing Democrats of resisting investigations because they are “in on the act.”In a Truth Social post, Trump praised Vance and Republican officials for what he described as a nationwide effort to identify fraud and waste in government spending.”Vice President JD Vance and Republicans are doing a great job hunting down Fraud in the various States,” Trump wrote. “Billions of Dollars is being found, and we’ve…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Knicks held their collective breath during the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night after All-Star guard Jalen Brunson suffered an injury scare against the San Antonio Spurs.Spurs reserve Harrison Barnes accidentally collided with Brunson’s right knee while falling to the floor, and the Knicks star immediately grabbed at the leg in apparent pain.Brunson signaled to the bench and headed to the locker room after checking out of the game. He later returned to the bench but had not re-entered the contest as of…

Zahid, who is also deputy prime minister, added that the 56 candidates BN will field – consisting of incumbents and new faces – would be finalised soon and revealed a week before nomination day.Asked if BN would stick to its “WALI” (Winnable, Likeable, and Acceptable) formula for selecting candidates, Zahid said it would, reported local news outlet New Straits Times.”These three philosophies … will be maintained,” he said.On May 16, Johor Chief Minister and Johor BN Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that BN would contest all 56 seats.A day later, Anwar said PH was also prepared to contest all seats in Johor, and…

Led by Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks steal a road win against San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA Finals.Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026Jalen Brunson scored 13 of ‌his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks overcame a 14-point ⁠third-quarter deficit to ⁠post a 105-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in game one of the NBA Finals in Texas.Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Knicks ⁠won their 12th consecutive playoff game, tied for the second-longest postseason streak in league history.Recommended Stories list of 4…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Private equity firms — The group fell after Bloomberg News reported Partners Group, a Swiss-based private equity firm, capped withdrawals from one of its private equity funds. Blackstone fell 6%, while KKR tumbled more than 5.5%. Blue Owl Capital was off nearly 4%. Palo Alto Networks — The cybersecurity stock fell 2%. Palo Alto posted stronger-than-expected revenue guidance for its current quarter and lifted its full-year revenue guidance. The company also posted fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on $3 billion in revenue, beating the earnings of 80…

The Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge on Wednesday to consider sanctioning federal prosecutors, after the Justice Department shared an unsigned and unstamped copy of a superseding indictment against the nonprofit with members of the media.On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced it had obtained a superseding indictment against the SPLC that contained some new allegations about how it allegedly used donations to infiltrate hate groups, claiming the money helped buy materials for cross burnings and for Ku Klux Klan robes and hats.The new indictment does not name any additional defendants. It still contains 11 counts of wire fraud,…