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Volkswagen and Renault have ended talks to collaborate on developing affordable electric vehicles. The two automakers were discussing a potential partnership to jointly produce EVs to compete with other manufacturers in the market. Despite the end of negotiations, both companies remain committed to expanding their electric vehicle offerings. Source link

In 1982, David Hasselhoff starred in a TV show with a self-driving car, KITT, showcasing AI technology. This early depiction of AI responded to voice prompts, similar to modern devices like Alexa. Advances in AI have turned what was once science fiction into reality at breakneck speeds. Source link

French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Nouméa, the top French official in the Pacific island territory says.  The number of police and gendarmes on the island will rise to 2700 from 1700 by Friday evening after unrest since Monday.  Rioting has... Source link

BARABANKI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted the opposition INDIA bloc, saying they are in the fray to create instability while the BJP-NDA alliance is dedicated to national interest.Asserting that his government is going to score a hat-trick, Modi said that in the new government, he has to take many big decisions for the poor,... Source link

While a clear majority of voters who express a view say immigration in general has been a positive for Ireland, voters also favour a more closed asylum policy and greater efforts by the Government to deport asylum seekers whose applications have failed.Rachel Darragh at the Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin. Her lifelong quest was to qualify for the... Source link

Increasing the attraction for tourists to stop off in Mid Canterbury may require setting the sights a bit higher. Reporter Jonathan Leask looks at the development of dark sky tourism in Canterbury.The sparkle of a million stars and the glow of the Milky Way on a clear night is something many in Canterbury take for granted.The damaging... Source link

Pilots are opting for paddocks over Ashburton Airport after the council made it one of the "most expensive small provincial airfields" to train and fly at, users say.Ashburton District Council, which owns the recreational, grass-runway airport, hiked and changed the fees for pilots in a bid to increase profits. It was part of a 30-year... Source link

Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre. He says Feds’ regular banking surveys shows that farmer satisfaction with banks is at a record low, and the number of farmers coming under undue pressure is at a... Source link

The management of the Howick War Memorial Hall has finally been decided. Times file photo It took just one year and 45 days to construct the world-famous Empire State Building in New York City. But, staggeringly, it took the Howick Local Board about three years to decide how to manage the Howick War Memorial Hall, which is allowed to hold just... Source link

The RBI repurchased only Rs 2,069 crore of government bonds from a notified amount of Rs 60,000 crore as banks were unwilling to sell the securities at a loss. The central bank's second attempt to infuse liquidity saw limited success as the securities offered at the auction were purchased by banks at higher prices. The government had offered... Source link