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Victoria Azarenka continued her bid for a fourth Miami Open title with victory over Yulia Putintseva to set up a semi-final encounter with Elena Rybakina. The Belarusian 27th seed, who won her last title at the event in 2016, needed almost three hours to claim a 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 6-3 win against Putintseva. Fourth seed Rybakina beat Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4. On the other side of the draw, American Danielle Collins beat French 23rd seed Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday. Former Australian Open runner-up Collins, 30, is planning to retire from the WTA Tour at the end of…

The Golden State Warriors claimed a 101-93 victory against the Orlando Magic despite the early ejection of forward Draymond Green. Green received his fourth ejection of the season just three minutes and 36 seconds into the game after disputing a foul call on Stephen Curry. It was his second technical foul having earlier argued against a personal call. Green missed 16 games after he was suspended in December for striking Phoenix Suns player Jusuf Nurkic. In November, the 34-year-old was given a five-game ban for putting Minnesota Timberwolves centre Rudy Gobert in a headlock. He was also suspended during last…

India’s Ministry of External Affairs summoned a US State Department official after the department called for a fair legal process for opposition leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest last week. “We take strong objection to the remarks of the Spokesperson of the US State Department about certain legal proceedings in India,” the Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. “In diplomacy, states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others. This responsibility is even more so in case of fellow democracies,” the statement added. The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned Gloria Berbena,…

By the end of the year, travelers should be able to refuse facial recognition scans at airport security screenings without fear it could delay or jeopardize their travel plans. That’s just one of the concrete safeguards governing artificial intelligence that the Biden administration says it’s rolling out across the US government, in a key first step toward preventing government abuse of AI. The move could also indirectly regulate the AI industry using the government’s own substantial purchasing power. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a set of new, binding requirements for US agencies intended to prevent AI from being…

Trump Media’s trading debut this week gave Donald Trump’s biggest fans a way to show their support with their wallets, albeit in a seriously risky way that few financial advisers would endorse. Naturally, Trump’s detractors may be keen to take the opposite side of that bet by setting up a short position, a.k.a. a wager that the stock’s value will fall. The short bet might look appealing on paper. After all, Trump Media, the parent company of the fledgling right-wing platform Truth Social, brings in little revenue, posts zero profit and has given no indication it has a path to profitability that would…

For sale: A brand new luxury electric SUV for the holy-grail price of $25,000. There just might be a slight catch. The California-based electric SUV company Fisker faces a real possibility of bankruptcy, and its stock is hovering just over 2 cents a share, far below its 2021 peak of $28.50. And even though production has halted, the company still has SUVs to offer, so it’s having a sale. Prices for Fisker’s Ocean SUV have been cut by as much 39%. The catch, however, is that the car has received critical reviews rather than wide acclaim. And getting it serviced may…

The US has reiterated that it encourages a “transparent” legal process in a corruption case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller said on Wednesday that the US was closely following actions taken against opposition parties in India. Mr Miller’s remarks came hours after India summoned a US diplomat over a similar comment he made on Tuesday. Mr Kejriwal, who was arrested last week, has denied any wrongdoing. Hours before his arrest, India’s main opposition Congress party had held a press conference saying that its bank accounts were frozen by the tax department ahead of the general elections. Mr…

Four people have been killed and at least five injured after a man armed with a knife went on a rampage in the US state of Illinois. Police in Rockford say the attacks occurred following a home invasion on Wednesday afternoon. One of the injured is in a critical condition. The victims are a 15-year-old girl, a 63-year-old woman, a 49-year-old man and a 22-year-old man. A man, 22, has been arrested and is being questioned by police. Police said the motive for the attacks remained unclear. The home invasion occurred on Florence Street but the attacks unfolded at multiple…

China has announced it will remove significant tariffs on Australian wine in another key sign of improving relations between the two countries. Beijing imposed taxes of more than 200% in 2020 amid a string of economic blows to Australian exports. That year Beijing targeted Australian coal, barley, timber and lobsters as part of a wider political falling-out. But China-Australia relations have improved since a new Canberra government was elected in 2022. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the announcement from the Chinese commerce ministry on Thursday, saying his government had also managed to reduce other trade barriers. Last August, China removed the…

American farmers are rapidly ploughing ahead with adopting artificial intelligence. The technology is as sophisticated as it is essential. Standing in a lush green field in the American Midwest, a farmer points his smartphone at one of his soybean plants. He snaps a photo of a pest crawling a leaf, then lets an AI-driven programme name the species of the bug, and whether it’s a cause for concern. Technology like this might sound like a novelty – but it is vital. Across agriculture, a dearth of workers is threatening the viably of the industry, both in terms of profitably and…