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Jan 2025
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Trudeau’s exit, Musk v Starmer, Nvidia’s...

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed he is stepping down, saying that party infighting means he is not the right leader. British prime minister Keir Starmer has defended his previous work as the country’s top prosecutor, after criticism from Elon Musk. Nvidia has unveiled a series of new products, such as artificial intelligence to better train robots and cars. And what President Biden’s offshore oil and gas drilling ban means for Donald Trump.


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