Plan comes amid rising competition between China and the US in many high-tech areas

EU and Japan are deepening cooperation over technology such as AI, and chips seen as important for economic security

Pakistan’s finances also under scrutiny during meetings next week

Football Australia faces a tight turnaround to make submission

Businesses will soon be able to use AI for business messaging on Messenger and WhatsApp to engage with customers

Google custom chip has more AI and machine learning capabilities, enabling users to crunch more data on the device

Potential deals between Microsoft and Apple and DuckDuckGo and Apple will be unsealed

Lawsuit claims that X Corp, which Musk began rebranding to X in July, was likely to cause consumer confusion

Microsoft complained that Google was locking up content with expensive and exclusive deals with publishers

Traders opt for profit-taking as forecasts of rising crude supplies build pressure