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Test tubes are seen labelled “Bird Flu” words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. Dado Ruvic | ReutersThe U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, a grim milestone that comes as at least 66 cases have been recorded in the country.The patient, who was over 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized in Louisiana in December; the case was considered the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection.The Louisiana Department of Health said the patient had been exposed to a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds.”The Department expresses its deepest condolences to the patient’s family and friends as…

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“This replicates and reinforces what we already know about sugar-sweetened beverages,” he said, “but the findings highlight their severe costs on health and productivity, especially in Africa and Latin America.”The study detailed intriguing patterns in the consumption of sugary drinks. For example, researchers found that men had modestly higher rates of soda consumption than women. Intake was higher among the well-educated, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. In the Middle East and North Africa by contrast, the study found that soda consumption was higher among adults with comparatively lower levels of education.South Asia, Southeast Asia and East…

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After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business philosophy.Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chairman Akio Toyoda said Monday.The automaker, through its “Woven by Toyota” mobility company, is investing 7 billion Japanese yen ($44.4 million) into Interstellar Technologies Inc., a Japanese private spaceflight company developing launch vehicles for satellites.Toyoda, former CEO and scion of the automaker, said there shouldn’t only be “one car company” — referring to…

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s founder, president and CEO, speaks about the future of artificial intelligence and its effect on energy consumption and production at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2024.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesNvidia revealed new chips for desktop and laptop PCs on Monday that use the same Blackwell architecture underpinning the company’s fastest AI processors for servers and data centers.The chips, called GeForce RTX 50-series, will come pre-installed in computers ranging from about $550 to $2,000, the company said. Laptops with the chips will start shipping in March.Nvidia unveiled the processors at CES in Las…

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This picture taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows a logo of Nippon Steel Corp. at the company’s Kyushu manufacturing base in Kitakyushu city of Fukuoka Prefecture. U.S. President Joe Biden plans to express concern over Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, pushing the U.S. company’s stock nearly 13% lower on bets the deal could face greater political opposition.Philip Fong | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s Nippon Steel CEO reiterated Tuesday that the company was not giving up on its takeover of U.S. Steel, a day after it sued the…

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Samsung Electronics plans to ramp up its on-device AI business, with the aim of exceeding global market growth in the consumer electronics segment this year.The global consumer electronics market for smartphone, TV and home appliances will grow roughly 3% in 2025, Jong-Hee Han, chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics, told CNBC’s Chery Kang. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone and TV maker, expects its mobile devices business to grow by 4%-5% this year, while growth in TV and home appliances unit is also likely to accelerate, said Han, also the head of device eExperience (DX) division of Samsung Electronics.Samsung Electronics has…

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An American man was killed when a Mexican police officer opened fire on the car he was driving in Ciudad Juárez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, the Mexican authorities said on Monday.A regional prosecutor in the state of Chihuahua, Carlos Manuel Salas, said the shooting occurred on Sunday as the officer was accompanying a staff member from the prosecutor’s office, who was serving a warrant. The two were on foot when a Mustang with New Mexico license plates suddenly accelerated in their direction, according to Mr. Salas. He said the officer opened fire as the driver tried to…

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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S & P 500 posted a second winning day, and what’s on the radar for the next session. Nvidia’s CEO speaks at CES in Las Vegas Monday night CNBC TV’s Kristina Partsinevelos will cover the highlights on Tuesday. Nvidia ended the session at $149.43, just shy of the all-time high of $152.89 reached on Nov. 21. The stock…

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