The twisty tale of India’s Religare

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Source: Financial Times

Nvidia admits some early RTX 5080 cards are missing ROPs, too

When Nvidia originally confirmed that some of its new RTX 50-series graphics cards had a “rare” manufacturing issue that left them missing some promised render units and a slight amount …

Source: The Verge

Even though the offer is a serious play, Nine probably doesn’t want to sell Domain

US property conglomerate CoStar offered $4.20 a share, valuing the Domain business at $2.7bn – but sometimes silence speaks louder than words

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Source: The Guardian

Bitcoin drops to a 3-month low below $90,000 in risk-off move

Bitcoin fell through the $90,000 level overnight, weakened by sell pressure in equities as the crypto market awaits its next market catalyst.

Source: CNBC

First Thing: Macron warns Trump against ‘surrender’ in Ukraine

US and French presidents disagree over aid and efforts to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. Plus, are airships the future again?

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US consumer confidence plunges in February in its biggest decline in four years

Index reflects consumer optimism, which is shaky as inflation seems to be stuck and a trade war over tariffs looms

US consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline …

Source: The Guardian

White House official pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes intelligence group

Peter Navarro wants to increase pressure on country that Donald Trump has threatened to annex

Source: Financial Times

New hunt for MH370 begins in Indian Ocean 11 years after flight vanished

The firm Ocean Infinity has launched a new search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in what it says is a "more credible" patch of the Indian Ocean.

Source: CBS News

Germany’s Merz lashes out at Trump’s US while trying to form coalition

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

Source: Al Jazeera

Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you invite friends with just a link

As part of its February Xbox update, Microsoft is making it easier to invite your friends to an Xbox Cloud Gaming session by letting you generate shareable links. You can …

Source: The Verge

US votes with Russia in UN session on Ukraine war

The US sided with Russia on two UN votes on the Ukraine war, going against its European allies.

Source: Al Jazeera

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard resigns

Departure comes as government seeks to tighten control over health service

Source: Financial Times