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SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday, maintaining the Base Rate as policymakers balanced a steady inflation backdrop with improving economic…

EuroWire, PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY: The 6th Sustainable Development Forum is scheduled to be held in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from Feb. 17 to Feb. 21, bringing together government officials, business representatives and…

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NEW DELHI: Samsung India said its flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone series is available for pre-order in India from Feb. 25, led by the Galaxy S26 Ultra alongside the Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26. The company billed the lineup as its most advanced AI phone range to date, built around “Agentic AI” features…

NEW DELHI: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on behalf of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to participate in the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which runs in the Indian capital through Feb. 20. He was…

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has launched an official YouTube app for Apple Vision Pro, making “YouTube for visionOS” available as a free download in the visionOS App Store. The release brings a native YouTube viewing experience to Apple’s mixed reality headset, with the app described as a spatial watch experience designed for…

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said it is on track to begin delivering its next-generation HBM4 high-bandwidth memory products in the first quarter of 2026. The company said the HBM4 lineup will include products with 11.7 gigabits-per-second performance, as it expands sales of memory used in artificial intelligence servers and accelerators. Samsung did not…