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Ukraine said that its weekend strikes on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet were more successful than it previously revealed, with damage to two additional vessels.But in an update on Tuesday, it said it had also damaged two other ships, “the spy ship Ivan Khurs and the Konstantin Olshansky large landing ship.”Ukraine’s…
Customers can get their coffee from a robot barista in certain Muji stores.The robot, Jarvis, can perform tasks ranging from frothing milk to creating Latte art.It even asks its customers for a tip. A robot coffee barista named Jarvis has joined four Muji stores in the US and Canada.The bot’s mechanical…
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government is expected to lay out initial plans on Thursday to keep the country’s largest company ASML (AS:), from moving operations outside the Netherlands over concerns ranging from anti-immigration policies to infrastructure problems. Semiconductor equipment maker ASML, Europe’s largest tech company, shocked…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that “no force can stop China’s scientific and technological development.” Xi’s comments come as a chip war rages between China and Western countries, including the Netherlands, which is home to ASML — the world’s sole manufacturer of extreme ultraviolet lithography…
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