SAN FRANCISCO: Meta has introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open-source Llama large language model. Meta AI is smarter and faster due to advances in the publicly available Llama 3, the tech titan said in a blog post.

RIO DE JANEIRO: For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns. Now, a new crop of Latin American startups is helping do that with artificial intelligence, promising a farming revolution in agricultural giants like Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of soybeans, corn and beef.

TOKYO: Japanese inflation slowed to 2.6 percent in March, largely in line with market expectations, data Cutshowed Friday.

NEW YORK: Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles because of a defect that can cause unintentional vehicle acceleration, increasing crash risk, according to a US notice posted this week.

CAIRO, April 20 (KUNA) -- Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli stressed Saturday that exports by 2030 are targeted to hit USD 145 billion compared with USD 53 billion in 2023, saying that this can be "applied" Speaking in TV remarks following inspecting Pyramids tire factory, Madbouli said the political leadership and all executive institutions are fully aware of keeping sustainable growth and overcoming all challenges facing Egypt starting with focusing on some productive and economic activities.

WASHINGTON, April 19 (KUNA) -- A coalition of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) launched a new co-financing platform that will enable them to channel additional capital for development scale and impact.

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela’s crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro’s government continued its repression of opponents.

NEW YORK: Witnesses at a US Senate hearing on Boeing drew a disturbing picture Wednesday of an aviation giant that blows off safety questions and sidelines critics as it chases faster production and bigger profits.

BUENOS AIRES: Beef consumption in Argentina - one of the world’s top producers and consumers of the meat - has fallen to near-record levels amid a biting economic crisis, an industry body said.