UPDATE 1-China Says It Has Never Deliberately Pursued Trade Surplus...

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - European Union member states have reached an agreement on the joint procurement of ammunition for Ukraine, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on the sidelines of a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday.

BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) - China has never deliberately pursued a trade surplus with the United States, Shu Jueting, a commerce ministry spokesperson, said on Thursday, despite signs that China is continuing to reduce its reliance on American exports.

While quantum computers could potentially speed up some calculations millions of times faster than the fastest supercomputer, it is still uncertain when that would happen. And even when they become good enough to be useful, they would have to be paired with powerful digital computers to operate, said Sivan.

BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot some network cost, saying the plan is not the solution to their financial problems and it also ignores tech companies' hefty investments.

BRUSSELS, March 27 (Reuters) - EU police force Europol on Monday warned about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime, adding to the chorus of concerns ranging from legal to ethical issues.

7 shows that exports to China increased by $2.4 billion on the year to hit a "record high" of $153.8 billion in 2022, that is an "empty statement", according to a new report from the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). It identifies inflation as primarily responsible for this figure.

"Today, we will sign the respective documents," he told reporters, adding Germany would also open its national framework contracts with the defense industry to other partners as speed was of the essence in supplying Kyiv.

(AP) - Ford says its new assembly plant under construction in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks a year at full production. Ford says the assembly and battery plants will employ about 6,000 people with an investment of roughly $5.6 billion. The automaker announced in September of 2021 that it would build the plant and a joint-venture battery factory on a 3,600-acre (1,460-hectare) parcel of land in rural Stanton, northeast of Memphis. Ford has said it plans to start production by 2025. Construction began last year. Known as the Memphis Regional Megasite, the land designated by the state for industrial development sat unused for years before Ford decided to move in.

Since its release last year, Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT has set off a tech craze, prompting rivals to launch similar products and companies to integrate it or similar technologies into their apps and products.

Calgary Flames 33 26 15 235 231 81 6. Colorado Avalanche 43 23 6 240 200 92 3. Vancouver Canucks 34 34 5 250 267 73 7. Vegas Golden Knights 46 21 6 242 205 98 2.
Los Angeles Kings 43 20 10 258 236 96 3.

Forward 12-month earnings estimates for semiconductor companies declined 28% from June of last year to January, the largest such downward revision in a decade, according to Stacy Rasgon, an analyst at Bernstein.

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - European Union member states have agreed to supply one million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said on the sidelines of a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday.

"Our commitment to grant long term 100% equal access to Call of Duty to Sony, Steam, NVIDIA and others preserves the deal's benefits to gamers and developers and increases competition in the market," a Microsoft spokesperson said.

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's remedies to address European Union antitrust concerns over its $69 billion acquisition of Activision focus only on cloud gaming services, with no mention of rival Sony, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Buffalo Sabres 35 31 6 258 267 76 6. Detroit Red Wings 31 32 9 209 238 71 8. Toronto Maple Leafs 44 20 9 251 203 97 3. Mar 27 (Stats Perform) - Standings from the NHL games on Sunday Atlantic Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1.
Boston Bruins 57 11 5 275 157 119 2.

Florida Panthers 36 30 7 255 251 79 5. New York Islanders 37 28 9 219 205 83 5. Tampa Bay Lightning 42 26 6 253 230 90 4. New York Rangers 43 20 10 247 198 96 4. Pittsburgh Penguins 36 27 10 235 236 82 6.
Washington Capitals 34 32 8 236 231 76 7. Columbus Blue Jackets 23 42 7 196 285 53 Central Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Minnesota Wild 42 22 9 219 198 93 2. New Jersey Devils 46 19 8 256 201 100 3. Ottawa Senators 35 33 5 231 238 75 7. Philadelphia Flyers 28 32 12 195 236 68 8. Louis Blues 33 34 6 236 268 72 7. Chicago Blackhawks 24 43 6 179 262 54 Pacific Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Dallas Stars 39 20 14 251 204 92 4. Carolina Hurricanes 47 16 9 241 188 103 2. Montreal Canadiens 29 38 6 211 270 64 Metropolitan Division W L OTL GF GA PTS 1.