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Gulf conflict overshadows defence gathering in Singapore

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The Shangri-la forum is Asia's largest annual defence conference. Politicians, military and industry figures are all in attendance.

AI giant Anthropic is valued at more than its rival Open AI.

And Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket self-combusts spectacularly on the launch pad in Florida.
29 May 11AM English United Kingdom Business

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