- Victoria's Secret reviving fashion show after six-year hiatus
- Redemption for Rodgers as Celtic maintain grip on Scottish title
- Chiefs kicker Butker slammed for 'sexist, homophobic' speech
- Modest Mexican taco restaurant wins Michelin star
- 'Ready to rumble' - Biden, Trump agree to two election debates
- Slovak PM's 'life in danger' after assassination attempt
- Guatemala court opens door to freeing journalist from jail
- Tabilo into Rome Open semis as Collins sets up Sabalenka clash
- Augusta employee pleads guilty to Masters golf theft
- What's next for Boeing after the US says it can be prosecuted?
- France imposes state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots
- 30,000 rally in Georgia amid new criticism of 'foreign influence' law
- Netflix to air live NFL games for first time
- Ukraine film captures 'psychiatric disease' of war
- Curran signs off IPL 2024 with starring role for Punjab
- Schauffele tries to end major frustration at PGA Championship
- Curran stars for Punjab as Rajasthan lose four in row
- Koepka seeks sixth major win after punishment pays off
- McIlroy confident in game, silent on divorce, 'ready to play' PGA
- Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR
- Thousands rally in Georgia amid new criticism of 'foreign influence' law
- What we know about Slovak PM assassination attempt
- ICC 'excited' as cricket's newest stadium launched in New York
- Danish museum settles dispute with artist over missing cash
- Biden, Trump agree to election debates in June, September
- Milan claims Giro stage double as Pogacar retains lead
- Stock markets set records, dollar slides as US inflation cools
- Putin heads to Beijing seeking greater support for war effort
- Israel PM says no humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands flee Rafah
- Number of children fleeing Latin America soars: UN
- Dutch parties reach deal to form government coalition: Wilders
- Aberg will wear knee brace but Masters runner-up ready for PGA
- 'Best ever' tennis takes outsider Tabilo to Rome Open semis
- Slovak PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt
- Meryl Streep on hippos, sex scenes and almost losing her Oscar
- US drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis
- Second stage win for Milan as Pogacar retains lead in Giro d'Italia
- Dutch parties reach coalition deal: Wilders
- Outsider Tabilo makes Rome Open semis, Sabalenka breezes into last four
- Slovakia PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt: govt
- French police hunt killers in prison van ambush
- Charismatic cleric turns protest firebrand in Armenia
- How hunting may have turned humans into long-distance runners
- Slovakia PM shot, fighting 'life-threatening' injuries
- Stock markets rise as US inflation cools
- Kenyan football, athletics, disrupted by stadium closures
- US drug overdose deaths fell for first time since 2018: data
- Head injury charity criticises Ederson substitution delay
- UEFA tells Man City's owners to reduce stake in Champions League-bound Girona
- US consumer inflation eases slightly in April, in good news for Biden
Musk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance
Tech billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, an AFP journalist said, after a whistlestop visit that saw his firm win a key data security clearance from Chinese authorities.
Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his second trip in less than a year to China, meeting with top officials including Premier Li Qiang, as he worked to boost his company's fortunes in the world's biggest electric car market.
On the same day, Tesla's locally produced models listed among the EVs that meet China's data security requirements, clearing a key regulatory hurdle.
The magnate boarded his private jet at Beijing Capital Airport just before 1:00 pm (0500 GMT), with Chinese state-backed flight tracking app Utrip saying the plane was bound for Anchorage, Alaksa.
The US electric car giant also appeared to inch closer to government approval to use its assisted driving technology in China by teaming up with tech titan Baidu for maps and navigation features, Bloomberg reported.
Despite intensifying competition from domestic firms such as BYD, Teslas remain among the best selling electric vehicles in China, but it is trying to boost sales with features such as "Full Self Driving" (FSD), which need to be compliant with strict data and privacy laws.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said it had been testing vehicles since November 2023 with a national computer security regulator on how they collect and process data, including personal information and recordings of faces outside the car.
"Among them, 76 models of six companies (BYD, Li Auto, Lotus, Hozon Auto, Tesla, and NIO) meet the four compliance requirements of automotive data security," CAAM said in a statement.
Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y, produced at its gigantic factory in Shanghai, were on the list.
The company's advanced assisted driving features do not make its cars fully autonomous, and Tesla says its Autopilot and FSD capabilities are meant to be used under driver supervision.
It sells FSD for $8,000 in the United States, or for a monthly $99 subscription.
Tesla did not immediately respond to AFP queries about FSD in China and the reported partnership with Baidu.
Earlier this month, in response to a question on his social media platform X, Musk said FSD availability in China "may be possible very soon".
O.Bulka--BTB