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Now playing Next Nature Bloc expert group to stop plant pests crossing borders Lawmakers revising EU plant health framework agree to create emergency team to tackle import of foreign pests. 06/03/2024
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Now playing Next Tech News OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted full control of the AI company Musk’s lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its original plans to be an open-source AI company that was for the good of humanity. 06/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta's lawyers ask judge to dismiss human trafficking lawsuit The lawsuit alleges Meta's executives failed to address human trafficking on their social media platforms. 06/03/2024