as the world s most public valuable public company. shares in the tech giant close at a record high new york, valuing out at $2.49 trillion, 10 million more than apple. the iphone maker s shares have continued a recent slide in part because of silicon chip shortages. there has been an outpouring of grief from fans of the indian film star panith rajkumar who has died of a heart attack. he may not have been as famous as his bollywood fellow actors but his fans in southern india, punith rajkumar, said he was a superstar. the prime minister said: i think everybody is in just a state of shock, myself