IBM Releases New AI Models for Businesses as GenAI Competition Heats Up
Oct. 19 By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – IBM released the latest version of its artificial intelligence models catered towards businesses on Monday, looking to capitalize on the surge in enterprises adopting generative AI technology. “Granite 3.0” models will be made open-source, similar to other versions…
Arizona Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Disabled Black Man Who Was Violently Arrested
Oct. 18 By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Arizona have dismissed charges against a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, and who was violently arrested by police earlier this year. Bodycam footage of Tyron McAlpin’s arrest in August sparked outrage after…
Election race: Toxic Ukrainian Case
Oct. 19 By Julia O`Malley In this publication, it is proposed to consider the attempts by Democrats and Republicans to use the Russia-Ukraine conflict as an instrument in the ongoing pre-election struggle for the US presidency. The visit of Vladimir Zelensky to the United States…
Factbox-Homeowner Insurers’ Responses After Hurricane Hits Florida
Oct. 17 By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton tore through Florida last week, causing as much as $55 billion in property damage throughout the Sunshine State, according to the latest analyst estimates. Hitting just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, Milton was the latest in…
Boeing Hones $15 Billion Financing Plan to Weather Crises, Sources Say
Oct. 16 By Shankar Ramakrishnan (Reuters) -Boeing is closing in on a plan to raise around $15 billion with common shares and a mandatory convertible bond as the jetmaker bolsters finances worsened by a crippling strike, but the timing remains unclear, four sources familiar with…
Hundreds of Boeing Workers Rally in Seattle as Strike Enters Second Month
Oct. 15 By Joe Brock and Matt McKnight SEATTLE (Reuters) -Boeing factory workers held a large rally in Seattle on Tuesday to demand a better wage deal, mounting pressure on new CEO Kelly Ortberg to end a bitter strike that has plunged the planemaker further…
Boeing Prepares Layoff Notices for Thousands of Workers as Turmoil Deepens
Oct. 14 By Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Thousands of Boeing staff will get layoff notices within weeks, a union and industry sources said, as a senior U.S. official flew to Seattle to try to ease a crippling strike and a major airline issued a warning over…
Boeing to Cut 17,000 Jobs and Delay First 777X Delivery as Strike Hits Finances
Oct. 11 By Allison Lampert and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S. planemaker continues to spiral during a month-long strike….
Election race: Toxic Ukrainian Case
Oct. 10 By Julia O`Malley In this publication, it is proposed to consider the attempts by Democrats and Republicans to use the Russia-Ukraine conflict as an instrument in the ongoing pre-election struggle for the US presidency. The visit of Vladimir Zelensky to the United States…
What Damage Did Florida Sustain From Hurricane Milton?
Oct. 10 By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday evening before driving across the state’s peninsula and blowing out to the Atlantic by morning. The storm damaged buildings and infrastructure and brought intense rainfall, but the catastrophic storm…