Anthropic Says California AI Bill’s Benefits Likely Outweigh Costs
Aug. 23 By Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru (Reuters) – The benefits of California’s revised bill that seeks to regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in the state likely outweigh the costs, Anthropic said on Thursday. San Francisco-based Anthropic is a rival to ChatGPT-maker…
Analysis-Rise in Election Talk From US Execs Highlights Policy Uncertainty
Aug. 22 By Medha Singh (Reuters) – U.S. company executives are talking much more about the upcoming presidential election than they did four years ago as a wider policy rift between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump raises questions around taxes, tariffs and pricing power….
Mandatory Prison Was Key to George Santos Deal, US Prosecutor Says
Aug. 21 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – George Santos’ willingness to spend a minimum two years in prison was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft, the federal prosecutor who charged the scandal-plagued former U.S. congressman…
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Merger Clears US Justice Department Review
Aug. 20 By David Shepardson and Mrinmay Dey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it is reviewing Alaska Airlines’ proposed acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines after it cleared a key review by the Justice Department. The airlines filed a transfer application to combine under…
Analysis-US Regional Bank Deals Rise as Lenders Aim to Bolster Balance Sheets
Aug. 19 By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) – Regional lenders at the heart of last year’s banking crisis are cutting more deals to shore up their balance sheets and compete with rivals, extending a wave of consolidation in the sector that may attract…
Three Exhumed 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims Found to Have Gunshot Wounds
Aug. 18 By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three of the 11 victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who were exhumed on Friday, were found with gunshot wounds, the city said. Two of those three victims were found to have wounds from…
Foxconn Chief Defends Hiring Practices After Report Married Women Rejected in India
Aug. 17 By Praveen Paramasivam SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) – Foxconn’s chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires regardless of gender, but women make…
OpenAI Blocks Iranian Group’s ChatGPT Accounts for Targeting US Election
Aug. 16 By Juby Babu in Mexico City (Reuters) – OpenAI said on Friday it had taken down accounts of an Iranian group for using its ChatGPT chatbot to generate content meant for influencing the U.S. presidential election and other issues. The operation, identified as…
Economic consequences of aggressive foreign policy
Aug. 15 By Julia O`Malley For many years, the global economy has been plagued by the consequences of selfishness and the imperial ambitions of western liberal-globalist elites. It should be recognized that, in an attempt to solve their economic problems and maintain their political positions,…
NHTSA Closes Preliminary Evaluation of Front Suspension Failure in Tesla Vehicles
Aug. 14 By Akash Sriram in Bengaluru (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it has closed a preliminary evaluation into 74,918 Tesla vehicles over front suspension failures. The auto safety agency’s Office of Defects Investigation had opened a probe into the…
Intel Is Sued by Jewish Fired Employee Over Ex-Supervisor’s Alleged Antisemitism
Aug. 13 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Jewish former employee of Intel sued the chipmaker on Tuesday, saying he was fired after complaining that the senior executive he reported to openly celebrated antisemitism, Hamas and terrorism against Israel. The plaintiff, a former…
FBI Investigating After Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked by Iran
Aug. 12 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian government. The former president said on Saturday that Microsoft had informed…