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Lego abandons one of its projects to make oil-free bricks -FT
(This Sept. 24 story has been corrected to show that Lego has abandoned one specific oil-free brick development project, not all such efforts, in the headline and paragraph 1) (Reuters) - Danish Toymaker Lego has abandoned its most high-profile effort to ditch...
Explainer-Is the Hollywood writers’ strike over?
(Reuters) - The Hollywood writers' strike is nearing its end after a preliminary agreement with studios and streaming companies on Sunday after five months of disruption. Is the strike over? Not yet. The two sides still need to work out the language of the final...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT will ‘see, hear and speak’ in major update
(Reuters) - OpenAI's ChatGPT is getting a major update that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users and interact using images, moving it closer to popular artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Apple's Siri. The voice feature "opens...
Biden would veto two House spending bills, White House says
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden would veto House of Representatives appropriations bills that would provide funding for the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, the White House's Office of Management and Budget said on Friday. House...
With Downturn, Look at Safer Dividend Stocks Like These
Markets fell even more, as Treasury yields climbed to a multi-year higher as the Federal Reserve indicates it will keep interest rates higher for longer. In fact, the 10-year Treasury now yields 4.48%-- its highest in 15 years. All after the latest weekly jobless...
Mexico must address US’ ‘serious concerns’ over energy measures, USTR says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S. trade official stressed Mexico's need to address "serious concerns" from the United States of its energy measures, which were raised during consultations under a regional trade pact, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said on...
US opens probe into about 240,000 Ford EcoSport vehicles -NHTSA
(Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Friday they are investigating about 240,000 of 2018-2021 Ford EcoSport vehicles after consumer complaints alleging oil pump failure. The investigation was opened on September 20 by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Mexico sought 16 more military arrests over 43 missing students, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican prosecutors earlier this year requested more arrests of military officials as part of an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Sixteen new arrest warrants...
Cisco to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion
By Milana Vinn, Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Cisco Systems on Thursday agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for about $28 billion in its biggest-ever deal to strengthen its software business and capitalize on the boom in artificial intelligence. The...
Google expects no change in its relationship with AI chip supplier Broadcom
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it does not see any change in its relationship with Broadcom following a media report the tech giant considered dropping the chipmaker as a supplier of artificial intelligence chips as early as 2027. Broadcom shares pared...