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Nearly 50 House Democrats say no to unauthorized AI in Trump administration
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Members of Congress have called on the Trump administration to cease applying any unauthorized artificial intelligence system toward its effort to slash government spendin...
Apr 16, 2025
Shein, Temu to hike prices under pressure from Trump's trade policies
(Reuters) - Chinese online marketplace Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein will raise prices on their products next week as President Trump's crackdown on low-value imports and sweeping tariffs incre...
Apr 16, 2025
US mulls penalties to block DeepSeek from buying American technology, NYT reports
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is weighing penalties that would block China's DeepSeek from buying U.S. technology and debating barring Americans' access to its services, the New York Times repor...
Apr 16, 2025
OpenAI in talks to buy Windsurf for about $3 billion, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - OpenAI is in discussions to buy artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool Windsurf for about $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. ...
Apr 16, 2025
Use of AI increases accuracy in predictions of ECB moves, DIW says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The use of artificial intelligence will increase accuracy when predicting the monetary policy moves of the European Central Bank, a study by the German Institute for Economic Resear...
Apr 16, 2025
AI-generated music accounts for 18% of all tracks uploaded to Deezer
(Reuters) -About 18% of songs uploaded to Deezer are fully generated by AI, the French streaming platform said on Wednesday, underscoring the technology's growing use amid copyright risks and concerns...
Apr 16, 2025
UK's Ocado CEO Steiner temporarily takes helm of tech division
(Reuters) - British online supermarket and technology firm Ocado said on Wednesday that CEO Tim Steiner will temporarily lead Ocado Solutions, the company's sub-unit which focuses on an all-encompassi...
Apr 16, 2025
French underwater drone maker Exail's order intake surges more than 500%
By Anna Peverieri (Reuters) - French high-tech industrial group Exail Technologies on Wednesday reported a 519% rise in its order intake in the first quarter of the year, driven by higher defence spen...
Apr 16, 2025
TikTok begins US testing of 'Footnotes' similar to 'Community Notes' by X
(Reuters) - TikTok on Wednesday started testing "Footnotes" in the United States, a feature similar to "Community Notes" used by X and Meta, as the short-video platform awaits a deal that will secure ...
Apr 16, 2025
Tesla's first-quarter registrations in California fell 15%, industry data shows
(Reuters) -Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in California dropped 15.1% during the first quarter, according to industry data, signaling growing challenges for the Elon Musk-led automaker in the ...
Apr 16, 2025
