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Spotify weighs $5.99 premium for added features, ticket access, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Spotify is considering charging up to $5.99 a month on top of existing subscriptions for a new music streaming service that will include higher-quality audio, remixing tools and access to ...
Feb 14, 2025
Fund managers boost exposure to bitcoin ETFs, quarterly US filings show
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) - Asset managers, ranging from wealth management companies to hedge funds and pension funds, boosted allocations to U.S. exchange-traded funds tied to the price of bitcoin i...
Feb 14, 2025
Robotics startup Figure AI in talks for new funding at $39.5 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Robotics startup Figure AI is in talks with investors to raise $1.5 billion in funding that would value the company at $39.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people famil...
Feb 14, 2025
OpenAI board rejects Musk's $97.4 billion offer
(Reuters) -OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale. The unsolicited approach is Musk's la...
Feb 14, 2025
Motor racing-Aston Martin claim F1 first with sponsorship paid in crypto
LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Martin claimed a Formula One first on Friday in announcing a multi-year sponsorship with Coinbase paid entirely in cryptocurrency. The exchange platform has become the team's ...
Feb 14, 2025
Musk's xAI in talks to raise $10 billion at $75 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's xAI is discussing to raise $10 billion that could value the artificial intelligence startup at about $75 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar wit...
Feb 14, 2025
TSMC considering running Intel's US factories after Trump team request, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) - Taiwanese contract manufacturer TSMC is considering taking a controlling stake in chipmaker Intel's factories at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump's officials, Bloomberg News repo...
Feb 14, 2025
Meta plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows
By Katie Paul and Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) - Meta Platforms is establishing a new division within its Reality Labs unit to develop AI-powered humanoid robots that can assist with physical task...
Feb 14, 2025
Dell nears deal to sell $5 billion in AI servers to xAI, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Dell Technologies is nearing a deal worth more than $5 billion to provide Elon Musk's xAI with servers optimized for artificial intelligence work, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing ...
Feb 14, 2025
Exclusive-Nokia to gain unconditional EU nod for $2.3 billion Infinera deal, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nokia is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust clearance for its $2.3 billion acquisition of U.S. optical semiconductors and networking equipment maker Infinera...
Feb 14, 2025
