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AI's energy hunger fuels geothermal startups but natgas rivalry clouds future
By Mrinalika Roy and Seher Dareen (Reuters) - Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments rem...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
Netherlands plans to include AI, biotech to investment screening law
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Thursday said it aimed to add technologies such as biotech and AI to its investment screening law, through which it can block potential takeovers on natio...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
US finalizes $458 million award to SK Hynix for US chips packaging facility
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday finalized an award to SK Hynix of up to $458 million in government grants to help fund an advanced chip packaging pl...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
Sony to become top shareholder of media powerhouse Kadokawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group said on Thursday it will invest about 50 billion yen ($320 million) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa, raising its stake in the Japanese media powerhouse to around 10% and...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
KKR extends tender offer period for Japan's Fuji Soft to Jan 9
TOKYO (Reuters) - KKR extended on Thursday its tender offer period for Fuji Soft to Jan. 9 as it battles rival U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital for control of the Japanese software maker. Its off...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
Italy regulator ends Booking.com probe as commitments ease competition concerns
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog AGCM closed an investigation into Booking.com as it found commitments offered by the online travel platform sufficient to address the competition concern...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
SoftwareOne announces $1.3 billion deal to buy Norwegian rival Crayon
(Reuters) -Swiss technology firm SoftwareOne Holding on Thursday announced a deal to acquire Crayon Group Holding in a stock and cash offer that valued its Norwegian competitor at around $1.34 billion...
Thomson Reuters Dec 19, 2024
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China, sources say
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence models into iPhones sold in China, according to ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2024
Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season
(Reuters) - Thousands of Amazon.com workers will walk off the job on Thursday at 6 a.m. ET (1100 GMT), in the crucial final days before Christmas, after union officials said the retailer failed to com...
Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2024
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple rebrands as CreateAI, shifts to gaming tech
BEIJING (Reuters) - TuSimple Holdings said on Thursday it would rebrand as CreateAI and pivot from autonomous trucking to AI gaming technology, marking an attempt by the once-prominent self-driving tr...
Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2024

