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Apple says it has told suppliers to stop buying minerals from Congo
(Reuters) - Apple on Tuesday said it strongly disputes allegations that it uses conflict minerals in its products and told suppliers earlier this year to stop purchasing those minerals from the Democr...
Dec 17, 2024
Elon Musk, SpaceX face federal reviews over security, NYT reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk and SpaceX face at least three federal reviews over whether they have complied with federal reporting rules aimed at protecting national security, the New York Times re...
Dec 17, 2024
AI startup Basis raises $34 million for accounting automation 'agent'
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Basis has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round for its AI-powered accounting automation product, the company said on Tuesday. The rou...
Dec 17, 2024
Italian police search couriers in tax and labour probe into Amazon, SDA and GLS
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's tax police on Tuesday searched the headquarters of nine courier companies for alleged false invoices benefiting ecommerce and logistics giants Amazon, SDA and GLS, according ...
Dec 17, 2024
MicroStrategy's Nasdaq-100 entry attracts nearly $11 million of retail inflows
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) - Retail investors poured nearly $11 million into MicroStrategy's shares on Monday, almost three times their average daily inflows this year, after the bigge...
Dec 17, 2024
Databricks secures $62 billion valuation in AI-focused funding round
(Reuters) - Databricks said on Tuesday it had secured a valuation of $62 billion after a $10 billion funding round led by Thrive Capital, highlighting the robust demand for artificial intelligence-foc...
Dec 17, 2024
Synopsys, SiMa.ai team up to speed development of AI chips for cars
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) - Silicon Valley-based Synopsys and startup firm SiMa.ai announced on Tuesday a partnership aimed at accelerating the development of new artificial intelligence chips for a...
Dec 17, 2024
EU privacy regulator fines Meta 251 million euros
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The lead European Union data privacy regulator for Meta fined the social media giant 251 million euros ($263.5 million) on Tuesday following two inquiries into a personal data breac...
Dec 17, 2024
Italy ready to talk to Trump to avoid US retaliation over web tax
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is ready to talk to the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump to avoid potential retaliation against Rome's domestic web tax, Deputy Economy Minister Maurizio Leo said on...
Dec 17, 2024
Climate tech firms get $80 million to pull carbon from paper mills, sewage plant
By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO - Google, H&M, Stripe and other members of the climate-focused Frontier coalition will buy $80 million of carbon credits from a firm using oil industry technology to c...
Dec 17, 2024
