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Tesla aims to launch robotaxi with teleoperator backup, Deutsche Bank says
(Reuters) - Tesla aims to start its robotaxi service with a company-owned fleet backed up by human teleoperators for safety, Deutsche Bank said in a note after a meeting with the company's head of inv...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Former OpenAI researcher raises $40 million to build more empathetic audio AI
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - - A former OpenAI researcher has raised $40 million for a startup that will build artificial-intelligence models that connect emotionally with humans via voice, ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
DJI could be banned from launching new products in US under proposed bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China-based DJI could be banned from launching new drones in the United States market under an annual military bill set to be voted on later this week by the U.S. House. The 1,8...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Italy wraps up probe into two Meta execs on alleged $938 million VAT evasion by Facebook owner
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors have wrapped up a probe into alleged tax evasion of 887.6 million euros ($937.93 million) by Facebook parent company Meta involving two executive...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ministers in Sweden's government are considering imposing age limits on social media platforms if tech companies find themselves unable to prevent gangs from re...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Italy to test Starlink in January in bid to boost high-speed internet, sources say
By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - Italy plans to begin tests as early as January to see if the satellite-based connectivity offered by Elon Musk's Starlink is a viable solution to...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Reddit tests AI-powered feature to answer user queries
(Reuters) - Reddit is testing an AI-powered feature called Reddit Answers, which scours posts on the social media platform to answer users' queries, it said on Monday. The feature would make it easier...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
By Stephen Nellis SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in fi...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
ByteDance, TikTok seek temporary halt to US ban pending Supreme Court review
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok on Monday asked an appeals court to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company Byte...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024
Europe's Maiaspace steps up effort to counter SpaceX with reusable rocket
By Tim Hepher VERNON, France (Reuters) - In a discreet forest clearing on a plateau above the town of Vernon in Normandy, France, workers adjust a steel cylinder held under giant red claws - part of a...
Thomson Reuters Dec 09, 2024

