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Brazil's tax authority to summon foreign crypto exchanges for information
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's tax authority will soon call foreign crypto exchanges not based in the country to explain their operations and how they cooperate with local service prov...
Thomson Reuters Jun 18, 2024
Los Angeles schools to consider ban on smartphones
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday will consider banning smartphones for its 429,000 students in an attempt to insulate a generation of kids from distracti...
Thomson Reuters Jun 18, 2024
Nidec sees AI-related business expanding to more than $6 billion
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronic motor maker Nidec sees its business in water-cooling modules for generative artificial intelligence data centres expanding to 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in sa...
Thomson Reuters Jun 18, 2024
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $200 million
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Waabi has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, led by existing investors Uber Technologies and Khosla Ventures, to support the rollout of its fully autonomou...
Thomson Reuters Jun 18, 2024
AI can help shipping industry cut down emissions, report says
(Reuters) - The global commercial shipping industry could cut down its carbon emissions by 47 million tonnes per year by deploying artificial intelligence for sea navigation, a study by autonomous shi...
Thomson Reuters Jun 18, 2024
Norway's Schibsted to cut 250 jobs in cost drive
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian online classified ads group Schibsted will cut around 250 jobs in the Nordic region as part of a restructuring plan to reduce costs and boost efficiency, the company said on...
Thomson Reuters Jun 18, 2024
NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - A consortium of NATO allies has confirmed the first tranche of companies awarded funding as part of the group's one billion euro ($1.1 billion) innovation fund. Th...
Thomson Reuters Jun 17, 2024
Apple to discontinue 'buy now, pay later' service in US as it plans new loan program
(Reuters) - Apple on Monday said it will discontinue its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in the United States as it launches a new loan program. Users will be able to access installment loans offe...
Thomson Reuters Jun 17, 2024
Microsoft's Xbox marketing chief to depart for Roblox
(Reuters) - Microsoft's marketing chief of Xbox is leaving the company to join gaming platform Roblox as their chief marketing officer as part of a broader marketing shakeup in the console maker, acco...
Thomson Reuters Jun 17, 2024
GameStop's fans await shareholder meeting, after high demand derailed first attempt
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) - GameStop's annual meeting, scheduled for Monday, is creating a growing buzz on social media among the company's host of avid retail investor fans. Shares of the video game...
Thomson Reuters Jun 17, 2024

