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South Korea to provide $29 billion to support battery industry over 5 years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will provide 38 trillion won ($29 billion) in financing to strengthen its battery industry over the next five years, as global competition to secure battery supply chains...
Dec 12, 2023
Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas-US report
By Timothy Gardner and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The Arctic experienced the warmest summer on record this year, contributing to extraordinary wildfires and melting glaciers while threatening the rest ...
Dec 12, 2023
US agency will not reinstate $900 million subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural br...
Dec 12, 2023
Meta used copyrighted books for AI training despite its own lawyers’ warnings, authors allege
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' lawyers had warned it about the legal perils of using thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, but the company did it anyway, according to ...
Dec 12, 2023
Amazon seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Kuiper satellite launch contracts
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Amazon.com asked a Delaware court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by shareholders over the company's Kuiper satellite launch contracts, arguing in a filing that the plaintiffs...
Dec 12, 2023
US in touch with Beijing about arranging military communication -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been coordinating with Beijing to arrange military-to-military talks, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, though it did not have any announcements on any talks. ...
Dec 12, 2023
US Treasury, White House top brass signal Argentina support with early visits – sources
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Andrea Shalal BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials from the National Security Council and the Treasury will visit Argentina later this week, an importa...
Dec 12, 2023
X’s 2023 ad sales to slump to $2.5 billion – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's social media platform X's 2023 ad sales are projected to fall to about $2.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Musk had last month cursed out advertisers that have lef...
Dec 12, 2023
US rejects “absurd” claims it is plotting violence against Cuba
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday it was plotting violent attacks against Cuba, a day after the Communist-run island claimed Washington was seeking to fom...
Dec 12, 2023
Countries push for COP28 deal on fossil fuels as talks spill into overtime
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and Jake Spring DUBAI (Reuters) - Negotiations for a climate deal spilled into overtime at the COP28 summit in Dubai on Wednesday, as nearly 200 countries sought to b...
Dec 12, 2023
