By Daniel Trotta EL CAJON, California (Reuters) – California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires, feeding video from more than 1,000 cameras strategically placed across the state into a machine that alerts first responders when to mobilize. In an example of the potential of the ALERTCalifornia AI program launched last month, a…
(Reuters) – Wynn Resorts is winding down its online sports betting and iGaming platform, WynnBET, in certain U.S. states due to a lack of clear rules and higher customer acquisition costs, the casino operator said on Friday. The company said it was ceasing operations in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, and West…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday granted former U.S. President Donald Trump leeway to publicly share some non-sensitive evidence that will be used in his trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, but she warned him to tread carefully before making inflammatory public statements about the case….
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – A global index of stocks fell on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields rose after a July inflation reading showed prices rising slightly faster than expected, fueling expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. The U.S. producer price index (PPI) for final demand rose 0.3%…
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large-capacity magazines enacted after a deadly mass shooting in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb in 2022 that left seven people dead and dozens of others wounded. The state’s high court in a 4-3 vote rejected arguments by a…
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called China a “ticking time bomb” because of economic challenges including weak growth, but misquoted the country’s growth rate. “They have got some problems. That’s not good because when bad folks have problems, they do bad things,” Biden…
By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Former customers of bankrupt trucking firm Yellow can expect to see rates rise at least 10%-20% from the rock-bottom levels that helped usher in the demise of that nearly 100-year-old firm, industry analysts and executives said on Friday. Yellow, formerly known as YRC, was one of the largest U.S. trucking…
By Andrea Shalal and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House stressed on Friday that there would be restrictions on what Iran could do with any funds unfrozen under an emerging agreement that has led to the release of five Americans from prison to house arrest in Tehran. White House spokesperson John Kirby told…
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rose on Friday after a slightly bigger increase in U.S. producer prices in July lifted Treasury yields higher even as speculation grows that the Federal Reserve is at the end of hiking interest rates. Rebounding cost of services at the fastest pace in nearly a year pushed…
By Andrea Shalal and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s comment about China being a “ticking time bomb” referred to internal economic and social tensions that could have an effect on how Beijing interacts with the world, a White House official said Friday. White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that one area…
