(Reuters) – Sam Altman-backed Oklo has agreed to go public in the United States through a merger with his blank check firm in a deal that values the nuclear startup at $850 million, the companies said on Tuesday. Altman is bringing together Oklo that provides emission-free and affordable energy solutions and his special purpose acquisition…
By Victoria Waldersee and Jan Schwartz BERLIN/HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen was challenged by an investor association on Tuesday about the planned audit of its co-owned site in Xinjiang, China, adding to concerns raised by human rights activists that the measure would be ineffective. The Association of Critical Shareholders (DKA), which represents small investors on environmental,…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Tuesday set out a plan in a bid to take the lead in the metaverse – shared virtual worlds accessible through the internet – and to prevent Big Tech dominating a nascent sphere that could boost economic growth. The EU initiative comes as Facebook…
(Reuters) – Salesforce will raise prices for some of its cloud and marketing tools by an average 9% from August, the maker of software for customer relations management said, sending its shares up nearly 4% in early trading on Tuesday. Its first price hike in seven years comes at a time when Salesforce and several…
By Jeffrey Dastin and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup backed by Google, on Tuesday widened consumer access to its chat program Claude and upgraded underlying technology that the company says makes “Claude 2” better at tasks such computer coding and arithmetic. The San Francisco-based company said its new AI model, the…
(Reuters) – The decline in global personal computer shipments slowed in the second quarter, with Apple outperforming the market with a 51% jump thanks to strong demand for its recently launched 15-inch MacBook Air, data from research firm Canalys showed. The report adds to early signs of a recovery in the industry, which has been…
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said the central bank is not done raising its short-term rate target, in an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday. “We’ve indicated through our projections and our communications that we think we still have some ways…
By Carolina Pulice MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazilian financial technology company Ebanx said on Tuesday it has signed a deal to partner with digital bank Nubank to offer more payment services for customers as it tries to consolidate and expand operations in Latin America. Ebanx will now offer corporate customers the option of paying via…
(This July 9 story has been corrected to remove the ‘Make UK’ reference and to show that the survey was published only by BDO in paragraph 2) LONDON (Reuters) – British companies were the most upbeat about their trading prospects in 10 months in June and their hiring plans increased again but rising interest rates…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor will focus on selling hydrogen-powered trucks and cars in Europe and China, as part of a push to sell 200,000 of these vehicles by 2030, executives said on Tuesday. The decision marks a shift in focus for the Japanese automaker, a major backer of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles…
