(Reuters) – ChatGPT will soon hit the road. Mercedes-Benz on Thursday said U.S. drivers could power some of their luxury vehicles with ChatGPT in a test program starting June 16. Compatible with some 900,000 vehicles that have the automaker’s “MBUX” systems, ChatGPT will download over the air after drivers opt in via a Mercedes app…
(Reuters) – Canadian companies across industries have laid off thousands in recent months as a post-pandemic spending splurge fades and rising interest rates fan fears of a possible recession. The cuts mirror the tens of thousands of layoffs seen in the United States, where major companies such as Meta Platforms have carried out multiple rounds…
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as it doubles down on the region amid intensifying global scrutiny over its data security. Southeast Asia, a region with a collective population of 630…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – CoinEx agreed to pay $1.8 million and be banned from operating in New York to settle state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing the cryptocurrency exchange of operating illegally because it failed to register with the state. A proposed settlement was filed on Wednesday in a New York…
By Cristina Amann INGOLSTADT, Germany (Reuters) -Audi has to speed up development of new models to meet a surge in demand for electric vehicles, especially in China, the German luxury carmaker’s CEO said in an interview with Reuters published on Thursday. “We are in the process of reviewing our entire development process,” Markus Duesmann said….
By Magali Druscovich and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – To make sense of the unprecedented events of Jan. 6, 2021, Vitus “V” Spehar did what no traditional journalist would do – crawl under a desk and begin recording a video for TikTok. Like others who watched on TV as the storming of the U.S. Capitol unfolded,…
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – The venture capital arm of automaker Stellantis said on Thursday it will invest about 100 million euros ($108.3 million) in automotive and battery technology startups and a mobility venture fund. Stellantis Ventures, created last year with 300 million euros of initial capital, will put money in ten startups ranging…
By Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday played down expectations of any breakthrough from the first trip by a U.S. Secretary of State to China in five years, after a tense call with China’s foreign minister ahead Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing next week. Chinese foreign minister…
By John Revill and Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE/ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens will spend 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on a new global investment plan, the German engineering group said on Thursday, to make its operations more resilient against supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. Siemens will build new factories, research and development centres and training sites around…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s market regulator on Thursday announced a five-month campaign that will ensure platform companies optimise their protocols, to protect the rights of consumers and vendors. The State Administration for Market Regulation said it will supervise and guide platform firms to conduct self-examination, and improve their protocols to overcome a lack of key…
