Chipmaker Arm to make its own semiconductor – FT

(Reuters) – British chipmaker Arm Ltd is building its own semiconductor to showcase the capabilities of its products, as it seeks to attract new customers and fuel growth following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) later this year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Arm will team up with manufacturing partners to develop the new semiconductor,…

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Meghan hits out at UK media over King Charles letters

LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, criticised the British media on Saturday over reports that letters exchanged with King Charles played a part behind her decision not to attend his coronation, her latest confrontation with the press. The Daily Telegraph reported Meghan had written to the now king to express her…

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Republican hopefuls woo evangelicals in Iowa, vow to restrict abortion

By Nathan Layne CLIVE, Iowa (Reuters) -Donald Trump and other Republican presidential hopefuls called for restricting abortion at an event for evangelicals in Iowa on Saturday, courting the key conservative voting bloc in the state set to hold the party’s first nominating contest in early 2024. At the first major campaign event for the evangelical…

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‘Rust’ charges against Alec Baldwin formally dismissed

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -New Mexico special prosecutors on Friday dropped charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the 2021 shooting death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, marking what many legal analysts said was a logical conclusion to a flawed prosecution. The move followed new evidence about the gun Baldwin was holding when…

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Data company Palantir to help Ukraine prosecute alleged Russian war crimes

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to deploy software from U.S. data analytics provider Palantir Technologies Inc to help it prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Russia, the company told Reuters. Palantir, which has supplied Ukraine with systems to help it target Russian tanks and support refugees, is now working with the prosecutor general’s…

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Daughter of U.S. citizen jailed by Iran says she has lost confidence in US efforts

MADRID (Reuters) – The daughter of an environmentalist imprisoned by Iran said on Saturday she had lost confidence in U.S. President Joe Biden’s efforts to free her father. Morad Tahbaz, an Iranian-American who also holds British citizenship, has served five years of a 10-year sentence after being convicted of spying. He was briefly released to…

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Alphabet CEO Pichai reaps over $200 million in 2022 amid cost-cutting

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee’s pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Pichai’s compensation included stock awards of about $218 million, the filing showed. The pay disparity comes at a time when Alphabet,…

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