Mexico’s Nuvocargo snags $36.5 million in investment tied to US-Mexico trade

By Valentine Hilaire MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican shipping startup Nuvocargo announced on Tuesday it had raised $36.5 million in a new round led by QED Investors, as nearshoring offer new trade opportunities between Mexico and the U.S. The round, which also included participation from NFX and Tiger Global, will allow Nuvocargo to cover the…

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Lamborghini Hopes For Combustion Engine Future Beyond 2030 - CEO

Lamborghini Hopes For Combustion Engine Future Beyond 2030 – CEO

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s supercar brand Lamborghini is looking to keep combustion engine vehicles alive beyond the end of the decade, the unit’s Chief Executive Stephan Winkelmann told a German weekly newspaper. “After hybridisation, we will wait to see whether it will be possible to offer vehicles with an internal combustion engine beyond 2030,” he…

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AI4Bharat researchers to raise $12 million from Peak XV, Lightspeed for own firm – sources

By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Researchers at India’s AI4Bharat are raising $12 million from venture capital firms Peak XV and Lightspeed Venture for an artificial intelligence startup, according to three people familiar with the matter. The larger-than-usual seed funding round underscores the growing interest in generative AI, after OpenAI’s ChatGPT dazzled users with its ability…

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Apple To Turn IPhones Into Payment Terminals, Rival Square - Bloomberg

Apple To Turn IPhones Into Payment Terminals, Rival Square – Bloomberg

(Reuters) -Apple Inc is planning a new service that will allow small businesses to accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware such as Square’s payment terminals, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Currently, retailers can accept payments on an iPhone by using payment terminals connected to their iOS devices through Bluetooth, a method…

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Meta hits back in fight with FTC over VR company acquisition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators and Facebook parent Meta are battling over Meta’s proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural. In a landmark legal challenge to a Big Tech merger, the Federal Trade Commission is suing to block the deal, asserting it would hurt competition and violate antitrust laws. Meta…

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SoftBank’s Son plans AI deal spree after Arm IPO – FT

(Reuters) -SoftBank is looking for deals in artificial intelligence (AI), including a potential investment in OpenAI, after the blockbuster listing of its Arm unit, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. SoftBank’s founder and chief executive, Masayoshi Son, is looking to invest tens of billions of dollars in AI, the newspaper said, citing two people familiar…

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