Oil prices up, hit nearly 3-month high as US inflation eases
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose over 1% on Thursday to their highest in nearly three…
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Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Eduardo Baptista (Reuters) – The sale of struggling Silicon Valley startup zGlue’s patents in 2021…
Elon Musk launches AI firm xAI as he looks to take on OpenAI
(Reuters) -Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, launched his long-teased artificial intelligence startup xAI on Wednesday, unveiling a team comprised of…
WHO’s cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen -sources
By Jennifer Rigby and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – (This June 29 story has been corrected to drop the reference…
AI startups bringing dollars but lean workforces to ailing San Francisco
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s,…
Biden ‘guarantees’ US backs NATO in Finland, but Trump shadow lingers
By Steve Holland and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday gave his assurance that the United…
FTC chair defends tenure as lawmakers battle over consumer agency’s impact
By Diane Bartz and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lina Khan, the progressive head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC),…
US Justice Department launches civil rights probe into ‘deeply concerning’ Atlanta-area jail
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into conditions at…
Egypt launches new Sudan mediation bid at neighbours’ summit
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt on Thursday embarked on a fresh bid to halt fighting between Sudan’s warring factions…
Tornadoes touch down near Chicago, disrupting air traffic
(Reuters) -Tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the greater Chicago area on Wednesday, temporarily forcing O’Hare and Midway airports to halt all…