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Ex-Harvard professor sentenced to 6 months house arrest for lying about China ties
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former Harvard University professor was sentenced on Wednesday to six months' house arrest for lying about his ties to a China-run recruitment program, prosec...
Apr 26, 2023
Stellantis offering voluntary exit packages to 33,500 U.S. employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chrysler-parent Stellantis said Wednesday it is offering voluntary exit packages to 33,500 U.S. employees as it looks to streamline operations. The offers cover 31,000 hourly wo...
Apr 26, 2023
US senator urges AI company CEOs to take steps to address risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday urged CEOs of several artificial intelligence (AI) companies to prioritize security measures, combat bias, and respon...
Apr 26, 2023
Uber drivers are not interstate workers exempt from arbitration, US court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc drivers are not exempt from a U.S. law requiring them to bring work-related legal disputes in private arbitration rather than joining class action ...
Apr 26, 2023
Spain hopes to set up AI regulation during EU rotating presidency
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain aims to set up a set of regulations for artificial intelligence during its rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Economy minister Nadia Calvino said on Wed...
Apr 26, 2023
Biden administration says Republican debt plan would hurt rural communities
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Wednesday the plan from U.S. Republican lawmakers to cut federal spending for a decade in exchange for raising the debt ceiling ...
Apr 26, 2023
Hyundai Motor to exit Russia, selling its plants -media report
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co plans to exit Russia and sell its manufacturing plants there to a Kazakh company, South Korean media reported on Wednesday. South Korean TV network MBC...
Apr 26, 2023
Factbox-Microsoft-Activision deal joins mega mergers facing regulatory heat
(Reuters) - Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard has been blocked by Britain over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud gaming, dealing an unexpected...
Apr 26, 2023
Activision Blizzard reports quarterly bookings above estimates
(Reuters) - Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard on Wednesday reported first-quarter bookings of $1.86 billion, compared with analysts' average estimate of $1.79 billion, according to Refinitiv. Ea...
Apr 26, 2023
Goldman shareholder criticizes CEO Solomon’s leadership at annual meeting
By Tatiana Bautzer DALLAS (Reuters) - A Goldman Sachs Group Inc shareholder criticized its Chairman and CEO David Solomon on Wednesday and proposed its board appoint an independent chairman. "The Gold...
Apr 26, 2023
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