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TikTok testing AI chatbot called ‘Tako’, research firm says
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content, an app ...
May 25, 2023
Alibaba says to hire this year, refuting layoff rumours
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday it planned to hire 15,000 people this year, dismissing rumours circulating on Chinese social media in recent days that the company plann...
May 25, 2023
Forty Cannes film festivals viewed through one photographer’s lens
By Rosalba O'Brien (Reuters) - When Eric Gaillard first went to photograph the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, it was a smaller, more intimate affair - the kind of place where you could see the greats f...
May 25, 2023
US auto sales to rise in May as inventories improve – report
(Reuters) - New vehicle sales in the U.S. are expected to rise in May, on robust demand for personal transport and improving inventories at dealers, a report from industry consultants showed on Thursd...
May 25, 2023
OpenAI’s Sam Altman raises $115 million for Worldcoin crypto project
(Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital for a cryptocurrency project he co-founded. The project, Worldcoin, aims to ...
May 25, 2023
Microsoft chief calls for humans to rule AI, safeguard critical infrastructure
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft President Brad Smith called on Thursday for the people behind artificial intelligence to be held accountable for shortcomings and urged lawmakers to ens...
May 25, 2023
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise moderately; first-quarter GDP growth revised up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week and the prior week's data was revised sharply lower, suggesting persistent labor ma...
May 25, 2023
Canada April factory sales most likely down 0.2% – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian factory sales most likely fell 0.2% in April from March, largely driven by the food and primary metal industries, Statistics Canada said in a flash estimate on Thursday. Th...
May 25, 2023
Sierra Leone loses historic tree, a symbol of freedom, in rainstorm
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) - A giant tree that towered over Sierra Leone's capital for centuries and symbolised freedom to its early residents came down overnight during a heavy rainstorm. Pre...
May 25, 2023
Poland’s Allegro sees Q2 profit growth slowing
(Reuters) - Poland's biggest e-commerce firm Allegro forecast slower growth at home in the second quarter as it braced for a slowdown in spending by inflation-squeezed shoppers. Allegro said on Thursd...
May 25, 2023
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