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OpenAI closes $10 billion funding round at $27 billion-$29 billion valuation – TechCrunch
(Reuters) - OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, has closed a new funding round of over $10.3 billion, valuing the company between $27 billion - $29 billion, TechCrunch reported on Friday. ...
Apr 28, 2023
Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Leaders of Brazil's Mura people said on Friday tensions have risen in the Autazes region where they live after a federal agency crew visited the area to discuss poten...
Apr 28, 2023
U.S. Army orders 24-hour aviation stand down after two deadly helicopter crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Friday ordered its aviation units to pause operations for one day next month to review safety procedures and training after two recent helicopter crashes killed...
Apr 28, 2023
Women state senators cross party lines to block proposed South Carolina abortion ban
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A day after all five women in the South Carolina state senate banded together to block a proposed abortion ban, Republican Senator Sandy Senn posted a picture of the gr...
Apr 28, 2023
New COVID-19 cases down statewide, while elevated spread levels go somewhat up
CHICAGO, Ill. – COVID-19 is, in a sense both up and down in the State of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health says compared to only two counties last week, now there are four count...
Apr 28, 2023
Wall Street Week Ahead: Recession worries simmer beneath US stock market rally
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher. The S&P 500 is up 8.6% for th...
Apr 28, 2023
Environmental groups lose bid to undo Gulf of Mexico drilling leases
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Offshore drilling leases covering 1.7 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico will remain in place after a federal appeals court said last year's $430 billio...
Apr 28, 2023
Twitter to take 10% cut on content subscriptions after 12 months
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company looks to monetize content on the w...
Apr 28, 2023
Rabid bat allegedly detected in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – Peoria County officials say a rabit bat has been found somewhere in the county. The Peoria City/County Health Department didn’t say Friday where the bat was discovere...
Apr 28, 2023
Pentagon awards $7.8 billion F-35 contract to Lockheed Martin
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Friday it has awarded a $7.8 billion contract modification for 126 F-35 multi-role aircraft to weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. The modific...
Apr 28, 2023
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