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Explainer-Why are Nvidia’s shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom?
(Reuters) - Nvidia Corp closed in on a trillion-dollar market value on Thursday as shares surged 25% following a bumper earnings report that forced Wall Street to reassess the potential windfall for t...
May 25, 2023
Semiconductor index surges with Nvidia leading race to AI “gold rush”
By Sinad Carew and Stephen Nellis NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Philadelphia semiconductor index hit its highest level in more than a year on Friday and eyed its biggest one-day percentage ga...
May 25, 2023
US debt default would impact military readiness, morale: top US general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A debt default would deal significant, unambiguous damage to US national security, negatively impacting military readiness, morale and its capabilities, the top US general told ...
May 25, 2023
Park district holds off decision on Columbus statue
PEORIA, Ill. – The future of Peoria’s Christopher Columbus statue is not fully known, but it may not be seen in the River City again. The park district voted to remove the statue in the fa...
May 25, 2023
Canada to launch probe into OpenAI over privacy concerns
(Reuters) - Canadian privacy regulators are launching a joint investigation into ChatGPT-parent OpenAI's data collection and usage, becoming the latest major government to take a closer look at the re...
May 25, 2023
France’s Breillat back to breaking taboos at Cannes with ‘Last Summer’
CANNES (Reuters) - French director Catherine Breillat's new erotic thriller "Last Summer," premiered on Thursday night, bringing her taboo-breaking style to the Cannes Film Festival. The film follows ...
May 25, 2023
JPMorgan culling First Republic Bank’s personal credit lines – The Information
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has told customers with personal credit lines at First Republic Bank that it will no longer offer those when they come up for renewal, The Information reported on Thurs...
May 25, 2023
Twitter likely to quit EU code against disinformation, EU official says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Twitter is likely to pull out from a voluntary EU code of practice to tackle disinformation, but the move does not mean it will quit Europe, an EU official said on ...
May 25, 2023
McCarthy says he spoke with Trump about US debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he spoke briefly with former President Donald Trump about the debt ceiling negotiations in recen...
May 25, 2023
OpenAI CEO’s threat to quit EU draws lawmaker backlash
By Martin Coulter and Supantha Mukherjee LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - For months, Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI has urged lawmakers around the world to draw up new rules governing the tec...
May 25, 2023
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