OpenAI unveils new AI model as competition intensifies
By Anna Tong and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Monday it would release a new AI model called GPT-4o, which reasons across voice, text and vision. OpenAI’s…
Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Goes Global
(Reuters) – Apple is gearing up to sell its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset outside the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, in a bid to invigorate demand for its…
‘Choose France’ investment push bags record $16 billion in pledges
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel Macron to bask…
S&P 500 edges down, investors and consumers wary of inflation
By Sinéad Carew and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes were a mixed bag on Monday, with the S&P 500 staying shy of its March record high as investors…
Shein steps up London IPO preparations amid U.S. hurdles to listing, sources say
By Julie Zhu, Greg Roumeliotis and Kane Wu HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fast-fashion giant Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float itself in…
French presidency: Amazon to announce new 1.2 billion euros investment in France
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. internet giant Amazon will announce a new 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) investment in France, the French presidency said on Sunday ahead of the start of…
Pfizer and AstraZeneca announce new investments of nearly $1 billion in France
PARIS (Reuters) – Leading healthcare companies Pfizer and AstraZeneca announced on Sunday new investments in France worth a total of nearly $1 billion, ahead of the start of this year’s…
China’s ICBC to kick off TLAC bond sales with issuance of $4.15 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) – Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said it would issue 30 billion yuan ($4.15 billion) worth of total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) bonds on May 15, marking the…
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests LOOM
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) –The second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel’s performance expected to draw attention due…
Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm
By Utkarsh Shetti (Reuters) -Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a “degraded service” as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due…