Sep 29, 2023
Factbox-US government shutdown: What closes, what stays open?

(Reuters) -U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be told not to work if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed essential would remain on the…

Sep 29, 2023
US accuses China of global media manipulation

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, the United States said on Thursday, warning the trend could lead to a "sharp contraction" of global freedom of…

Sep 28, 2023
Microsoft executive says Google deals kept Bing small

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON -Apple and other smartphone makers turned down revenue-sharing agreements that would have helped Microsoft's Bing search engine and instead kept Google as the default search engine, a Microsoft executive testified on Thursday. Jonathan Tinter, a Microsoft…

Sep 27, 2023
Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

By Katie Paul and Anna Tong MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including bots that create photo-realistic images and smart glasses that answer questions, as well…

Sep 27, 2023
Amazon faces landmark monopoly lawsuit by FTC

(This Sept. 26 story has been corrected to say 'the court of Western District of Washington state' instead of 'the court of the District of Columbia' in paragraph 19) By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission…

Sep 27, 2023
ChatGPT users can now browse internet, OpenAI says

(Reuters) -ChatGPT users will now be able to surf the web, Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Wednesday, expanding the data the viral chatbot can access beyond its earlier September 2021 cutoff. The artificial intelligence startup said its latest browsing feature would…

Sep 26, 2023
ETFs may face approval delays, volatility if US govt shuts down

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) - Approvals on new exchange-traded funds, including bitcoin spot ETFs, could face delays if the U.S. government shuts down next month for the fourth time in a decade. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers, including…