(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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
(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…
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…
By Sakura Murakami and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States Space Force has had internal discussions about setting up a hotline with China to prevent crises in space, U.S. commander General Chance Saltzman told Reuters on Monday. The…
By Robert Harvey and Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices may be near $100 a barrel, but a range of factors could prevent a sustained rally above that level, analysts say. They include a projected rise in non-OPEC production,…
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Programs supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in over 30 African countries have helped produce some $12 billion worth of food, and the bank’s $25 billion objective is "well on track," AfDB…