Mar 09, 2023
Russia kills civilians in first huge missile wave for weeks

By Pavel Polityuk and Andriy Perun KYIV/ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia fired a huge wave of missiles across Ukraine on Thursday as people slept, killing at least nine civilians and knocking out power in an attack Kyiv said included six…

Mar 09, 2023
Discord to roll out AI-powered chatbot, messaging features

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Chat app Discord said on Thursday it will introduce new artificial intelligence features that can summarize long conversations or add decorations to a user's avatar, the latest move among tech companies to build generative AI…

Mar 08, 2023
CIA future will be defined by US technology race with China, director says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s future will be defined by America's ongoing technology race with China, agency director William Burns said on Wednesday during a Senate hearing. Burns’ remarks followed the release of the Annual Threat Assessment…

Mar 08, 2023
US announces $6 billion in grants to decarbonize heavy industry

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is directing $6 billion in funding to speed decarbonization projects in energy-hungry industries like steel, aluminum and cement making that contribute nearly 25% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.…

Mar 08, 2023
Apple backs new music startup

(Reuters) - Apple Inc is backing a music startup launched by one of its former executives. The company, called Gamma, is the brainchild of former Apple Music Global Creative Director Larry Jackson and veteran music executive Ike Youssef. It positions…

Mar 07, 2023
Cryptoverse: Hooked on growth, bitcoin investors turn to smart tokens

(Clarifies Fineqia is a crypto-focused investor) By Hannah Lang and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -For investors living on the digital edge, bitcoin is starting to look a little old-fashioned. Hooked on high growth, some are turning away from the original…

Mar 06, 2023
Search underway for Americans kidnapped in Mexico border town

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican and U.S. authorities said on Monday they were working to find four Americans who were shot at by gunmen in northern Mexico and then kidnapped shortly after crossing the border. The four Americans were in a…