By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian officials are meeting representatives of Honda Motor this week, a government source said, following a news report that the car maker was considering buildin[...]
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January 9, 2024
Alaska Air says loose hardware found on some of its 737 MAX 9 fleet
(Reuters) – Alaska Air said on Monday its technicians found some loose hardware in the door plug area on some of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet. U.S. regulators grounded 171 MAX 9 planes after a doo[...]
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Mercedes launches ‘dialogue partner’ voice assistant
By Abhirup Roy and Victoria Waldersee LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz launched a new virtual assistant at the CES electronics trade fair on Monday capable of providing context-based suggesti[...]
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Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy
By Daniel Wiessner and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will release a final rule as soon as this week that will make it more difficult for companies to treat[...]
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise nears $13 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks – source
(Reuters) -Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in talks to buy Juniper Networks in a deal valuing the network gear maker at about $13 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. A dea[...]
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Australia Nov retail sales jump by most in two years on Black Friday boom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian November retail sales surged the most in two years as shoppers feasted on Black Friday discounts, though analysts suspect spending was likely brought forward and th[...]
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Bayer Plans U.S. Expansion
By Patrick Wingrove SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Germany’s Bayer will continue its expansion into the U.S. despite its November announcement that its promising blood thinner candidate failed[...]
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Airbus nearing significant widebody order from Delta -sources
By Tim Hepher, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Valerie Insinna PARIS/CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Airbus is nearing an order from Delta Air Lines for dozens of wide-body jets including extra A350-1000[...]
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AI to dominate this year’s CES, even without OpenAI’s Altman on hand
By Max A. Cherney and Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – (This Jan. 4 story has been corrected to say that Bosch is scheduled to speak at CES on AI and cybersecurity, not that Bosch is expect[...]
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