By David Dolan and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – When salaryman Takayuki Nakamura bought his Tokyo home last year, he got a floating-rate mortgage at a rock-bottom 0.35% and an assurance fro[...]
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German cartel office ends proceedings against Google News Showcase
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s cartel office has concluded proceedings against Google over its online news service after the tech giant made several changes benefiting publishers, the office[...]
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Elon Musk, ‘Chief Twit’
By Kenneth Li How easy was it to forget the rocket-launching, swashbuckling billionaire inspiration for the superhero “Iron Man” held more than one job this year: the self-anointed role of “Chief Twit[...]
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Zuckerberg, in FTC trial, says Meta focused on building comms apps
By Katie Paul and Diane Bartz SAN JOSE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Meta Platforms boss Mark Zuckerberg said the company is focused on building communications apps and developer platforms, speaking on Tuesda[...]
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France’s Vinci to invest $820 million in Mexico airport, governor says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – French airport operator Vinci will invest $820 million in renovating an airport in the Mexican business hub of Monterrey in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, the state[...]
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British Airways, Virgin Atlantic limit ticket sales to Heathrow due to strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will limit ticket sales for flights to London’s Heathrow Airport during planned strikes by border agents over Christmas and New Year[...]
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers buys JD Sports’ premium fashion brands for $58 million
(Reuters) – British retailer Frasers Group said on Friday it has bought shares in premium fashion brands of JD Sports for about 47.5 million pounds ($57.7 million), as the Mike Ashley-owned comp[...]
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Amazon to bring fantasy game ‘Warhammer 40,000’ onto screens
By Pushkala Aripaka and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Amazon.com is seeking to bring popular fantasy game “Warhammer 40,000” to life after agreeing in principle to produce film and televisio[...]
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Exclusive-ChatGPT owner OpenAI projects $1 billion in revenue by 2024 -sources
By Jeffrey Dastin, Krystal Hu and Paresh Dave (Reuters) – ChatGPT, the new chatbot that is the talk of Silicon Valley, can spit out haikus, crack jokes in Italian and may soon be the scourge of[...]
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