By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets bring an eventful first half of the year to a close on Frid[...]
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Technology
Volkswagen in talks with Tesla to adopt its charging standard
(Reuters) -Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology, while the German automaker’s charging network unit Electrify America has already agr[...]
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Google to block news in Canada over law on paying publishers
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to[...]
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Fidelity spot bitcoin ETF application refiled with U.S. SEC
(Reuters) -Asset manager Fidelity is once again seeking to list and trade shares of its Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, according to a filing by listing exchange Cboe Glob[...]
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Canada says Microsoft deal to buy Activision likely to lessen competition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Canada’s Department of Justice has concluded that Microsoft’s deal to buy “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard “is likely to” lead to less[...]
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Microsoft-backed AI startup Inflection raises $1.3 billion from Nvidia and others
By Niket Nishant and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Inflection AI, a startup backed by several Silicon Valley heavyweights, said on Thursday it had raised $1.3 billion from investors including Microsoft and Nv[...]
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Lawsuit says OpenAI violated US authors’ copyrights to train AI chatbot
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Two U.S. authors sued OpenAI in San Francisco federal court on Wednesday, claiming in a proposed class action that the company misused their works to “train[...]
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Factbox-Financial firms line up spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications
(Reuters) – Financial firms are once again lining up to attempt to get their proposed spot bitcoin exchange-traded-funds approved by the U.S. securities regulator. The Securities and Exchange Co[...]
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Fed says 57 firms set to use ‘FedNow’ instant payments after late July launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday that 57 firms have been certified to utilize its “FedNow” instant payments system after it launches in late July[...]
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