EEX bourse must seek EU antitrust okay for Nasdaq deal, EU says

EEX bourse must seek EU antitrust okay for Nasdaq deal, EU says

The headquarters of the European Energy Exchange (EEX), world’s biggest online power trading platform is seen in a centre-of-town high-rise office building in Leipzig, Germany April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The European Energy Exchange (EEX), part of Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE), has to seek EU antitrust approval … Read more

German cabinet OKs landmark bill over legal cannabis use

German cabinet OKs landmark bill over legal cannabis use

A person dressed in a costume depicting a cannabis leaf walks among marijuana activists to mark the annual world cannabis day and to protest for legalization of marijuana, in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Germany’s cabinet passed a … Read more

Exclusive: SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25% stake in Arm

Exclusive: SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25% stake in Arm

A smartphone with a displayed Arm Ltd logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in talks to acquire the 25% stake in Arm Ltd it does not directly own from Vision Fund 1 (VF1), … Read more

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot programme that uses generative … Read more

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon

[1/2]A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, in this still image from video taken August 11, 2023. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft … Read more

Daimler Truck hits double-digit return on sales in industrial business

Daimler Truck hits double-digit return on sales in industrial business

BERLIN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Daimler Truck (DTGGe.DE) achieved a record adjusted return on sales in its second quarter of 10.3% for its industrial business making trucks and buses, the company said on Tuesday, boosted by considerable growth in its North America and Asia business. Unit sales rose by 9% with revenue up 15%, indicating … Read more

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension

BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China on Monday announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard “national security and interests” amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology. The restrictions on equipment, including some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems, will take effect on … Read more