US offers $12 bln for automakers, suppliers for advanced vehicles

US offers $12 bln for automakers, suppliers for advanced vehicles

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and … Read more

South Korea’s Naver launches generative AI services

South Korea’s Naver launches generative AI services

A general view of the Naver sign on its office building in Seongnam, South Korea, May 13, 2022. Picture taken May 13, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) – South Korean internet giant Naver (035420.KS) unveiled its own generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Thursday, joining the frenzy around … 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

Factbox: SoftBank-owned Arm courts Big Tech interest in its IPO

Factbox: SoftBank-owned Arm courts Big Tech interest in its IPO

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 Aug 11 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group-owned chip designer Arm is getting investment interest from several major tech firms for what is expected to be one of this year’s biggest initial public offerings. … Read more

Wall Street ends down, investors step back after Fitch US rating cut

Wall Street ends down, investors step back after Fitch US rating cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+ Wells Fargo slides on plan to help refill FDIC coffers U.S. private payrolls beat expectations in July, ADP says Indexes down: Dow 0.98%, S&P 1.38%, … Read more