Amazon, SpaceX will test US labor board’s powers at conservative appeals court

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Amazon.com in a conservative U.S. appeals court, as the agency also braces for a potential overhaul under President-elect Donald Trump. Amazon, SpaceX, and…

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Elon Musk efficiency panel seeks ‘high IQ’ staff, plans livestreams

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s government efficiency panel wants “high IQ” employees and plans weekly livestreams, according to X posts about President-elect Donald Trump’s initiative to streamline the U.S. bureaucracy. Trump named Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the panel on Tuesday. Their mission is to…

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Exclusive-Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling U.S. EV transition. And yet…

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Google brings AI voice assistant Gemini Live to iPhone

By Kenrick Cai SAN FRANCISCO – Alphabet’s Google on Thursday released a smartphone app for its artificial intelligence chatbot on Apple’s App Store that introduced the latest generation of its voice assistant to the popular mobile operating system. The new Gemini app will include Gemini Live, a voice-based feature that allows users to have natural conversations…

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TikTok launches AI-powered video platform to advertisers globally

(Reuters) – ByteDance-owned TikTok on Thursday announced the global availability of its generative AI video creation platform, Symphony Creative Studios, to all advertisers, as the short-video app looks to boost its ad business. Earlier this year at the TikTok World Product Summit, the social media platform unveiled a new creative content suite called ‘Symphony’ with…

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Factbox-US executives weigh risks from proposed Trump tariffs

(Reuters) – Top executives at many U.S. companies are preparing for the impact from President-elect Donald Trump fulfilling his campaign promise of raising tariffs, a move that could disrupt supply chains and worsen inflationary pressures. Here is the commentary from some C-suite executives, mostly in the run up to the elections: Company Commentary Tesla “…It…

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