OpenAI cites US roots to dodge India courts, but lawyers say case can be heard
By Arpan Chaturvedi, Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) -OpenAI faces an uphill climb as it argues that…
February 2025
Tiktok’s Chinese owner appears to be slow-rolling negotiations for sale, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) – Short video app TikTok’s owner ByteDance seems to be slow-rolling negotiations for a sale while waiting for approval…
Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from historically underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of…
UnitedHealth raises concerns over Bill Ackman’s post on X with SEC
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth has reached out to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s now-deleted post…
Banks sell down $5.5 billion of Musk’s X debt to investors, source says
By Shankar Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Banks led by Morgan Stanley have sold $5.5 billion of some $13 billion of…
Bird flu spurs diner chain Waffle House to add 50-cent fee per egg
By Waylon Cunningham (Reuters) – U.S. diner chain Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge for every egg in a…
OpenAI targets higher education in the U.S. with ChatGPT rollout at California State University
(Reuters) – Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Tuesday it will roll out an education-specific version of its chatbot to about 500,000…
Trump signs memo aiming to block Iran from achieving nuclear weapon
WHITE HOUSE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a presidential memorandum reimposing a tough policy on Iran…
US approves potential sale of Lockheed, Northrop Grumman systems to Egypt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corp’s defense…
AMD’s AI bets face investor scrutiny as Big Tech switches to custom chips
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – AMD investors will closely examine the chip designer’s artificial intelligence strategy when it reports fourth-quarter…