By AJ Vicens and Raphael Satter DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have in recent weeks begun releasing seized Chinese-made equipment used for cryptocurrency mining, two industry executives told Reuters. Cryptocurrency miners – basically souped-up computers with advanced chips – compete with one another to solve mathematical puzzles, a process which helps build the blockchains underpinning…
(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s satellite company SpaceX said Wednesday its Starlink unit has no intent to take over any Federal Communications Commission telecommunications contract, rejecting media reports. “Starlink is a possible partial fix to an aging system. There is no effort or intent for Starlink to ‘take over’ any existing contract,” SpaceX wrote on X….
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX is planning to invest at least $1.8 billion to build new Starship launchpads and processing facilities on Florida’s Space Coast, eyeing a key expansion for the rocket program beyond Texas amid pending environmental reviews, according to the state’s governor. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been looking to build new…
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to boast about his sweeping cuts to the federal bureaucracy during an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, with praise for tech billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump has given Musk and his DOGE team…
By Amanda Stephenson CALGARY (Reuters) -Tariffs on Canadian oil would need to be in place for years before significantly altering the amount of crude the U.S. imports from its northern neighbour, the CEO of Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc. said on Tuesday. CEO Greg Ebel told reporters the energy systems of the two countries are…
By Arasu Kannagi Basil (Reuters) -Nvidia-backed CoreWeave’s revenue surged more than eight-fold in 2024, the cloud provider disclosed on Monday in its U.S. initial public offering paperwork, as the startup presses ahead with the first major artificial intelligence listing in New York this year. The filing lays the groundwork for what could be one of…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin plans to unveil a new “affordable” cruise missile on Monday with a cost of about $150,000 and a range of over 500 miles (800 km) as the defense contractor works to tap a U.S. need to deter Chinese ambitions in the Pacific. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed U.S. and…
By Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Monday the drugmaker might move overseas manufacturing to its existing plants in the United States, if required, as the Trump administration threatens numerous tariffs on imported goods. Bourla’s comments come as drugmakers brace for the possibility of 25% tariff on pharmaceutical imports. A company with…
By Kanchana Chakravarty and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Tesla shares rose 2% on Monday after Morgan Stanley reinstated the electric-vehicle maker as its top U.S. auto pick, saying the company’s artificial intelligence and robotics efforts could power growth even as the mainstay car business stumbles. The note dated Sunday was the latest from analyst Adam…
(Reuters) – Fox Corp’s upcoming subscription streaming service is expected to draw subscribers in the mid-single-digit millions range, CEO Lachlan Murdoch said on Monday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. Fox is planning to launch the yet-to-be-named service by the end of 2025 to diversify its revenue streams and attract an audience…
