DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Talks with the U.S. should be pursued to secure national interests as long as “threats and unreasonable expectations” are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian posted on X on Tuesday. “Taking into account demands from friendly regional countries to respond to the U.S. President’s suggestion for talks, I instructed the foreign minister…
By Maggie Fick, Bhanvi Satija and Mariam Sunny LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The long-held Wall Street expectation that the global market for obesity drugs would reach $150 billion in the next decade is looking a lot less certain with U.S. prices falling for GLP-1 treatments from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and competition heating…
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 – Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of 1 million satellites that will orbit Earth and harness the sun to power AI data centers, according to a filing at the Federal Communications Commission. The filing on Friday was posted a day after Reuters exclusively reported SpaceX and Musk’s xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of a blockbuster…
Jan 29 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla as well as an alternative combination with artificial-intelligence company xAI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Tesla’s shares were up 3% after the bell following the report. SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead…
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TAIPEI, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Nvidia plans to make a “huge” investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker. The chipmaker in September announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, a deal that would give OpenAI the cash and…
Jan 30 (Reuters) – Shares of Tesla jumped nearly 5% on Friday after reports that SpaceX was in deal talks with Elon Musk’s other companies stoked investor hopes that the billionaire’s tech empire could be unified further. SpaceX is in discussions to merge with Musk’s AI startup, xAI, ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it plans to propose rolling back fuel economy standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, the latest effort to unwind stringent vehicle standards set by former President Joe Biden. In 2024, Biden’s administration finalized rules to require heavy-duty pickup trucks and…
By David Jeans and Joey Roulette NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – SpaceX revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training, a shift that could bolster Elon Musk’s AI ambitions. Ahead of a blockbuster IPO planned for later this year, SpaceX is in talks to merge with Musk’s…
KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A Russian drone strike killed three people and wounded three more overnight in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, the regional governor and emergency services said on Thursday. Two women aged 26 and 50 and a 62-year-old man were killed in the attack, Ukraine’s emergency services said, adding that one private building…
