By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Nvidia on Monday showed a new artificial intelligence model for generating music and audio that can modify voices and generate novel sounds – technology aimed at the producers of music, films and video games. Nvidia, the world’s biggest supplier of chips and software used to create AI systems, said it…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla generated nearly 34 million metric tons of greenhouse gas credits in the 2023 model year by selling electric vehicles, as the auto industry racked up significant credit deficits in the face of more stringent emissions standards. In a report first seen by Reuters, the Environmental Protection Agency said…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has made further preparations for giving away his fortune after his death. Buffett, 94, plans to donate 99.5% of his remaining wealth, valued on Friday at $149.7 billion according to Forbes magazine, to a charitable trust overseen by his daughter and…
Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday. Morgan Adamski, the executive director of U.S. Cyber Command, said ongoing Chinese-linked cyber operations are aimed at gaining “an advantage in the event of a major crisis or…
By Anastasia Teterevleva and Maxim Rodionov MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would keep testing its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat and had a stock ready for use. Putin was speaking a day after Russia fired the new intermediate-range weapon into Ukraine for the first time, a step he…
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Amazon.com pumped in an additional $4 billion into artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, as the e-commerce giant goes up against Big Tech rivals in a race to capitalize on generative AI technology. This doubles Amazon’s investment in the firm known for its GenAI chatbot Claude, but it remains a minority investor, the…
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Netflix shares were on track for a fifth consecutive gain on Friday and set for their biggest weekly percentage rise since January, after the streaming media company’s popular boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. The stock was last up 0.2% at $899.06, off its intraday record…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge found Sirius XM Holdings liable in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing the satellite radio and streaming company of making it too hard for customers to cancel subscriptions. While rejecting claims alleging fraud and deceptive practices, Justice Lyle Frank of the…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday it has confirmed a human infection with H5N1 bird flu in a child in California. CDC said this is the first reported bird flu H5 virus infection in a child in the United States. Consistent with previously identified human cases in the…
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble has been revamping its marketing and line-up of influencers on fast-growing Chinese shopping app Douyin in recent months, helping its Pantene shampoo lead growth in hair care on the platform, executives said Thursday at an investor day. The Cincinnati-based company’s investments in better packaging for…
