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Exclusive-Rivian mulls making its own lidar sensors, possibly in partnership with Chinese firms
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Reuters) - Rivian Automotive is considering making its own lidar sensors and could do so in partnership with a Chinese firm, CEO...
May 05, 2026
Ireland services sector contracts for first time in five years, PMI shows
DUBLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Ireland's services sector contracted for the first time in over five years in April as inflationary pressure caused by the Middle East conflict intensified and new business o...
May 05, 2026
Fitch upgrades Argentina to 'B-' on Milei's economic reforms
May 5 (Reuters) - Global ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday upgraded Argentina's long-term foreign currency and local currency issuer default rating to "B-" from "CCC+", with a stable outlook. Fitch cite...
May 05, 2026
FDA authorizes first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure
May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday allowed the marketing of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in a first authorization of non-tobacco-flavored vaping products, amid mounting ...
May 05, 2026
Oil extends slide as Trump indicates possible Iran peace deal
By Helen Clark and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, May 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on expectations bottled-up supply from the key Middle East producing region could resume flowi...
May 05, 2026
South Korea inflation near two-year high, raising likelihood of rate hikes
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, May 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's consumer prices rose in April at the steepest pace in nearly two years on a surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, raising the ...
May 05, 2026
New Zealand jobless rate falls to 5.3% in Q1, labour market remains slack
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - New Zealand's jobless rate fell to 5.3% in the first quarter, but data released on Wednesday indicated plenty of spare capacity in the market and subdued ...
May 05, 2026
US gasoline prices top $4.50 a gallon as summer driving season nears
By Anushree Mukherjee May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. national average retail price of gasoline surpassed $4.50 a gallon on Tuesday for the first time since July 2022, data from GasBuddy showed, as the U.S...
May 05, 2026
Factbox-What we know about US stress tests of Google, xAI and Microsoft AI models
By Courtney Rozen and Jody Godoy WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it had expanded a program to give U.S. government scientists access to unreleased artificia...
May 05, 2026
Apple settles lawsuit over late Siri AI features for $250 million
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Reuters) - Apple on Tuesday settled for $250 million a shareholder lawsuit brought after the company delayed artificial-intelligence upgrades to its Siri voice ...
May 05, 2026
