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Italy privacy watchdog halts facial recognition at Milan airport
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's privacy watchdog has temporarily suspended the use of facial recognition technology at Milan's Linate airport pending the conclusion of a long-running data protection investig...
Sep 17, 2025
US House panel asks online forum CEOs to testify after Charlie Kirk assassination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House committee on Wednesday asked the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch, and Reddit to testify at an Oct. 8 hearing on the radicalization of some online forum u...
Sep 17, 2025
Israel's Glilot Capital raises $500 million for new AI and cybersecurity investments
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Glilot Capital, one of Israel's largest venture capital funds, said on Wednesday it had raised $500 million for two new early-stage funds to invest in fast-growin...
Sep 17, 2025
Waymo to offer autonomous rides in Nashville on Lyft ride-hailing network
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) -Alphabet's Waymo plans to start offering autonomous cab rides in Nashville next year in collaboration with ride-hailing firm Lyft, the two companies said. Riders in the...
Sep 17, 2025
UK regulator proposes exempting crypto firms from 'integrity' and other rules
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto firms in Britain could be exempted from rules that ensure financial services companies act with integrity and in the interests of customers, under new propos...
Sep 17, 2025
Amazon investing over $1 billion to raise employee pay-and-lower health care costs
(Reuters) -Amazon.com is investing over $1 billion to raise pay-and-lower health care costs for U.S. fulfillment and transportation employees, the tech giant said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Arsheeya ...
Sep 17, 2025
Workday rises after Elliott reveals $2 billion stake, endorses leadership
(Reuters) -Shares of Workday rose nearly 10% before the bell on Wednesday, after activist investor Elliott Management unveiled a stake of more than $2 billion in the company and backed its leadership....
Sep 17, 2025
Groq more than doubles valuation to $6.9 billion as investors bet on AI chips
(Reuters) - Chip startup Groq said on Wednesday it has raised $750 million, more than doubling its valuation to $6.9 billion in just over a year as Wall Street bets big on the hardware that powers art...
Sep 17, 2025
Indonesia sovereign wealth fund INA targets data centres, AI in healthcare, renewables
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Indonesia Investment Authority is prioritising digital infrastructure, healthcare and renewables as the sovereign wealth fund seeks foreign partners and su...
Sep 17, 2025
YouTube, new leader of US media industry, bets on AI as key for creating content
By Kenrick Cai NEW YORK (Reuters) -On its 20th birthday, YouTube is unrecognizable as the scrappy video site that began as the domain of young amateur users publishing unpolished, low-budget clips. Co...
Sep 17, 2025
