(Reuters) -Apple’s upcoming artificial intelligence features will arrive later than anticipated and will miss the initial launch of upcoming iPhone and iPad software overhauls, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The iPhone maker is planning to begin rolling out Apple Intelligence to customers as part of software updates coming by October, the report added, citing people […]
US discusses with India need for peace in Ukraine amid reported Modi visit plan
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday emphasized the importance of a “just and enduring peace” for Ukraine in a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the State Department said. The discussion came amid a visit being reportedly planned to Ukraine by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
US union and Apple reach tentative labor agreement
(Reuters) -The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) reached a tentative agreement with tech giant Apple on Friday over improvement in work-life balance, pay raises and job security. Workers at the Towson, Maryland, Apple retail store will vote on the tentative agreement on Aug. 6. The […]
Amazon under second investigation in Milan for tax evasion, sources say
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian unit of Amazon is being investigated by Milan prosecutors for suspected tax evasion, two sources said on Friday, but the inquiry was not linked to a multi-million euro seizure from another of the group’s Italian units this week. Italy’s tax police on Tuesday seized some 121 million euros ($131 million) […]
Australia signs $1.4 billion deal to upgrade navy submarines
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines. The “sustainment contract” is part of a government pledge to keep the diesel-electric powered Collins-class fleet “a potent strike and deterrence capability”, Defence Industry Minister Pat […]
Trump plans more outdoor rallies, says Secret Service must protect him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Saturday he would continue to hold outdoor rallies, disregarding a recommendation from the U.S. Secret Service not to do so following an assassination attempt earlier this month. “I WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTDOOR RALLIES, AND SECRET SERVICE HAS AGREED TO SUBSTANTIALLY STEP UP THEIR OPERATION,” the […]
Yellen says G7 can reach deal on $50 billion Ukraine loan by October
By David Lawder RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Friday that “things look good” for Group of Seven wealthy democracies to agree the terms of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine backed by Russian assets by October. Yellen said in an interview on the sidelines of a G20 […]
Paris Olympics broadcasters diverge on AI approach
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – The Paris Olympics will be a showcase of generative AI for American viewers but European audiences won’t see a similar approach, a contrast that reflects how global media companies are deliberating over the use of the technology. Comcast’s NBCUniversal is diving into AI for its U.S. broadcast of the Games, […]
Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman said in interviews this week they hope Kamala Harris will replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she becomes U.S. president, openly rejecting a pillar of President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy. Khan has been at the forefront of the Biden administration’s […]
Exclusive-Walmart looks to bet $200 million on autonomous forklifts -sources
By Siddharth Cavale and Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart has plans to potentially spend $200 million on self-driving forklifts as part of broader efforts to automate more warehouse operations, according to three people familiar with the matter. The world’s largest retailer wants autonomous forklifts to move pallets of goods in its distribution centers, […]