By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed, according to a Reuters review of the group’s policy statements. That background may put Rollins at odds with farm state lawmakers at […]
Meta backs data analytics firm Databricks as AI boom attracts investors
(Reuters) – Databricks said on Wednesday Meta Platforms had joined as an investor in a $10 billion funding round intended to fuel the data analytics startup’s expansion plans and new product development. The Series J funding round closed on Wednesday and valued Databricks at $62 billion. The company also secured a $5.25 billion credit facility […]
Trump push to use tariffs to pay for tax cuts faces opposition in Congress
By Jarrett Renshaw, David Morgan and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing a plan to explicitly use revenue from higher tariffs on imported goods to help pay for extending trillions of dollars in tax cuts, an unprecedented shift likely to face opposition from many of his fellow Republicans in Congress. […]
Facebook removes, then reinstates, page of British anti-racism organisation
By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s biggest anti-racism organisations, Stand Up to Racism, said on Wednesday its Facebook page had been shut down for allegedly breaching the social media platform’s community standards on impersonation, though it was later reinstated. Facebook’s owner, Meta Platforms, said the page had been removed in error and […]