Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with…
January 2025
US hiring announcements in 2024 lowest in nine years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hiring announcements by U.S. employers last year were the lowest since 2015, a report showed on Thursday,…
China’s Country Garden proposes deal to reduce offshore debt by $11.6 billion
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Country Garden has proposed a deal to its offshore creditors that will cut its…
Musk acknowledges $2 trillion spending cut goal a long shot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk, who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to oversee a government cost-cutting effort, acknowledged that…
Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty proposes bid for TikTok’s US assets
(Reuters) – Entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty and its consortium of partners in The…
Exclusive-Warburg Pincus explores $5 billion-plus sale of Modernizing Medicine, sources say
By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is weighing options, including a…
NATO membership only credible security guarantee for Ukraine, Finnish foreign minister says
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Membership in NATO is the only credible long-term security guarantee Ukraine can receive against…
Judge approves Tesla directors’ deal to end excess pay case
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Tesla directors including Chair Robyn Denholm and James Murdoch got court approval on…
JPMorgan files two lawsuits against Greece’s Viva Wallet as legal saga continues
ATHENS (Reuters) – Wall Street bank JP Morgan has filed two lawsuits over its investment in fintech Viva Wallet, the…
France urges EU to get tough on Musk’s political comments as bloc struggles for a response
By John Irish and Lili Bayer PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to…