Zelenskiy cautious after Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would agree to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump told him immediately to accept Putin’s proposal of direct talks. The Ukrainian leader had responded guardedly earlier on Sunday after the Russian president, in a night-time televised…

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OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft for new funding and future IPO, FT reports

(Reuters) -OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership in a high-stakes negotiation designed to allow the ChatGPT maker to launch a future IPO, while protecting the software giant’s access to cutting-edge AI models, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. A critical issue is how much equity in OpenAI’s new for-profit business…

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