Meta expands AI access on Ray-Ban smart glasses in Europe
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it is expanding access to its artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI, on Ray-Ban smart glasses to seven additional European countries.People in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland will now be...
DOJ probing Disney-FuboTV deal over competition concerns, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice are probing Disney’s deal to take a controlling stake in streaming company FuboTV, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plans.The DOJ is looking into whether the deal would...
China backs Iran’s nuclear talks with US, opposes ‘illegal’ sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China supports Iran holding talks on its nuclear program with the United States and opposes the use of force and “illegal” unilateral sanctions to try to resolve the issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran’s...
Emerging economies face test from tighter funding as growth slows, says IMF
By Karin Strohecker and Rodrigo CamposWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its 2025 growth outlook for emerging economies including Mexico and China, warning that tighter funding conditions and a scarcity of development cash could...
Taiwan cabinet to ask parliament to unfreeze $4 billion amid budget standoff
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s cabinet said on Tuesday it will ask the opposition controlled legislature to release more than $4 billion in funds frozen as part of a stand-off over this year’s budget, which the government says could seriously affect their...
Barrick Gold sells Alaska mine stake to John Paulson, NovaGold for up to $1.1 billion
(Reuters) -Canada’s Barrick Gold said on Tuesday it will exit the Donlin gold Project in Alaska by selling its 50% stake to billionaire John Paulson and NovaGold Resources for up to $1.1 billion.The Donlin Gold project is a proposed mine which holds roughly 39...
China urges Japan to help fight US tariffs together, Kyodo reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Chinese Premier Li Qiang has sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba calling for a coordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.The letter, sent via...
Bank of America’s shareholders OK executive compensations, elect directors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America shareholders voted on Tuesday to approve pay packages for CEO Brian Moynihan and the lender’s top executives, and also elected its 14 directors on the board.Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services had...