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BREAKINGVIEWS-PayPal’s new CEO pick embraces its dinosaur status
By Stephen Gandel NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A digital payments trailblazer is ready to act its age. PayPal PYPL.O, which launched in 1998, has fallen behind younger rivals, predicting no earnings growth in 2026 and ejecting boss Alex Chriss. Replacement Enrique Lores hails from ol...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Eileen Gu feeling new love for her sport
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Eileen Gu on Tuesday said she was entering her second Olympics with new-found love and a different approach to her sport after feeling stuck in recent years.Gu acknowledged that the last year had been marred by injuries, limited training time and the demands of full...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
OpenAI CEO Altman dismisses Moltbook as likely fad, backs the tech behind it
Feb 3 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday played down the viral AI social network Moltbook as a likely fad, but he said the technology that let bots act on their own offered a glimpse of the future.Altman delivered his remarks at the Cisco AI Summit in San Francisco, as tech leaders weighed...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Regions Bank settles USAA lawsuit over mobile-banking patents
By Blake Brittain Feb 3 (Reuters) - Regions Bank RF.N has settled a lawsuit from financial-services company United Services Automobile Association that accused it of infringing USAA patents related to mobile-banking technology, according to a Tuesday filing in Texas federal court.The filing said ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections draws furious pushback from Democrats
Trump's comments seen as attempt to manipulate midtermsGabbard's involvement in FBI raid raises legal concernsThune opposes federalizing elections, supports decentralized systemsBy David Morgan, Bo Erickson and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s call fo...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Zelenskiy: Ukraine awaits U.S. reaction to overnight Russian attacks
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine was waiting for U.S. reaction to Russia's overnight attack on his country's cities that caused further damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure."We expect a response from the United States to the ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Waymo to defend self-driving safety record, warn on China
Waymo defends safety record amid federal investigationsWaymo urges Congress to advance self-driving legislationTesla warns of China's potential dominance in AV technologyBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Self-driving company Waymo on Wednesday will defend its safety record bef...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Senator says AT&T, Verizon blocking release of Salt Typhoon security assessment reports
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell on Tuesday said Verizon and AT&T are blocking release of key documents about an alleged massive Chinese spying operation that infiltrated U.S. telecommunications networks known as Salt Typhoon and wants their CEOs to appear before C...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Syrian security deploy in key Kurdish city under US-backed deal
Entry into Qamishli follows January 30 accordDeal foresees a phased integration of Kurdish fighters Government forces entered Hasakah on MondayBy Orhan Qereman, Khalil Ashawi and Feras Maqdisi QAMISHLI, Syria, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled nort...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
UK police confirm investigation into Mandelson over Epstein leaks
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they have launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson, Britain's former ambassador to the U.S., over alleged misconduct in public office following the release of millions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein."I can confirm that t...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
NFL-No plans for ICE immigration operations at Super Bowl, officials say
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - National Football League and federal law enforcement officials said on Tuesday there were no planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations for Sunday's Super Bowl or the events leading up to it."There are no planned ICE or immigr...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Renault to use Chinese parts for EV engine to be assembled in France
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Renault RENA.PA will build in France a new small electric vehicle engine using parts supplied by China's Shanghai e-drive, a spokesperson for the carmaker said on Tuesday, as it looks to reduce costs and protect margins in a sluggish European marke...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
US plans to announce as many as 11 trade agreements on critical minerals this week, Burgum says
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told a conference on Tuesday the U.S. plans to announce as many as 11 trade agreements on critical minerals this week. Burgum, who also heads the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council, referred to previous trade deals that President ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Appeal tests campus free speech in expelled Florida law student's case
By Karen Sloan Feb 3 (Reuters) - The University of Florida has asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge's order that it readmit an expelled law student who administrators say demonstrated a “pattern of disruptive behavior,” in a case testing campus free speech rights.The university sa...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Winston & Strawn litigation leader takes 9-partner team to rival law firm King & Spalding
By Sara Merken NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Law firm King & Spalding said on Tuesday that it has hired nine litigation partners from rival Winston & Strawn, marking the latest significant group defection between large firms in recent weeks.Trial lawyer Tom Melsheimer, who was managing part...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
ANALYSIS-Investors ramp up bets on steeper yield curve under Warsh-led Fed
Markets expect steeper yield curves to be the norm in 2026Tensions likely to revolve around Fed balance sheet, long-end ratesUncertainty about Warsh's views likely to raise rate volatilityIncoming Fed chief expected to revert to hawkish instincts at some pointBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW Y...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
