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RPT-Oscars TV audience shrinks 9% in US from last year
LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - The Academy Awards telecast attracted 17.9 million U.S. viewers, a 9% decrease from the previous year and the lowest since 2022, according to Nielsen data released by broadcaster ABC on Tuesday.The figure for Sunday's show reflected viewing on ABC and on the str...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Iran Rejects De-escalation as Israel Kills Iranian Security Chief
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran's security chief Ali Larijani was killed by Israel, the government confirmed on Tuesday, the most senior figure targeted since the U.S.-Israeli war's first day, while a senior Iranian official said Iran's new supreme leader rejected de-escalation offers conReuters
Wed, Mar 18
Drone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard
March 18 (Reuters) - A drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and an explosion was heard in the area, security sources said early on Wednesday, a day after a series of strikes.Security sources had said on Tuesday that rocket and drone attacks had targeted the embassy, triggering sirens wi...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
EXCLUSIVE-Nvidia preparing Groq chips that can be sold in Chinese market, sources say
By Max A. Cherney, Stephen Nellis and Liam Mo SAN JOSE, California, March 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia NVDA.O is preparing a version of its Groq artificial-intelligence chips that can be sold to the Chinese market, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.Nvidia licensed technology f...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
REFILE-Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said in a Tuesday court filing that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was justified and lawful, opposing the artificial intelligence lab’s high-stakes lawsuit challenging the decision. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth desi...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Russian forces take control of two more Ukrainian villages, defence ministry says
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russian troops have taken control of the village of Sopych in Ukraine's northern Sumy region and Kalenyky in the eastern Donetsk region, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.The Russian announcement was issued a day after Moscow and Kyiv issued conflicting claims on ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Projectile hits premises of Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, IAEA says
March 17 (Reuters) - A projectile struck the premises of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening with no damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported, Iran told the U.N. nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA said on X.Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Dozens Of Investment Funds And Companies Including Kkr And Bain Showing Interest In Tokyo Electric Power's Capital Alliance Plan, Asahi Newspaper Reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc 9501.T:DOZENS OF INVESTMENT FUNDS AND COMPANIES INCLUDING KKR AND BAIN SHOWING INTEREST IN TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER'S CAPITAL ALLIANCE PLAN, ASAHI NEWSPAPER REPORTSDELISTING COULD BE AMONG OPTIONS FOR TEPCO'S PLAN, ASAHI SAYSSource t...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
EXCLUSIVE-Nvidia Preparing Groq Chips That Can Be Sold in Chinese Market, Sources Say
SAN JOSE, California, March 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia is preparing a version of its Groq artificial-intelligence chips that can be sold to the Chinese market, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Pakistan's PIA halts Fujairah flights for 48 hours over security concerns
March 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended its flight operations to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates for the next 48 hours due to security reasons, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. The airline will operate flights only to Al Ain in the UAE during this perio...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Brazil judge clears Federal District to boost BRB capital with real estate deals
SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge has overruled a previous court decision that had blocked Brazil's Federal District from using real estate deals to inject capital into the lender BRB BSLI3.SA, a court decision showed on Tuesday.The judge said the previous ruling could have viola...Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
CORRECTED-EXCLUSIVE-Nvidia preparing Groq chips that can be sold in Chinese market, sources say
By Max A. Cherney and Stephen NellisSAN JOSE, California, March 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia is preparing a version of its Groq artificial-intelligence chips that can be sold to the Chinese market, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.Nvidia licensed technology from Groq, an AI chip...Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
CORRECTED-ClearPoint Neuro Q4 revenue rises on IRRAS acquisition
OverviewUS device and gene therapy-enabling firm's Q4 revenue grew 34% yr/yr, driven by IRRAS acquisitionCompany completed IRRAS Holdings acquisition, expanding into neurocritical care product linesQ4 gross margin stable at 62%, operating expenses rose due to acquisition and expansionOutlookClea...Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez
By Maria TsvetkovaNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior and abuse of young women or girls have emerged against iconic late labor organizer Cesar Chavez, and the union he co-founded will not take part in annual celebrations of him, according to statements on Tues...Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
CORRECTED-Gossamer Bio Q4 net loss widens
OverviewUS biopharma developer's Q4 revenue increased yr/yr, net loss widened to $47.2 mlnCompany implemented reduction in force to align resources with near-term prioritiesOutlookCompany expects current cash to fund operations into Q1 2027Result DriversPROSERA TRIAL OUTCOME - Company said Q4 re...Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
Brazil judge clears Federal District to boost BRB capital with real estate sales
SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge overruled a previous court decision that had blocked Brazil's Federal District from using real estate sales to inject capital into the lender BRB BSLI3.SA, local newspaper O Globo reported on Tuesday.In the decision, the judge said the previous r...Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
SoFi rejects short-seller Muddy Waters' report, considers legal action
March 17 (Reuters) - SoFi Technologies SOFI.O said on Tuesday that it will explore potential legal action against short seller Muddy Waters Research and called its report from earlier in the day "inaccurate and misleading."Reuters
Tue, Mar 17
