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Austria arrested teenager over foiled plot to attack Vienna station
Interior Ministry announces foiled plot and arrestStatement follows weekend knife attack in VillachVillach suspect, 23, was quickly radicalised on TikTokTeenager in Vienna had spread Islamist content on TikTokRecasts with ministry statement, adding quotes, details throughoutBy Francois Murphy VIE...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Verkada valued at $4.5 billion after General Catalyst-led fundraise
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Security systems maker Verkada said on Wednesday it has raised $200 million in its latest funding round led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, bringing its valuation to $4.5 billion. Verkada, which makes video security cameras, environmental sensors and alarms, has recently...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
German foreign minister: US-Russia talks over Ukraine could hold promise
FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The German foreign minister on Wednesday reiterated that Europe needs to be involved in talks over peace in Ukraine, currently held between the United States and Russia, but added that those negotiations could pave the way for future progress."The fact that the Amer...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Trump Media, Rumble sue Brazilian supreme court justice
Adds Rumble statement in paragraph 4; background in paragraphs 5, 9-12 WASHINGTON/SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Trump Media & Technology Group DJT.O and video-sharing platform Rumble RUM.O sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice over accusations of illegal cen...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Trump picks first-term loyalists for top Justice Department posts
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate advisers from his first term to top Justice Department posts, including John Eisenberg to lead the national security division and Brett Shumate for the civil division, the department said on Wednesday.Shumate is already a...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Dismay and defiance in Kyiv, as Trump takes 'our enemy's side'
Donald Trump launched rhetorical attack on Zelenskiy Ukrainians fear U.S. is taking Russia's side in the warKyiv residents say Ukraine has no choice but to fight onPolls show little public demand for wartime electionBy Anna Voitenko and Olena HarmashKYIV, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainians rejected ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
UAE Tawazun Council signs 10 defense deals worth $2.8 billion, ministry says
DUBAI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The UAE Tawazun Council, the defence and security acquisitions authority for the UAE armed forces and Abu Dhabi police, has signed 10 deals worth 10.18 billion dirham ($2.8 billion) at exhibitions in Abu Dhabi, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The deals were signed...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BRIEF-RTX CEO Says Tariff Situation Is Fluid - Barclays Conference
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Rtx Corp RTX.N:RTX CEO SAYS TARIFF SITUATION IS FLUID - BARCLAYS CONFERENCERTX CEO: CONTINUED TO SEE STABILIZATION IN SUPPLY CHAINRTX CEO WHEN ASKED ABOUT DEFENSE BUSINESS, SAYS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT REPLENISHMENT OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE USRTX CEO: I THINK THERE IS BIPARTI...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Polish space agency checking whether unidentified object is SpaceX rocket debris
WARSAW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Poland's space agency POLSA is checking whether an unidentified object found near the western Polish city of Poznan on Wednesday is debris from Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, a spokesperson said. The object, resembling a container, appeared on Wednesday mornin...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BRIEF-DeepSeek Weighs Raising Outside Money For First Time - The Information
Feb 19 (Reuters) - DEEPSEEK WEIGHS RAISING OUTSIDE MONEY FOR FIRST TIME - THE INFORMATIONALIBABA AND CHINESE STATE FUNDS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN INVESTING IN DEEPSEEK- THE INFORMATIONSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2ema7rxcFurther company coverage: 9988.HKReuters
Wed, Feb 19
Dubai Developer Damac sells $750 million in 3-1/2-year sukuk
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Dubai developer Damac DAMAC Real Estate Development has sold $750 million in 3-1/2-year Islamic bond 'sukuk', according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.The yield was set at 7%, narrower than the 7.5% initial price guidance released earlier in the day after the o...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
U.S. drone flights over Mexican territory are part of a collaboration, Mexican president says
MEXICO CITY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that U.S. drone flights over Mexican territory were part of a collaboration with the U.S. government, adding that there was nothing illegal to it.Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
EU antitrust regulators quiz rivals, customers on Safran, Collins deal, source says
By Foo Yun Chee and Theodora Arvanitidou BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are asking rivals and customers whether Safran's SAF.PA bid for Collins' flight controls business would give the French engine and aircraft equipment maker more market power, a person with direct...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Putin praises results of Russia-U.S. talks
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he had been briefed on the outcome of Russia-U.S. talks in Saudi Arabia and was pleased with the results, according to Russian news agencies."Yes, I have been informed. I rate them highly, there are results," ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Ex-Intel executives raise $21.5 million for RISC-V chip startup
By Max A. CherneySAN FRANCISCO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Newly formed chip startup AheadComputing on Wednesday said it had raised $21.5 million in seed funding.Co-founded by several former Intel central processing unit (CPU) engineers and executives, the company plans to build technology and chips based o...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
State Farm General warns it is 'considering options' in California amid rate increase row
By Scott VincentFeb 19 - (The Insurer) - State Farm General has hit back at California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s decision not to immediately grant the insurer approval to implement interim rate increases in the state. The carrier sent a letter to the commissioner on February 3 requesting...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
