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Meta plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows
Adds details from memo, background on physical AI researchBy Katie Paul and Harshita Mary Varghese Feb 14 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O is establishing a new division within its Reality Labs unit to develop AI-powered humanoid robots that can assist with physical tasks, according to an intern...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
REFILE-Amid Calif bar exam disarray, refund offered to 5,600 test takers
Refiles story to replace the word 'take' with 'sit for' in paragraph 1By Karen Sloan Feb 14 (Reuters) - The State Bar of California on Thursday offered a full refund to the 5,600 people scheduled to sit for its new bar exam later this month if they want to withdraw from taking it ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
BRIEF-Tiger Global Management Cuts Share Stake In UnitedHealth, Raises In Eli Lilly
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Tiger Global Management LLC: TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC RAISES SHARE STAKE IN ELI LILLY & CO BY 35.1% TO 1.3 MILLION SHARESTIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC CUTS SHARE STAKE IN NU HOLDINGS LTD BY 51.8% TO 8.9 MILLION ORDINARY CLASS A SHARESTIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC REPORTS SHARE ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
REFILE--New Mexico state senator, former migrant, talks about immigration
Fixes headline formatCindy Nava came to US at age 7, has been citizen for three yearsState Sen Nava is first ex-Dreamer elected to public officeHer first bill would prohibit state resources for federal raidsBy Andrew Hay Feb 14 (Reuters) - New Mexico state Senator Cindy Nava recalled how her fath...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to dominate the planet. All this happened about 4.5 billion years after Earth formed, with innumerable steps occurring in between that ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
TSMC considering running Intel's US factories after Trump team request, Bloomberg reports
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Contract manufacturer TSMC 2330.TW is considering running chipmaker Intel's INTC.O U.S. factories after requests from U.S. President Donald Trump's team, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Ukraine-US talks in Munich end without agreement on critical minerals deal
Critical minerals deal central to Kyiv's Trump outreachVance and Zelenskiy meet at Munich Security ConferenceZelenskiy says both sides still working on agreement Recasts with outcome of Vance-Zelenskiy talksBy Tom Balmforth, Jonathan Landay and Yuliia Dysa KYIV/MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Talk...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Arab proposal for Gaza in works, but Jordan can't take more Palestinians, minister says
By John Irish MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Arab countries are putting together a plan that would rebuild Gaza without displacing its people, guarantee security and governance, Jordan's foreign minister said on Friday, adding that his country could not take more Palestinians. Arab countries were...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
MOVES-Bank of America hires former JPMorgan executive to strengthen private bank, memo says
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Bank of America BAC.N has hired JPMorgan Chase JPM.N veteran Mike Marino as the Georgia market executive of its private bank, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday.Marino, with over three decades of banking experience, was at JPMorgan since 1999. He was most rece...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Ukraine, US to continue work on critical minerals deal, Zelenskiy says
Feb 14 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had a "good meeting" with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday. "Our teams will continue to work on the document," Zelenskiy said on X r...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Dell nears deal to sell $5 billion in AI servers to xAI, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Dell Technologies DELL.N is nearing a deal worth more than $5 billion to provide Elon Musk's xAI with servers optimized for artificial intelligence work, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Judge sentences ex-Greenberg Traurig tax lawyer to prison
By Mike ScarcellaFeb 14 (Reuters) - A tax lawyer who was charged with helping wealthy clients conceal tens of millions of dollars from the IRS was sentenced on Thursday to 30 months in federal prison.Frank Butselaar, a onetime partner at law firm Greenberg Traurig, led what U.S. prosecutors in Manha...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
ANALYSIS-Trump cuts could clash with Kennedy's long to-do list
Kennedy wants to study food additives, vaccines as part of a focus on chronic diseaseFormer FDA official says making new rules requires expert staff, setting up conflict with layoffsAmong Medicaid cuts under consideration are social programs meant to improve health - sourcesKennedy has said he will ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
Russian suspected of sabotage against Poland, US, deported from Bosnia, Tusk says
Adds detail and background, paragraphs 2-6 WARSAW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A Russian citizen suspected of coordinating acts of sabotage against Poland, the United States and other allies was deported to Poland from Bosnia and Herzegovina and arrested by a court order, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk...Reuters
Fri, Feb 14
