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Google to pay $2.4 billion in deal to license tech of Windsurf, WSJ reports
July 11 (Reuters) - Google GOOGL.O has agreed to pay about $2.4 billion in a deal to license the technology of artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool Windsurf, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.E...Reuters
Sat, Jul 12
US Justice fires nine more employees from Jack Smith's team, sources say
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday fired at least nine more Justice Department employees who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate President Donald Trump's retention of classified records and efforts ...Reuters
Sat, Jul 12
US aware of reported death of American after beating by Israeli settlers
US, Palestinian media say US citizen fatally beaten by Israeli settlersIsrael says it is probing the incidentIncident took place in town north of RamallahBy Kanishka Singh and Menna AlaaElDin WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported dea...Reuters
Sat, Jul 12
OpenAI CEO Altman Says Delaying Open-Weight Model Launch, Need Time To Run Additional Safety Tests- X Post
July 11 (Reuters) - OPENAI CEO SAM ALTMAN SAYS WE ARE DELAYING OPEN-WEIGHT MODEL LAUNCH, WE NEED TIME TO RUN ADDITIONAL SAFETY TESTS AND REVIEW HIGH-RISK AREAS- X POSTOPENAI'S SAM ALTMAN SAYS DELAYING OPEN-WEIGHT MODEL LAUNCH, NEED TIME TO RUN ADDITIONAL SAFETY TESTS AND REVIEW HIGH-RISK AREAS- ...Reuters
Sat, Jul 12
FACTBOX-Inside the cockpit: How Air India's Boeing Dreamliner flight ended in disaster
July 12 (Reuters) - A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. Here is the sequence of events - by the seconds - on June 12, as...Reuters
Sat, Jul 12
China's Hesai loses lawsuit against US government for blacklisting
July 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Friday ruled against China-based Hesai Group ZN80y.F in the lidar manufacturer's lawsuit against the U.S. government for adding it to a blacklist of companies allegedly working with Beijing's military. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colum...Reuters
Sat, Jul 12
Soccer-PSG’s success lies in team ethic, not individual stars, says manager Luis Enrique
By Fernando Kallas EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 11 (Reuters) - Paris St. Germain manager Luis Enrique emphasised on Friday that the key to his side's resurgence is a collective team ethic rather than reliance on individual brilliance, as the French and European champions prepare to face ...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
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THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK Saturday and Sunday ----- The daybook editor is Timothy Ryan (reachable at 202-843-6282 or Tim.Ryan@TR.com or DCDaybook@yahoo.com). Subscribers: For any problems in receiving daybook content, call: 1-833-282-6915 and press 1. ...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Trump blocks acquisition of equipment supplier Jupiter Systems by Hong Kong firm
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ordered the blocking of the acquisition of audiovisual equipment supplier Jupiter Systems by Hong Kong's Suirui International after Suirui was found to be a national security risk, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Musk's xAI seeks up to $200 billion valuation in next funding round, FT reports
July 11 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's xAI is preparing to raise more money from investors in a deal that could value the artificial-intelligence company between $170 billion and $200 billion, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people close to the discussions.Saudi Arabia's PIF sovereig...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
EXPLAINER-What are the fuel switches at the centre of the Air India crash probe?
NEW DELHI, July 12 (Reuters) - The preliminary report from investigators probing the Air India crash that killed 260 people showed that seconds after takeoff, the Boeing BA.N 787 plane's engine fuel control switches were switched off briefly, starving them of fuel.Below are a few facts about the...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Sandisk Corp expected to post earnings of 3 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Sandisk Corp SNDK.OQ SNDK.O is expected to report resultson July 15 (estimated) for the period ending June 30 2025The Milpitas California-based company is expected to report revenue of $1.81 billion, according to the mean estimate from 12 analysts, based on LSEG data.LSEG's mean analyst estima...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Google hires Windsurf CEO and researchers to advance AI ambitions
July 11 (Reuters) - Google GOOGL.O has hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and select members of the coding tool's research and development team to join its DeepMind division, a Google spokesperson said on Friday, in a move to strengthen itself in the race for AI leadership....Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
FACTBOX-Inside the cockpit: How Air India's Boeing Dreamliner flight ended in disaster
July 12 (Reuters) - A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. Here is the sequence of events - by the seconds - on June 12, as...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Motor racing-TV Globo regains F1 broadcast rights in Brazil from 2026
July 11 (Reuters) - TV Globo has recovered the exclusive broadcast rights for Formula One in Brazil in a three-year deal from 2026 after being absent since 2020, the sport announced on Friday.The broadcaster held the rights for more than 40 years until Bandeirantes took over in 2021.The deal will g...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Space and defense firm Firefly's US IPO filing reveals 2024 revenue growth
By Prakhar Srivastava July 11 (Reuters) - AE Industrial Partners-backed space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace on Friday disclosed a 10% rise in 2024 revenue in its filing for an initial public offering in the United States. Firefly revealed a revenue of $60.8 million in ...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
Air India Says Continuing To Fully Cooperate With India's AAIB And Other Authorities As Investigation Progresses
July 11 (Reuters) - AIR INDIA -ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE PRELIMINARY REPORT RELEASED BY THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BUREAU (AAIB) TODAY, 12 JULY 2025AIR INDIA- WE CONTINUE TO FULLY COOPERATE WITH THE AAIB AND OTHER AUTHORITIES AS THEIR INVESTIGATION PROGRESSES.Source text: https://bit.ly/4...Reuters
Fri, Jul 11
