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CORRECTED-Voice AI startup ElevenLabs closes new funding round at $3.3 billion valuation
Correct founding year in paragraph 5 to 2022 from 2021Jan 30 (Reuters) - ElevenLabs said on Thursday it has raised $180 million in a new funding round that triples the voice cloning artificial intelligence startup's valuation to $3.3 billion.The Series C funding round was co-led by Andreessen Ho...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Trump interest in buying Greenland 'not a joke', Rubio says
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's interest in buying Greenland is "not a joke," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U.S. national interest and needs to be solved.Trump has expressed interest in maki...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Perfume group Puig posts 14% rise in holiday sales
Adds Chairman and CEO Marc Puig's comments to analysts MADRID, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Puig PUIGb.MC, the Barcelona-based company behind perfume brands Rabanne, Carolina Herrera and Jean Paul Gaultier, reported a 14.3% rise in fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, beating analyst expectations for the...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Italy's privacy watchdog blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek
MILAN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Italy's data protection authority said on Thursday it had blocked Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek over a lack of information on its use of personal data.The authority, known as Garante, said in a note on its website that the decision took immediate effect...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Pilots recall problems at Washington airport after fatal crash
Pilots describe tight airspace around Washington airportPlanes have to avoid airspace around White House, PentagonArmy official questions military training near airportsBy Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Marianne Faithfull, English singer and actress, dies at 78 - media report
Fixes grammatical error in paragraph 12By Alistair BellJan 30 (Reuters) - Marianne Faithfull, the wild woman of London's swinging '60s who survived drug addiction, homelessness, two comas, cancer and COVID-19, died at age 78, after a singing career that began as a teenager and lasted until h...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Law firm Reed Smith launches in Atlanta with nearly 40 lawyers
By David Thomas Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. law firm Reed Smith said on Thursday that it has launched an office in Atlanta after hiring 37 lawyers there, mainly from a smaller regional firm, marking the largest legal group move of the year so far.The move is a blow to Atlanta-based Morris, Manning &a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Southwest Airlines CEO Says Pleased With The Work Boeing Is Doing - Conf Call
Jan 30 (Reuters) - SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CEO SAYS PLEASED WITH THE WORK BOEING IS DOING - CONF CALLSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CEO SAYS WHILE BOEING STILL HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO, THEY APPEAR TO BE ON A GOOD PATH AND WE ARE FEELING MORE OPTIMISTICSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CEO SAYS BELIEVE BOEING IS ON PACE TO EXCEED 38 J...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Russian embassy expresses gratitude to US for support after air crash
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Russian embassy in Washington sent condolences on Thursday to families of the dead in a crash near Reagan Washington National Airport and expressed gratitude to U.S. authorities for an offer to send the remains of Russian victims back to their homeland."It is with particul...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Netspend to compensate overcharged customers in New York settlement
Adds comment by Netspend parent, 2023 company takeover in paragraphs 7-8By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Netspend, a provider of reloadable debit and payroll cards, will pay about $1.1 million to settle New York state accusations it illegally charged low-income customers exorbitant in...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Rebuilding Gaza could take 10-15 years, Trump's envoy tells Axios
Jan 30 (Reuters) - There is "almost nothing left" of Gaza and rebuilding the enclave could take 10 to 15 years, U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the region on Thursday."People are moving north to get ba...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
French privacy watchdog to quiz DeepSeek on AI, data protection
Adds French privacy watchdog comments, detailsBy Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - France's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it will question DeepSeek to gain a better idea of how the Chinese startup's AI system works and any possible privacy risks for users.DeepSeek attracted gl...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
EXCLUSIVE-Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors
Corrects name in paragraph 27: Fouad instead of FuadUG Solutions hiring 96 special forces veterans for Gaza checkpoint dutyDeployment raises concerns of Americans in Middle East conflict zone Egyptians collaborate with US contractors at checkpointBy Jonathan Landay and Aram Roston WASHINGTON, Jan...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BREAKINGVIEWS-Unsung rebels fend off US policy whiplash
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.By Gabriel Rubin WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The U.S. red wave mostly flooded Washington. Republicans took back control of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hill, but Democratic legal authorit...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-FDA Says Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities with Certain Patient Monitors from Contec and Epsimed
Jan 30 (Reuters) - FDA: CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN CONTEC CMS8000 & EPSIMED MN-120 PATIENT MONITORS MAY PUT PATIENTS AT RISK AFTER CONNECTED TO INTERNETFDA: NOT AWARE OF ANY CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS, INJURIES/ DEATHS RELATED TO CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN CONTEC & EPSIMED PATIENT M...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Rubio to take up Trump's Panama gambit, migration crusade in Latam visit
Adds Panamanian president, paragraph 24Rubio to visit Panama in shadow of Trump’s canal threatsUS crack down on illegal immigration also on agendaLatam visit is partly about countering China in region .By Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - When Marco Rubio arrives in L...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
FACTBOX-Washington DC plane crash: What we know about the investigation
Jan 30 (Reuters) - More than 60 people were dead after an American Airlines AAL.O regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said the mida...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Blackstone in talks to buy stake in New York office building-sources
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Blackstone BX.N is in talks to buy a sizeable stake in a New York 50-story office building from institutional investors of JPMorgan Asset Management, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.The planned move comes as Blackstone executives signalled on an ear...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Hewlett Packard Enterprise & Juniper Networks Strongly Oppose DOJ's Decision To File Suit To Block Deal
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co HPE.N:HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE AND JUNIPER NETWORKS STRONGLY OPPOSE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S DECISION TO FILE SUIT TO BLOCK ACQUISITIONHEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE- CO, JUNIPER NETWORKS PLAN TO VIGOROUSLY DEFEND TRANSACTION IN COURTSource text: ID:nBw5...Reuters
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