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Fact Check-Enron 'The Egg' home nuclear reactor is parody product
By Reuters Fact Check Jan 24 - A parody product launch for a “micro nuclear reactor” for home use using the name of collapsed energy firm Enron Corp. has misled social media users online, some of whom took the item to be real. The launch video was posted online with the caption, “Woah. Enron ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Diageo exploring potential spin-off or sale of beer brand Guinness, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 24 (Reuters) - Diageo DGE.L, the world's top spirits maker, is exploring a potential spin-off or sale of beer brand Guinness and is reviewing its stake in LVMH's drinks unit, Moet Hennessy, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Diageo did not immediate...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
AT&T secures $850 million from sale-leaseback of real estate to Reign Capital
Adds shares in paragraph 7Jan 24 (Reuters) - AT&T T.N said on Friday it has secured $850 million through the sale-leaseback of its underused central office facilities that house its legacy copper networks to real estate development firm Reign Capital. The U.S. telecom major is planning to e...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
EXCLUSIVE-OpenAI faces new copyright case, from global publishers in India
OpenAI faces growing legal challenges in IndiaAfter local news agency, book publishers mount challengeBook publishers worried ChatGPT produces summariesCases to shape the future of AI use in India, lawyer saysBy Aditya Kalra, Arpan Chaturvedi, Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - India...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Adds: HongShan Capital Group Updates: Monte dei PaschiJan 24 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Friday:** State-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena BMPS.MI joined in the consolidation wave sweeping Italian banking with a surprise 13.3 bill...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
Court rejects prosecutors' request to extend Yoon's detentionCIO transferred case to prosecutors for insurrection chargesYoon's lawyers argue CIO lacks authority for investigationAdds details, comment from Yoon's lawyers in paragraphs 5, 7-9By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
BREAKINGVIEWS-Congestion fees are practically a free lunch
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.By Robert CyranNEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Big Apple is finally putting some ancient economic theory to good use. A new $9 fee on almost everyone driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan repres...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
CORRECTED-FOCUS-Aerospace suppliers scramble to cushion blow of looming Trump tariffs
Corrects spelling of Optima president's name in paragraph 3Optima Aero moves inventory to avoid potential US tariffsAerospace industry fears disruption from tariffsCanada threatens retaliatory tariffs if targeted by TrumpBy Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Canadian helicopter part...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
CORRECTED-FOCUS-Aerospace suppliers scramble to cushion blow of looming Trump tariffs
Corrects spelling of Optima president's name in paragraph 3Optima Aero moves inventory to avoid potential US tariffsAerospace industry fears disruption from tariffsCanada threatens retaliatory tariffs if targeted by TrumpBy Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Canadian helicopter part...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Woman charged in US with murdering her children loses fight against extradition from UK
Adds details from paragraph 6 LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - An American woman wanted in the United States for the murder of two of her children and attempting to kill her third child can be extradited from Britain to the U.S., a judge in a London court ruled on Friday.Kimberlee Singler, 36, has been...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Trump administration reviewing US automatic emergency braking rule
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. auto safety agency said Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
EU to test Facebook, X and others on disinformation ahead of German election
Adds attempts to reach companies, EU quote, background from paragraph 4BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Mexican president dubs Trump decree on drug cartels unhelpful
Recasts on president's comment, adds quote in paragraph 3MEXICO CITY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that U.S. President Donald Trump's decree earlier this week that drug cartels based in the country are terrorist groups "won't help," adding...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Woman charged in US with murdering her children loses fight against extradition from UK
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - An American woman wanted in the United States for the murder of two of her children and attempting to kill her third child can be extradited from Britain to the U.S., a judge in a London court ruled on Friday.Kimberlee Singler, 36, has been charged in Colorado with seven c...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
BRIEF-Meta's CEO Zuckerberg Says We're Planning To Invest $60-65 Bln In Capex This Year
Jan 24 (Reuters) - META'S MARK ZUCKERBERG IN FACEBOOK POST: WE'RE PLANNING TO INVEST $60-65B IN CAPEX THIS YEAR WHILE ALSO GROWING OUR AI TEAMS SIGNIFICANTLYMETA IS BUILDING A 2GW+ DATACENTER THAT IS SO LARGE IT WOULD COVER A SIGNIFICANT PART OF MANHATTAN- META'S ZUCKERBERGSource: https:...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Mexican president touts legal effort to analyze U.S. declaration on drug cartels
MEXICO CITY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Mexican government has a team of lawyers in place to analyze the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration that Mexican drug cartels are terrorist groups, the country's president told reporters on Friday.President Claudia Sheinbuam added that the...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Trump's rapid changes in U.S. government stun federal workers
Trump moves quickly to remake federal bureaucracy Unions fear hundreds of thousands of firingsLawsuit seeks to block sweeping changesUpdates with new headline, adds paragraph 2 hyperlinkBy Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning sp...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Russia says it sees no signs that Ukraine and the West are ready for peace talks despite all statements
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published on Friday that he saw no objective signs that Ukraine or the West were ready for peace talks despite all their increasingly loud statements about the need for such talks."Despite the increasingly loud tal...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
