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Meitu Plans To Enter Into Strategic Collaborations With Alibaba.Com China
May 20 (Reuters) - Meitu Inc 1357.HK:PLANS TO ENTER INTO STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS WITH ALIBABA.COM CHINAWILL ISSUE CONVERTIBLE BONDS TO SUBSCRIBER WITH A TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF US$250 MILLIONCOLLABORATION IN AREAS SUCH AS E-COMMERCE, AI TECHNOLOGY, AND CLOUD COMPUTING CAPABILITIESReuters
Tue, May 20
Trump migrant detentions at Guantanamo Bay cost $100,000 per person daily, senator says
U.S. official says about 70 migrants now at GuanatanamoSenator Peters criticizes 'outrageous' wasteful spendingBy Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's use of the Guantanamo Bay naval base to house migrants appears to cost $100,000 per day for each detaine...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Israeli PM orders return of delegation holding ceasefire talks from Qatar
May 20 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the return of a delegation holding Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, though a small team will remain in Doha to continue the talks, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, May 20
EXCLUSIVE-Syrian leadership approved return of dead spy archive to Israel, sources say
Eli Cohen was legendary undercover Israeli agent in 1960s SyriaSyria's gesture aimed at reducing tensions, staving off Israeli attacks, sources saySyrian President Sharaa met Trump in Saudi Arabia last weekBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari AMMAN/DAMASCUS, May 20 (Reuters) - Syria's...Reuters
Tue, May 20
ANALYSIS-Trump-Putin call on war in Ukraine is another blow to Kyiv and its allies
Ukraine and allies disappointed by Trump-Putin call - diplomatsNo sign of immediate US pressure on Moscow to push for peaceEurope and Ukraine agree to tighten sanctions neverthelessPutin appears in no rush to end the war he startedRussia makes battlefield gains, US aid to Ukraine uncertainBy Tom Bal...Reuters
Tue, May 20
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Blue Owl Capital, Celanese, Immunitybio
May 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Blue Owl Capital, Celanese and Immunitybio, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS* Blue Owl Capital Inc OWL.N: KBW raises to outperform from market perform* Celanese Corp CE.N: BMO...Reuters
Tue, May 20
US FDA advisers to consider if new COVID shots should target LP.8.1 subvariant
May 20 (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will discuss recommendations for updated COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the upcoming immunization campaign, including if these shots should target the LP.8.1 subvariant, documents filed on Tuesday showed.The documents, posted ahead of ...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Nissan North America Targets Nearly $2 Billion In Cost Cuts To Shift Out Of ‘Crisis Mode’ - Automotive News
May 20 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd 7201.T:NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TARGETS NEARLY $2 BILLION IN COST CUTS TO SHIFT OUT OF ‘CRISIS MODE’ - AUTOMOTIVE NEWSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2p67tavyReuters
Tue, May 20
Apple to open its AI models to developers, Bloomberg News reports
May 20 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O is preparing to allow third-party developers to write software using its artificial intelligence models, in a push to boost the creation of new applications, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.The tech major is working on a ...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Andreessen Horowitz-backed studio Promise partners with Google on AI, adds investors
May 20 (Reuters) - Generative AI studio Promise, backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, said on Tuesday that it had partnered with Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google to use its AI technologies.The startup has also expanded its investor base, with new backing from Google's AI Futures Fund...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Rubio says US has expressed to UAE, others that they are turning conflict in Sudan into proxy war
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States has expressed to the United Arab Emirates and other countries that they are turning the conflict in Sudan into a proxy war, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday.Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Washington wanted to...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Microsoft to add Anthropic's AI coding agent to its GitHub service
SEATTLE, May 20 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O said it will add an artificial intelligence coding agent from Google-backed startup Anthropic to its GitHub service.Coding agents can carry out software development tasks, such as fixing bugs, on a human developer's behalf. Microsoft on Monday introdu...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Measles cases in Texas rise by four to 722, state health department says
May 20 (Reuters) - The Texas health department reported 722 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of four since its last update on Friday.The number of cases in Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak in the state, remained unchanged from the last update at 406 cases, the Texas ...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Dundee Precious Metals Confirms Talks For Possible Offer For Adriatic Metals
May 20 (Reuters) - Dundee Precious Metals DPM.TO: DUNDEE PRECIOUS MET. ADRIATIC METALS - STATEMENT REGARDING RESPONSE TO PRESS SPECULATIONDUNDEE PRECIOUS METALS- CONFIRMS DISCUSSIONS FOR POSSIBLE OFFER FOR ADRIATIC METALSReuters
Tue, May 20
Trump struggles to convince Republican holdouts in Congress on tax bill
Trump meets with divided House RepublicansTax provisions, Medicaid cuts lead disputesBill would extend tax cuts from Trump's first term By David Morgan, Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trumpon Tuesday pressed his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Cong...Reuters
Tue, May 20
New Orleans jail worker arrested, accused of helping inmates escape
By Karen FreifeldMay 20 (Reuters) - A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail was under arrest, accused of helping 10 inmates escape last week, including some accused of murder, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said on Tuesday.The worker, Sterling Williams, 33, admitted to agents that he turn...Reuters
Tue, May 20
UN says no aid distributed yet in Gaza
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - No humanitarian aid has been distributed yet in the Gaza Strip, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday, despite more supplies being dropped off on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing. "Today, one of our teams waited several hours for the ...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Sailing-SailGP hopes to hook new fans with 'Uncharted' docuseries
NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - SailGP announced its first-ever docuseries on Tuesday, with the three-part project "Uncharted" focusing on Red Bull Italy SailGP CEO Jimmy Spithill, who is leading the team through their inaugural season.SailGP is the global sailing championship featuring nationa...Reuters
Tue, May 20
Japan's Tariff Negotiator To Visit US For Third Time On Friday, Nikkei Reports
May 20 (Reuters) - Nikkei:JAPAN'S TARIFF NEGOTIATOR TO VISIT US FOR 3RD TIME ON FRIDAYJAPAN'S RYOSEI AKAZAWA HEADS TO THE U.S. ON FRIDAY FOR THIRD ROUND OF TALKS WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COUNTERPARTSA FOURTH VISIT BY RYOSEI AKAZAWA TO THE U.S. THIS MONTH IS ALSO A POSSIBILITYReuters
Tue, May 20
