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FOCUS-Weeks after Amazon's Alexa+ AI launch, a mystery: where are the users?
Amazon struggles to show Alexa+ user engagementAlexa+ performance can be slow to respondCompany has plowed billions into developing Alexa since 2014By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 (Reuters) - Alexa, where are your users?More than six weeks after Amazon.com AMZN.O began rolling out the new...Reuters
Fri, May 16
EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration cut autism-related research by 26% so far in 2025
NIH autism research funding down $31 million so far in 2025Researchers fear cuts will delay autism treatment progressHHS denies reduced commitment to autism researchBy Robin Respaut, Jaimi Dowdell NEW YORK, NY, May 16 (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address ...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Kremlin says a Putin-Trump meeting is essential but needs advance preparation and must yield results
MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump was essential but required considerable advance preparation and had to yield results.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was commenting after Trump said he would...Reuters
Fri, May 16
CORRECTED-Microsoft offers to sell Office without Teams at lower price in EU antitrust probe
BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuters) - Microsoft MSFT.O has offered to sell its Office product without Teams at a lower price than Office with Teams as well as offer rivals better interoperability access to its services and products, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday.The European Commission said it was n...Reuters
Fri, May 16
EXCLUSIVE-Citi to cut up to 200 tech contractor roles in China, sources say
Bank cutting IT contractor roles in China from this weekImpacted contractors support Citi's global IT, operationsBank to hire staff to bolster IT setup, replacing contractorsBy Selena Li HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - Citigroup C.N is cutting up to 200 information technology (IT) contractor r...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Russia is trying to undermine peace effort at talks in Istanbul, says Ukrainian source
ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters) - Russia is demanding that talks with Ukraine in Istanbul take place without U.S. and Turkish representatives, a Ukrainian diplomatic source said on Friday, adding the move showed Moscow was "undermining the peace effort"."Yet another sign of the Russian side u...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
May 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday: ** South Africa's Tiger Brands will sell its canned fruit business, Langeberg and Ashton Foods, as a going concern for a symbolic one rand to a new company set up b...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Rugby-France captain Dupont joins RFCLA ownership in boost for U.S. game
PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - France captain Antoine Dupont, widely regarded as the best rugby player of his generation, has taken an ownership stake in Rugby Football Club Los Angeles, the Major League Rugby franchise said on Thursday.The 28-year-old scrumhalf joins RFCLA's ownership group alongsid...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Head of Russian delegation in Istanbul has arrived for talks with U.S., Reuters witness says
ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters) - Vladimir Medinsky, the head of Russia's delegation for peace talks with Ukraine, has arrived for a meeting with a U.S. government official at a hotel in Istanbul, according to a Reuters witness. Russia and Ukraine are due to start their first direct talks in three ye...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Soccer-Bayern's Kompany wants focus on Hoffenheim before Sunday's title party
MUNICH, Germany, May 16 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany's focus is firmly on the last Bundesliga game of the season at Hoffenheim on Saturday and not the following day's title party in the Bavarian capital, he said on Friday.Bayern secured the Bundesliga title almost two week...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Vietnam approves $1.5 billion investment plan by Trump Organization and partner
HANOI, May 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam's government has approved a plan by the Trump Organization and a partner to invest $1.5 billion in golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the Southeast Asian country, state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on Friday.Reuters
Fri, May 16
Euro zone bond yields dragged lower by U.S. Treasuries
US data prompts bets on Fed rate cuts, pressuring Treasury yieldsECB's Kazaks warns of high uncertainty affecting rate policy outlookBy Medha Singh May 16 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields dropped on Friday, backing further away from multi-week highs hit earlier this week as U.S. e...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Japan remains committed to moon missions as Trump cuts NASA budget, JAXA chief says
Trump's NASA budget proposal seeks to axe Gateway station for ArtemisJAXA can offer resupply, landing tech and lunar data, chief saysPartners crucial for U.S. amid space race with China, analyst saysBy Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is ready to support the United States' ...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Apple blocks Fortnite game in US, EU stores, Epic Games says
STOCKHOLM, May 16 (Reuters) - Epic Games said on Friday that Apple AAPL.O has blocked its "Fortnite" video game on its store in the European Union and the iPhone maker's U.S. app store.Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it, Epic Games said.Reuters
Fri, May 16
Fortnite Says Apple Blocked Fortnite Submission To Not Release To US App Store Or To Epic Games Store For IOS In EU
May 16 (Reuters) - FORTNITE: APPLE BLOCKED FORTNITE SUBMISSION TO NOT RELEASE TO US APP STORE OR TO EPIC GAMES STORE FOR IOS IN EU - X POSTFORNITE: FORTNITE ON IOS WILL BE OFFLINE WORLDWIDE UNTIL APPLE UNBLOCKS IT - X POSTSource text: https://tinyurl.com/yum5w6anReuters
Fri, May 16
EXCLUSIVE-US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
More than 60,000 metric tonnes of U.S. food aid sitting in storageFood stocks stuck due to USAID cuts and are at risk of expiry, sources say Trump's aid cuts come amid rising global hunger levelsUSAID decommissioning disrupts aid distribution, aid workers say By Jessica Donati, Emma Farge, Ammu ...Reuters
Fri, May 16
South Korea trade and industry minister asks US for exemption from tariffs
SEOUL, May 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's minister of trade and industry Ahn Deuk-geun said on Friday that he met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and asked again for a waiver from Washington's tariff measures. Ahn also said the South Korean delegation would visit the United States nex...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Pope Leo tells diplomats the dignity of migrants must be respected
VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV, in his first address to world diplomats at the Vatican, said on Friday that the dignity of migrants had to be respected, while also calling on nations to halt the production of weapons and prioritize peace efforts. The U.S. pope described himself as a &...Reuters
Fri, May 16
Ukrainian officials meet with US, French, British and German counterparts in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters) - Senior Ukrainian officials held a meeting in Istanbul on Friday with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg and senior aides to the French, British and German leaders, Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on social media.The meeting was attended from the Ukrainian...Reuters
Fri, May 16
