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US ambassador to France banned from meeting French government
PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, has been banned from meeting members of the French government after not showing up at the Foreign Affairs ministry earlier in the day, where he had been summoned over comments on the killing of a French far-right activist last...Reuters
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Pentagon raises serious concerns on US Senate aviation safety bill
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Pentagon raised significant concerns about an aviation safety bill set to be taken up later on Monday by the U.S. House of Representatives, saying it could create "significant unresolved budgetary burdens and operational security risks affecting national defens...Reuters
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Fitch Says Global Credit Risk Environment Remains High, Despite Broad Credit Resilience In 2025
Feb 24 (Reuters) - Fitch:FITCH: GLOBAL CREDIT RISK ENVIRONMENT REMAINS HIGH, DESPITE BROAD CREDIT RESILIENCE IN 2025 & A GENERALLY BENIGN BASE-CASE OUTLOOK FOR 2026FITCH ON GLOBAL CREDIT: MAJOR UNCERTAINTIES RELATED TO GEOPOLITICAL RISKS, FISCAL/ECONOMIC POLICY VOLATILITY REMAINFITCH ON GLOBAL C...Reuters
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Amazon plans $12 billion data center buildout in Louisiana
By Greg BensingerSAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O said it plans to invest $12 billion in Louisiana as part of a plan to build data centers in the Pelican State.The Seattle-based online retailer said the data center buildout, in northwest Louisiana, will create 540 full-time jobs, as ...Reuters
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Canada summons OpenAI safety team to Ottawa after school shooting
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Canada has summoned top officials from OpenAI to Ottawa after it emerged the company had not shared internal concerns about a person who went on to commit a school shooting, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said on Monday.Earlier this month an 18-year-old with mental ...Reuters
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First Brands Lays Off Employees As Buyer Interest Fades - WSJ
Feb 23 (Reuters) - FIRST BRANDS LAYS OFF EMPLOYEES AS BUYER INTEREST FADES - WSJFIRST BRANDS TOLD WORKERS THAT SEVERAL POTENTIAL FINANCING SOURCES FELL THROUGH IN RECENT DAYS - WSJSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2hkbybamReuters
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Amazon To Invest $12 Billion In First Data Center Campuses In Louisiana
Feb 24 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O:AMAZON TO INVEST $12 BILLION IN FIRST DATA CENTER CAMPUSES IN LOUISIANAAMAZON: THE PROJECT CREATES 540 FULL-TIME DATA CENTER JOBS AND SUPPORTS 1,710 ADDITIONAL POSITIONSAMAZON: PLANS TO INVEST UP TO $400 MILLION IN LOCAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CAMPUSES ...Reuters
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Chinese AI companies 'distilled' Claude to improve own models, Anthropic says
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Three Chinese artificial intelligence companies used Claude to improperly obtain capabilities to improve their own models, the chatbot's creator Anthropic said in a blog post on Monday while also making a case for export controls on chips.The announcement follows a memo by Ope...Reuters
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US meeting Russian and Chinese delegations for nuclear arms control talks, official says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. met a Russian delegation in Geneva on Monday and will meet a Chinese delegation on Tuesday for talks about forging a potential multilateral nuclear arms control treaty, a senior U.S. State Department official said.The U.S. has called for a...Reuters
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Canada summons OpenAI safety team to Ottawa for urgent talks
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Canada has summoned top officials from OpenAI to Ottawa for urgent talks after it emerged the company had not shared internal concerns about a person who went on to commit a school shooting, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told reporters on Monday.Reuters
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Exxon presses bid for compensation from Cuba at US Supreme Court
Exxon oil and gas assets in Cuba were seized in 1960Energy giant seeks compensation from Cuban entitiesCourt hears second case involving cruise linesA US law called the Helms-Burton Act in the spotlightBy Jan WolfeFeb 23 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil XOM.N argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it...Reuters
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TIMELINE-Key events in Mexican operation to capture cartel leader 'El Mencho'
MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," was captured and killed in a dramatic military raid on Sunday, setting off a wave of retaliatory violence across the country.Oseguera was the mastermind of the powerful Jalisco New Gen...Reuters
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Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader was killed after visit from romantic partner
US intelligence aided in locating Oseguera's compoundOseguera's death led to retaliatory violence across MexicoTrump urges Mexico to intensify efforts against cartelsBy Raul Cortes, Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A visit from a romantic partner of ...Reuters
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US says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing three men
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday that it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing three men, the latest such incident in recent months.President Donald Trump's administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the area.The military said...Reuters
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Bookrunner says Azelis Group NV ABO Deal Is Priced At Eur 7.85 Per Share
Feb 23 (Reuters) - BOOKRUNNER:BLOCK TRADE: AZELIS GROUP NV ABO DEAL EXPECTED TO PRICE AT EUR 7.85 PER SHARE - BOOKRUNNERBLOCK TRADE: AZELIS GROUP NV ABO BOOKS ARE MULTIPLE TIMES OVERSUBSCRIBED AT THAT LEVEL, BOOKS CLOSE AT 18:00 UKT -BOOKRUNNERReuters
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Anthropic Found Industrial-Scale Attempts By Deepseek, Moonshot, Minimax To Extract Claude Capabilities
Feb 23 (Reuters) - ANTHROPIC: ANTHROPIC: IDENTIFIED INDUSTRIAL-SCALE CAMPAIGNS BY THREE AI LABORATORIES, DEEPSEEK, MOONSHOT, MINIMAX TO ILLICITLY EXTRACT CLAUDE’S CAPABILITIESANTHROPIC: THREE AI LABS GENERATED OVER 16 MILLION EXCHANGES WITH CLAUDE THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTSANTH...Reuters
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