US judge pauses SpaceX’s challenge to case over anti-immigrant bias
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to pause a…
January 2025
Shein tells UK lawmakers it does not allow Chinese cotton in products sold in US
By Helen Reid and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Online fast-fashion retailer Shein requires its contract manufacturers to only source cotton…
UnitedHealth taps insider to replace slain executive as CEO of insurance unit
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group on Thursday named Tim Noel, the head of its Medicare business, to the top job at its…
OpenAI unveils tool to automate web tasks as AI agents take center-stage
(Reuters) – Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI on Thursday previewed an AI agent that can carry out tasks on the…
Trump signs order to create cryptocurrency working group
By Hannah Lang and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to create a cryptocurrency…
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $7.4 billion national opioid settlement
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion…
Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with tech giants
By Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – – This week’s announcement by President Donald Trump of a…
Perplexity debuts AI assistant on Android to challenge Alexa, ChatGPT
(Reuters) – Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android devices on Thursday as it looks to take…
Trump’s USDA secretary pick led group opposed to ethanol, farm subsidies
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that…
Microsoft’s LinkedIn sued for disclosing customer information to train AI models
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform…