(Reuters) – Microsoft said on Thursday that it is now including Copilot AI features to its Microsoft 365 suite for individual consumers, a day after it rolled out on-demand AI agents for businesses. The Windows-maker will give its customers an option to either choose a Microsoft 365 subscription plan with Copilot AI features or one…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to announce Sean Curran as his pick for director of the Secret Service, CNN reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the plan. Curran has served as the special agent in charge of Trump’s security detail and was with him at the time of an assassination attempt…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is interested in potentially enacting tariffs on carbon emissions. “It’s a very interesting idea that could be part of an entire tariff program,” Bessent told the Senate Finance Commmittee, “President Trump hasn’t taken office yet but…
By Nqobile Dludla CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com opened on Thursday a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says will help its independent sellers attract more customers and expand their businesses, while it also seeks to gain market share. For Amazon – which is striving to catch up with market-leader Takealot,…
By Katie Paul NEW YORK – Chinese social media app RedNote, known in China as Xiaohongshu, gained nearly 3 million U.S. users in one day earlier this week as a flood of self-proclaimed “TikTok Refugees” joined, according to new data from analytics firm Similarweb. The Chinese-language app had about 3.4 million daily active users across…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Thursday warned that U.S. across-the-board tariffs of 10% could reduce already lackluster global economic growth of 2.7% in 2025 by 0.3 percentage point if America’s trading partners retaliate with tariffs of their own. Such tariffs, promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, could cut U.S. growth…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States strengthened restrictions on advanced computing semiconductors on Wednesday to prevent the diversion to China of high-end chips, the Commerce Department said. The new rules impose broader licensing requirements for chip factories and packaging companies seeking to export certain advanced chips, it said. They build on earlier measures aimed at…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs’ credit-card partnership with Apple may end before its contract runs out in 2030, Goldman CEO David Solomon said on Wednesday. “We have a contract with Apple to run that partnership until 2030, although there’s some possibility that it won’t continue until that time frame,” Solomon told analysts on an…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinians burst into celebration across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with some shedding years of joy and others whistling, clapping and chanting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest). “I am happy, yes, I am crying, but those are tears of joy,”…
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street CEOs voiced confidence on Wednesday that the incoming U.S. administration would be business-friendly and good for banks as they reported a profits surge after dealmaking and trading picked up. The market environment has already been favorable for banks, with buoyant equity markets and anticipation that President-elect Donald Trump will usher…
