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Meta plans AI pendant, "wearables for work" in hardware boost, The Information reports
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (178+ words) May 29 (Reuters) " Meta Platforms plans to start testing an AI pendant in the next year, as it "charts a roadmap for wearable devices "in an effort to reverse losses in its hardware division, The Information reported on Friday, citing a…...
China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew returns to Earth
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (86+ words) 104. 1 WIKY China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew returns to Earth BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters) " China's Shenzhou-21 "crew of three astronauts returned to Earth on "Friday "after nearly seven "months in space and were in "good health, "state "media reported. The "mission launched "on…...
Nomura-backed Laser Digital secures conditional approval for US banking license
21+ hour, 6+ min ago (322+ words) May 29 (Reuters) " Nomura's digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital has secured conditional approval for a national trust bank charter, becoming the latest firm to benefit from "the Trump administration's crypto-friendly stance. The move would allow it "to hold and administer tokenized,…...
Space X wins $4. 16 billion US Space Force contract for threat-detection satellites
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (251+ words) May 29 (Reuters) " The U. S. Space Force said on Friday it has awarded Elon Musk's IPO-bound Space X a $4. 16 billion deal for a satellite program "designed to track and target airborne threats. The Trump administration's "flagship "Golden Dome missile defense system "has…...
CNN files lawsuit against Perplexity alleging unlawful content distribution
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (394+ words) May 28 (Reuters) " CNN on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Perplexity in New York federal court, alleging the AI search engine provider is unlawfully distributing its copyrighted content, marking the latest legal tussle between "the AI firm and a news publisher....
Musk says Space X agreed only six-month Colossus AI lease to Anthropic
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (283+ words) May 28 (Reuters) " Space X CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the IPO-bound company had only agreed to lease its Colossus AI training data center "clusters to Anthropic for six months, though "he added it was "possible" the arrangement could extend…...
Republican attorneys general split with House party members over US social media bill
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (298+ words) 104. 1 WIKY Republican attorneys general split with House party members over US social media bill WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) " More than a dozen Republican attorneys general said they oppose a children's online safety bill backed by their "party's members of the U. S. House…...
Baby Yoda re-sets "Star Wars" films with $165 million global opening
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (417+ words) LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) " Baby Yoda brought crowds to movie theaters over the U. S. Memorial Day weekend, putting "Star Wars" film "The Mandalorian and Grogu" on track to collect roughly $165 million around the "globe, distributor Walt Disney said on Sunday. The…...
‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes’ top prize | 104. 1 WIKY | Adult Contemporary Radio
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (247+ words) By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or top prize for the second time on Saturday with his Norwegian-set drama that explores clashing cultures, ". .....
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing | 104. 1 WIKY | Adult Contemporary Radio
1+ week, 8+ min ago (402+ words) By Laurie Chen JIUQUAN, China, May 24 (Reuters) - China will send an astronaut to its space station on Sunday for a year, a record length for the country, enabling the study of long-duration human physiology in space as Beijing works towards…...