7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (905+ words) By Raphael Satter, AJ Vicens and Anirban Sen WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago   (593+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, while layoffs dropped to a two-year low in July, consistent with a stable labor market. Still, economists said the U.S. central bank ‌could raise…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (257+ words) BEIJING, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has invested 140.8 million yuan ($20.8 million) in robot maker Unitree and agreed to jointly develop AI models ​for humanoid machines, according to a stock-exchange filing. The companies, both based in China’s eastern tech…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (270+ words) VILNIUS, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Lithuanian intelligence officials believe Russia is considering using captured Ukrainian-made drones to stage provocations against the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defence ​Minister Robertas Kaunas said on Thursday. Leaders of Poland ‌and the three Baltic states have warned that…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago   (80+ words) WNWN-FM Chinese robot maker Unitree prices Shanghai IPO BEIJING, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Chinese robot ​maker Yushu Technology, known as Unitree, said on ​Thursday ⁠that it has ⁠priced its Shanghai initial public offering ​at 150.8 ⁠yuan ($22.34) ⁠per share, ​seeking to ​raise 6.1 billion yuan…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (298+ words) LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Greta Lee and Wagner Moura channel their inner survivalists to play a married couple trapped inside their home in “The Last House”, Netflix’s new psychological thriller. Speaking to ​Reuters, “Past Lives” actress Lee said portraying her character’s…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (323+ words) By Neil J Kanatt Aug 5 (Reuters) – DoorDash on Wednesday forecast third-quarter gross order value and core profit above Wall Street estimates after topping results for the prior three ​months on sustained demand for food, grocery and convenience ‌deliveries. Consumers prioritizing…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (157+ words) Aug 5 (Reuters) – TASER-maker Axon Enterprise posted lower second-quarter gross margin on Wednesday, weighed by a higher mix ​of less lucrative professional services ‌and investments in scaling new product offerings. Shares of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company fell more than 6% in aftermarket…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (213+ words) Aug 5 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched Muse Code, a coding tool powered by its latest AI model, ​Muse Spark 1.2, designed to help ‌developers write and debug software. The launch highlights the social media giant’s push into AI-powered coding tools,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (132+ words) NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Senior Bank of America technology ​executive Ed Liu has ‌resigned and plans to join a competitor, the bank said in an internal memo ‌on ​Wednesday. Liu served as ⁠vice chairman ⁠of technology and global head of…...