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Amgen's rare disease drug linked to deaths, liver injuries in Japan, Kissei reports
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (305+ words) May 15 (Reuters) " About 20 deaths linked to serious liver dysfunction have been reported in Japan in patients treated with Amgen's rare disease drug Tavneos, according "to a safety notice issued by partner Kissei Pharmaceutical "on Friday. Kissei has asked doctors to…...
GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp visits China's state planner headquarters
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (196+ words) BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) " GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp was seen on Friday in Beijing "leaving a meeting at the "headquarters of China's powerful state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, according to a Reuters witness. Culp's visit to the…...
Memory maker Kioxia sees $8. 2 billion Q1 profit on AI boom
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (177+ words) TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) " Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia said on Friday it expected operating profit for "the April-June quarter to "reach 1. 3 trillion yen ($8. 20 billion) as the artificial intelligence boom boosts chip demand. " The maker of NAND flash memory "chips "reported operating…...
Big Tech turns to Sesame Street, Girl Scouts to deflect scrutiny over kids" screen time
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (1170+ words) WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) " Meta and Google enlisted trusted children's brands such as Sesame Street, Girl Scouts and Highlights magazine to teach kids to use technology in moderation " even as the companies designed apps that made it difficult for those same…...
At Cannes, Japanese director Fukada says AI undermines the creative process
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (343+ words) CANNES, France, May 14 (Reuters) " Using artificial intelligence to "jump straight to the result" could mean art fails to achieve its purposes of self-expression and to deepen our "understanding of the world, Japanese filmmaker Koji Fukada said at "the Cannes Film…...
Biogen to advance experimental Alzheimer's drug despite mid-stage trial miss
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (325+ words) May 14 (Reuters) " Biogen said on Thursday it would move its experimental Alzheimer's drug into late-stage development after a mid-stage study showed it slowed cognitive decline "and reduced a key brain protein linked to "the disease. Its shares, however, dropped nearly…...
Finland says Helsinki drone threat has ended, reopens airport
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (292+ words) HELSINKI, May 15 (Reuters) " Finland said on Friday suspected drone activity in the skies above the country's capital region no longer posed a threat and that "the situation was returning to normal as Helsinki's "airport reopened. Finland and the nearby Baltic…...
US, China are discussing AI guardrails to safeguard most powerful models, Bessent says
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (397+ words) WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) " U. S. and Chinese delegations are discussing artificial intelligence guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors "from exploiting the most powerful AI models. Bessent told CNBC in…...
Chip export controls not major topic in China talks, US trade rep Greer tells Bloomberg News
1+ day, 30+ min ago (444+ words) May 15 (Reuters) " U. S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Bloomberg TV in an interview on Friday that U. S. export controls on semiconductor chips were not a major topic of discussions with Chinese officials in Beijing. The comments suggest "a breakthrough on selling Nvidia's…...
US Senate committee to weigh crypto bill in milestone for digital assets
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (453+ words) May 14 (Reuters) " The Republican-led Senate Banking Committee on Thursday is set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create regulations for cryptocurrencies " a landmark step for the bill which has been bogged down by a dispute between crypto companies and banks....