(Reuters) -The NFL regular season has concluded and the teams that qualified for the playoffs are set to begin competing for a chance to make it to the Super Bowl, arguably the biggest single event in U.S. sports with a huge global audience. Here’s everything you need to know about Super Bowl LIX, including who is performing at halftime. WHERE WILL THE 59th SUPER BOWL BE HELD? The NFL championship game will take place in … Read more…
By Gram Slattery and Helen Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he sympathized with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of NATO, and he lamented that he will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before his inauguration. Speaking at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump also blamed outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden for allegedly changing the U.S. position on NATO membership for … Read more…
The New Jersey man suspected of driving drunk in the crash that killed Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother pleaded not guilty to six charges on Tuesday. Sean Higgins, 44, entered the plea at a hearing in Salem County, N.J., where the brothers were riding bikes on the evening of Aug. 29 when they were struck and killed. Higgins, who has been in custody since his arrest, also rejected a plea … Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday and spoke about a range of issues including NATO, Israeli hostages in Gaza, his wish for the U.S. to buy Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal. He also discussed Elon Musk and speculation about Canada becoming a U.S. state. Here are some of his key quotes, ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration. CANADA Asked about his idea that Canada … Read more…
SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – E-commerce giants Amazon.com and MercadoLibre stand to benefit from new tariffs on low-cost imports into Mexico over Asian retailers like Shein and Temu, according to analysts at Itau BBA. Mexico this month imposed a 19% tax on imports via courier services from countries with which it does not have a free-trade agreement, which includes China. Imports from the U.S. and Canada, part of a regional trade agreement with Mexico, will … Read more…
(This Dec. 27 story has been corrected to say Opdivo Qvantig has been approved to treat most previously approved tumor indications, not all previously approved tumor indications, in paragraph 5) By Sneha S K and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it has approved an injectable version of Bristol Myers Squibb’s blockbuster cancer drug, Opdivo. Opdivo is part of a class of drugs called PD-1 inhibitors, which … Read more…
(Reuters) -AI startup Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a deal valuing the OpenAI rival at $60 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners is leading the funding round, the report said. Anthropic was valued at around $18 billion in a fundraise led by Menlo Ventures in 2024. Anthropic, known for its generative AI chatbot Claude, said it … Read more…
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – A technology industry group on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden’s administration to refrain from issuing a last-minute rule that would control global access to AI chips, warning the restrictions would jeopardize U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. The Information Technology Industry Council, representing companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Meta, said the rule, which could come out as soon as Friday, would place arbitrary constraints on U.S. companies’ ability to sell computing … Read more…
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence startups have contributed significantly to the recovery of U.S. venture capital funding from market lows, with the total capital raised in 2024 nearly 30% higher year-on-year, according to PitchBook data released on Tuesday. AI startups also captured a record 46.4% of the total $209 billion raised last year, compared to less than 10% a decade earlier. The enthusiasm for AI technology, largely sparked by the breakout success of … Read more…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday denied a newspaper report that said his aides were exploring tariff plans that would only cover critical imports, deepening uncertainty among business leaders about future U.S. trade policies. Trump responded on his Truth Social platform after the Washington Post cited three sources familiar with the matter as saying that Trump aides were exploring a narrower approach to tariffs, focused on certain critical sectors. “The … Read more…