Japan counts down to precision ‘moon sniper’ landing mission
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what…
Ces 2024, four solutions that change our lives
Ces 2024: This year’s Consumer Electronics Show was the fair of artificial intelligence, as the hottest technology of the moment dominated the scene and captured the attention of visitors and industry insiders…
Microsoft CEO ‘comfortable’ with OpenAI non-profit despite Altman ouster
By Jeffrey Dastin DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said he had no issue with partner OpenAI‘s governance structure, two months after the startup’s non-profit board…
Musk wants 25% voting control at Tesla before fulfilling AI goal
By Chandni Shah and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker to be a leader in artificial intelligence and…
Volkswagen and rivals plug away at solid-state battery puzzle
By Eric Onstad and Paul Lienert LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen, whose drive to develop a “solid-state” electric car battery with U.S. startup QuantumScape has been dogged by delays, is casting…
In moon race with China, U.S. setbacks test role of private firms
By Joey Roulette, Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Ryan Woo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. setbacks this week in the race to the moon with China illustrate the risks of NASA’s plans…
Behind SoftBank’s investing cleanup, a US dealmaker who survived the turmoil
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – When he left Morgan Stanley to join SoftBank Group in Tokyo in 2015, Alex Clavel had little in common with the swashbuckling dealmakers who surrounded…
Tata to announce semiconductor fab investment in India’s Gujarat
By Aditya Kalra, Dhwani Pandya and Aditi Shah GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Tata Group is close to announcing plans to build a new semiconductor fabrication plant in India’s Gujarat state…
Cow waste to be transformed into rocket fuel
A Japanese chemical manufacturing firm has been dedicated to developing liquid biomethane derived from cow waste, aiming to utilize it as rocket fuel. This innovation could potentially offer a resolution for…
Big Tech rebuffs US consumer watchdog plans to supervise digital wallets
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) – A U.S. watchdog’s plan to supervise companies like Apple and Alphabet’s Google that provide digital wallets and payment apps risks stifling innovation and keeping some…