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Companies Want to Become Banks. Zūm Rails' “Bank in a Box” Just Removed the Barriers to Doing it.

The line between what a bank is and what it’s not has blurred with the rise of digital wallets like...

15th August, 2025

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka region, GFZ says

(Reuters) -A magnitude 6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region on Frida...

15th August, 2025

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Kingsmill owner AB Foods buys Hovis to create UK bread powerhouse

LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods has agreed to buy bread brand Hovis from private equity f...

15th August, 2025

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Analysis-Powerful new AI models knock the wind out of European adopter stocks

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -A rout in shares of European companies embracing artificial intell...

15th August, 2025

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Toyota to enter South Africa's EV market with three models in 2026

By Nqobile Dludla GQEBERHA, South Africa (Reuters) -Toyota plans to introduce three fully-electric m...

14th August, 2025

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Oracle, Google cloud units strike deal for Oracle to sell Gemini models

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Oracle and Alphabet said on Thursday their cloud computin...

14th August, 2025

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Factbox-Which countries have blocked WhatsApp?

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls,...

14th August, 2025

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China pharma firms turn to local reagent suppliers to cut costs and delivery times

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Pharmaceutical research and development firms in China are incr...

14th August, 2025

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Could robotics and timber tackle Britain's housing challenges?

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Gigantic robot arms controlled by artificial intelligence glide a...

14th August, 2025

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'Tesla shame' bypasses Norway as sales jump despite Musk's politics

By Marie Mannes SKI, Norway (Reuters) -Like many Norwegians, Espen Lysholm is not a fan of Elon Musk...

14th August, 2025

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Foxconn sees robust AI demand as second-quarter profit tops forecast

By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, i...

13th August, 2025

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Swiss see risk of tariffs increasing cost of U.S. F-35A jets

(Reuters) -Switzerland remains committed to buying Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets f...

13th August, 2025