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Europe launches AI one-stop shop with supercomputers for startups

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s startups will get easier access to artificial intelligence-dedicated supercomputers to help them develop general purpose AI models as part of a new one-stop shop to boost take up of the technology, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The proposal from the European Union executive followed a deal …

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Apple plans new fees, restrictions for downloads outside App Store – WSJ

(Reuters) – Apple plans to add new fees and restrictions when it starts allowing third-party software downloads outside its App Store, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The news comes months after the European Union enforced the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to target the market clout of big technology companies and make it easier …

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ASML orders surge to record in 4th quarter, but 2024 outlook unchanged

By Toby Sterling VELDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) -Chipmaking equipment maker ASML Holding on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations and its best-ever quarterly orders, but it kept a cautious outlook for 2024 as it faces new restrictions on exports to China. Shares in Europe’s biggest technology company by market value jumped more than 7% to …

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Moldova’s PM names new foreign minister to boost EU efforts

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova’s Prime Minister on Wednesday named a new foreign minister and boosted his government team working on the country’s negotiations to join the European Union, a process opposed by local pro-Russia separatists. Dorin Recean said that senior lawmaker Mihai Popsoi would replace Nicu Popescu as foreign minister following Popescu’s decision …

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Kimberly-Clark lags expectations on smaller pricing boost, tepid demand

(Reuters) -Kleenex tissue maker Kimberly-Clark missed expectations for fourth-quarter net sales and profit on Wednesday due to slowing price hikes, dragging its shares down 4.5% premarket. Kimberly-Clark’s results mirror those from larger rival Procter & Gamble, as price hikes that had bolstered earnings for several quarters have started to ebb. “The contribution from pricing to …

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UK economy picks up speed but Red Sea crisis hits factories

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy started 2024 on a stronger footing, according to a survey of businesses published on Wednesday that prompted investors to reduce their bets on the Bank of England moving quickly to cut interest rates. But while services firms grew more rapidly this month, Britain’s long-struggling manufacturers were hit …

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