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Exclusive-Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026
By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Reuters) - Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, three sour...
Apr 17, 2026
Ex-CEO, ex-CFO of bankrupt AI company charged with fraud
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - The former chief executive and chief financial officer of iLearningEngines, which provided AI-driven business automation technology, were indicted on...
Apr 17, 2026
China's DeepSeek is raising funds at $10 billion valuation, The Information reports
April 17 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is in talks with investors to raise at least $300 million at a valuation of $10 billion, The Information reported on Friday, citin...
Apr 17, 2026
China's Hesai announces lidar sensor able to detect colour for autonomous driving
SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - Hesai, China's leading maker of lidar, has developed a version of the technology used in autonomous driving that is capable of detecting colour, making it more accurate ...
Apr 17, 2026
Exclusive-India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - India's government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to pre-instal...
Apr 17, 2026
Anthropic CEO to meet White House chief of staff amid Pentagon dispute, Axios reports
April 17 (Reuters) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is slated to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, in a sign of a breakthrough in the artificial intelligence startup's dispute with th...
Apr 17, 2026
Siemens plans shareholder vote on Siemens Healthineers stake spin-off in February 2027
April 17 (Reuters) - Siemens said on Friday it planned a shareholder vote on a direct spin-off of Siemens Healthineers shares at its next shareholder meeting in February 2027. The announcement follows...
Apr 17, 2026
Anthropic talks to EU, including on its cyber security models, Commission says
BRUSSELS, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S.-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic is currently in discussion with the European Commission on its different models, including its cyber security ones, ...
Apr 17, 2026
French finance minister calls for more euro-pegged stablecoins
By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - Europe needs more euro-based stablecoins, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Friday, and urged the bloc's banks to explore tokenised depos...
Apr 17, 2026
EU Commission awards 180 million euro cloud contract to four European providers
By Leo Marchandon April 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday awarded a 180 million euro ($212 million) tender for sovereign cloud services to four European providers for a six-year period,...
Apr 17, 2026
