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EU investigates BYD’s Hungary plant for potential unfair Chinese subsidies, FT reports

(Reuters) -The European Union is probing whether China provided unfair subsidies for a BYD electric car plant in Hungary, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The European Commission is in the preliminary stages of a foreign subsidy probe into the BYD plant, and if Brussels finds that the Chinese …

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German sulfur battery startup theion raises $16.4 million to scale up

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – German sulfur battery startup theion said on Thursday it has raised 15 million euros ($16.4 million) from investors to scale up battery cells it says store more energy but cost much less than conventional lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles today. The Series A funding round was led by …

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German tax revenue jumps again in February, finance ministry says

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal and state government tax revenue rose again strongly in February, by 8.1% on the previous year, the finance ministry said in its monthly report on Thursday. At that, total tax revenue reached just over 69 billion euros ($75.19 billion). In January, German tax revenue had risen by 8.9%. State coffers …

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Robot dog learns, adapts like humans, Swedish AI startup IntuiCell says

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish AI startup company has created a robot dog named Luna that has a functional digital nervous system capable of learning and adapting like humans and many animals, the company, IntuiCell, said on Wednesday. In one of the first-use cases of physical agentic AI, which can make decisions …

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Jeronimo Martins’ quarterly profit drops 20% hit by falling margins

By Sergio Goncalves (Reuters) -Portuguese retailer Jeronimo Martins on Wednesday posted a 19.7% drop in fourth-quarter net profit despite robust sales, as discounts offered in its key market Poland, along with stubborn cost inflation, hit its margins. The food retailer said in a statement it earned 159 million euros ($173.1 million) in the quarter, missing …

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Alphabet’s $32 billion Wiz deal promises windfall for VC backers

By Krystal Hu (Reuters) -The venture capital firms that invested in cybersecurity firm Wiz, which agreed to a $32 billion buyout by Google’s parent Alphabet, stand to reap returns as high as 200 times for seed investors, among them Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts and Index Ventures.  The $32 billion all-cash Wiz deal on Tuesday marked a …

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Safran offers sale of North American unit to win EU okay on Collins deal, source says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French engine and aircraft equipment maker Safran has offered the sale of a business in North America which it agreed in December, as a remedy to address EU concerns about its $1.8 billion bid for Collins Aerospace’s flight controls business, a person with direct knowledge of the matter …

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Sportradar to acquire IMG Arena and its global sports betting rights portfolio

(Reuters) – Sports technology company Sportradar Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IMG Arena and its portfolio of global sports betting rights from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc, Sportradar said on Wednesday. Sportradar said the deal would enhance its content and product offering and strengthen its position as a leading content provider in …

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