By Abhirup Roy LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Volkswagen’s voice assistant integrating ChatGPT into its cars will be able to converse with users in a back-and-forth dialogue by the middle of the year, the carmaker said on Monday as it presented the technology in Las Vegas. Volkswagen presented its first vehicles featuring ChatGPT, to be available for …
VW vehicles to converse with drivers via ChatGPT by mid-year Read More »
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – German department store giant Galeria could file for insolvency again as early as this week, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday, joining the list of companies affected by the collapse of Signa founder Rene Benko’s real estate empire. The insolvency application could come as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, …
Germany’s Galeria could be next insolvency in Signa empire – sources Read More »
(Reuters) – Apple said it would start sales of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in the United States from Feb. 2, as the company tries to grab a share of the market dominated by Meta Platforms with its most expensive bet in more than a decade. The headset starts at $3,499 and marks the company’s …
Apple’s Vision Pro headset to go on sale in U.S. starting Feb. 2 Read More »
MILAN (Reuters) -KKR plans to notify the European Union’s antitrust authorities by the end of January of its planned buyout of Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed access network, two sources close to the matter said on Monday. Italy’s former phone monopoly agreed in November to sell its prized landline grid to the U.S. fund in a …
KKR to notify EU of TIM network buyout by end of January Read More »
By Shubham Batra and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 lagged broader European markets on Monday as energy stocks followed oil prices lower, while investors looked ahead to the start of the earnings reporting period and a slew of economic data this week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed up 0.1% and lagged its European …
LONDON (Reuters) – BT, Britain’s biggest telecoms group, said it would convert the first of its street cabinets traditionally used to house cabling to an electric vehicle (EV) charging unit in a pilot that could lead to a network of 60,000 new points. The first unit will be installed at a cabinet in East Lothian, …
Britain’s BT to turn street cabinets into EV charging points Read More »
PARIS (Reuters) -The head of France’s biggest supermarket chain E. Leclerc said on Monday it was still selling Pepsi after rival Carrefour ditched PepsiCo products in the latest tug-of-war between retailers and global food giants over prices. Michel Edouard Leclerc also told BFM TV he was optimistic that food inflation in France would return to …
France’s Leclerc still selling Pepsi after Carrefour drops Pepsico products Read More »
BERLIN (Reuters) -German farmers kicked off a week of nationwide protests by blocking roads with tractors on Monday in response to plans to phase out agricultural subsidies as the coalition government scrambles to fix its finances. Images showed convoys of tractors and trucks, some adorned with protest banners reading “No farmers, no food, no future,” …
German farmers blockade roads to protest subsidy cuts Read More »
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danish jewellery maker Pandora said on Monday that targeted marketing and campaigns with celebrities such as Pamela Anderson had helped it gain market share in the final months of last year despite a flat overall market. The company, known for its bracelets and charms, said on Sunday organic sales grew …
Pandora gained market share in flat jewellery market – CFO Read More »
PARIS (Reuters) -The European Commission, the bloc’s antitrust watchdog, has authorised the consortium led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to take control of debt-laden retailer Casino as part of its restructuring, Casino said on Monday. The consortium will own and control 53.7% of Casino’s share capital once the restructuring plan is completed, the supermarket retailer …
EU clears Kretinsky-led consortium taking control of Casino Read More »
