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(Reuters) -Apple has held talks internally about acquiring French AI startup Mistral as well as Perplexity, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple has trailed rivals such as Alphabet’s Google and Samsung in terms of roll-out of AI features in its devices. CEO Tim Cook signaled last month that Apple …

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By Nora Eckert DETROIT, August 26 (Reuters) -Stellantis has shelved its first Level 3 advanced driver-assistance program because of high costs, technological challenges and concerns about consumer appetite, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.   As recently as February, Stellantis said its in-house system, which is part of the AutoDrive program, was ready for deployment …

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By Medha Singh, Sukriti Gupta and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -European shares closed lower on Tuesday, led by losses in France where the minority government looked increasingly likely to be ousted next month, while deepening concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s independence dampened global risk sentiment. France’s main stock index <.FCHI> fell 1.7% and its bonds …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak as global markets went into a risk-off mode after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 0.6% lower, coming off its record highs hit last week when markets got a lift …

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DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ryanair has struck a deal with Booking Holdings to let its Booking.com and KAYAK websites resell the airline’s tickets, the companies said on Tuesday, ending their years-long legal dispute. Ryanair has in recent years launched a series of legal actions against third-party booking platforms that resell its tickets without agreement, including Booking. It …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court has fined Google 7 million roubles ($86,585) for violating local internet regulations, the court said on Tuesday via its Telegram channel. Google did not immediately provide a comment. ($1 = 80.8455 roubles) (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Jan Harvey)

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish fintech Klarna will restart its plan to go public in the United States next month with a valuation of between $13 billion and $14 billion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The company paused its IPO plans in April after U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs rattled global markets. It …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann said on Tuesday that she saw a strong case to keep Bank Rate on hold for a prolonged period but stood ready to cut rates forcefully if downside risks to growth materialise. Mann voted against this month’s quarter-point rate cut to …

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