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(Reuters) – Tesla has applied for a permit typically associated with chauffeur-operated services, according to California regulators, marking the first phase of a series of regulatory approvals required for the electric car maker to eventually launch a promised robotaxi service. The automaker currently has the approval to test autonomous vehicles with a safety driver in …

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By Katie Paul (Reuters) – Meta Platforms plans to test a paid subscription service for its AI-enabled chatbot Meta AI, similar to those offered by OpenAI and Microsoft to access advanced versions of their chatbots, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The source said the test will begin in the second …

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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department is likely to impose hefty fines on companies in the coming months for illegally shipping technology to customers in countries like China, a top department official who left last month said on Thursday. Matthew Axelrod, as Commerce’s assistant secretary for export enforcement during the Biden administration, …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by Hikvision to lift a 2022 bar by the Federal Communications Commission on approvals of new video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by the Chinese manufacturer. Hikvision had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed eight major technology companies, including Alphabet, Meta, Apple and X Corp, seeking details about their communications with other countries over fears of foreign censorship, it said on Thursday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican, sent the subpoenas on Wednesday and also included Amazon, …

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By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, putting an end to a legal battle as the regulator moves to change course under President Donald Trump. The SEC sued Coinbase in 2023, alleging the exchange flouted the agency’s …

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