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By Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic. The 60-40 vote passed …

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(Reuters) -Meta’s chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun is planning to leave the social media company to set up his own startup, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Deep-learning pioneer LeCun is also in early talks to raise funds for a new venture, according to the report. The owner …

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(Refiles to remove extraneous text in paragraph 7) By Sumeet Chatterjee, Yantoultra Ngui and Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s push into deep technology and artificial intelligence is creating pockets of growth despite an uneven recovery in its property sector and subdued consumer sentiment, DBS Group Chief Executive Tan Su Shan said on Tuesday. Speaking …

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By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Chief Executive Masayoshi Son’s “all in” bet on OpenAI appears to be paying dividends after the ChatGPT-maker’s valuation soared this year, producing a surge in quarterly profit for the Japanese technology investor. The results mean more money for SoftBank to employ in its artificial intelligence-related investment spree even …

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By James Oliphant and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As the U.S. Congress moved toward a deal to end the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, Reuters asked a dozen strategists and analysts to assess who strengthened their position and who paid a price, in the short- and long-term. DONALD TRUMP: OWNING THE SHUTDOWN No matter …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Despite hopes the federal government shutdown could end this week, air travelers in the United States are still in for a rough few days of cancellations and delays nationwide before taking to the skies gets back to normal. The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut 4% of daily flights starting last week …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded air traffic controllers return to work as travelers endured another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown. Trump’s comment came after the U.S. aviation system has suffered serious disruptions in recent days as air …

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