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JPMorgan sues customers over check fraud linked to glitch that went viral

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, has begun suing customers for check fraud, saying they improperly withdrew funds by taking illegal advantage of a temporary technical glitch that went viral on TikTok. The glitch in late August let customers deposit big checks in ATMs and withdraw funds immediately …

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Mexico warns US ban on Chinese car tech could hurt automotive industry

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Mexican government on Monday raised concerns about the Biden administration’s proposal to prohibit key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns. Mexico’s economy ministry said in a filing with the U.S. Commerce Department the proposal could have a “substantial impact on …

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OpenAI chair’s AI startup Sierra gets $4.5 billion valuation in latest funding round

(Reuters) – Sierra, a software startup co-founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, has raised $175 million in a new funding round led by Greenoaks Capital that gave it a $4.5 billion valuation, the company said on Monday.  The funding round comes less than a year after the public launch of the young AI startup by …

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Robinhood rolls out contracts to bet on US presidential election

By Manya Saini, Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Robinhood said on Monday it will allow trading in U.S. presidential election event contracts, as it seeks to capitalize on growing retail demand for betting products. This will offer users a chance to profit from speculation on the close contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald …

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CrowdStrike, Delta sue each other over flight disruptions

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said on Monday it sued Delta Air Lines in U.S. District Court in Georgia after a faulty software update prompted a global outage in July. The July 19 incident led to worldwide flight cancellations and hit industries including banks, healthcare, media companies and hotel chains. CrowdStrike …

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Trump hates Biden’s climate law. His allies are making money from it

(This Oct. 25 story has been corrected to fix comment from Trump’s spokesman to clarify that he did not tell Reuters that a broad rollback of the IRA was a top priority, in paragraph 11) By Valerie Volcovici and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has promised to gut U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate …

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Treasury likely to keep debt plans in place before US elections

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Treasury Department may offer fresh guidance on expected increases in its 2025 debt auctions when it announces its updated refunding plans this week, though uncertainty over the Nov. 5 U.S. elections likely means any details will be minimal. The U.S. government will issue overall borrowing estimates for …

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Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported on Monday. The AI search engine segment is heating up with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Google and Microsoft all vying for dominance in the rapidly evolving market. Meta’s web crawler will …

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Startup Untether launches AI chips

By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Startup Untether launched an artificial intelligence chip on Monday that aims to power AI applications in cars, agricultural devices and other edge-case scenarios, the company said. The flagship AI chips made by Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are designed to run inside of data centers tied together with …

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