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Dec 3 (Reuters) – Fintech firm Marquis is notifying U.S. banks and credit unions after an August ransomware attack allowed hackers to access files containing customer data, according to a company filing on Tuesday. The Texas-based digital and physical marketing vendor detected suspicious activity on its network and later confirmed it had been hit by …

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Dec 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), Politico reported on Thursday, citing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.  “The president’s view is he only wants deals that are a good deal. The reason why we built a review period into USMCA was …

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By Clara Denina and Melanie Burton LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott outlined a plan on Thursday to generate $5 billion to $10 billion through divestments and productivity growth, as he moves to simplify the structure of the world’s largest iron ore miner. Investors had been waiting for the details since …

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By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Nvidia on Wednesday published new data showing that its latest artificial intelligence server can improve the performance of new models – including two popular ones from China – by 10 times. The data comes as the AI world has shifted its focus from training AI models, where …

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Dec 3 (Reuters) – OpenAI has agreed to acquire Neptune, a startup that provides tools that help companies track their AI model training, the ChatGPT maker said on Wednesday. While OpenAI did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, The Information reported that OpenAI is paying less than $400 million in stock, citing people …

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By Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Dec 4(Reuters) – ExxonMobil plans to wind down from March operations at the older of its two steam crackers on Singapore’s Jurong Island, four sources familiar with the matter said, part of a global petrochemicals sector trend to reduce capacity amid industry losses.  The shutdown of the plant, which opened in …

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By Jeff Mason and Stephen Nellis WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had visited with Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang and said the chip giant executive was aware of where he stood on export controls. “Smart man,” Trump said about Huang when asked about the meeting. Pressed on whether …

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