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By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI is forming a new team to create democratic processes to shape how its AI software should be governed to address bias and other factors, the Microsoft-backed company said in a blog post on Tuesday. The “Collective Alignment” team is a continuation of the work …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Tuesday clamped down on researchers affiliated with a list of mainly China-based universities to stop them working on subjects deemed sensitive or critical to Canadian national security. In measures Ottawa said were aimed at shielding advanced and emerging technologies, government grants will not be provided to researchers with links to …

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By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Stephen Nellis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chip design software maker Synopsys said on Tuesday it would buy Ansys in a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal, snapping up the maker of software used in creating products from airplanes to tennis rackets of players like Novak Djokovic. The transaction would be the …

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By Susan Heavey and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of Congress tax-writing committees on Tuesday announced a nearly $80 billion bipartisan deal to enhance tax breaks for businesses and low-income families through 2025, but prospects for passage are unclear amid bitter fiscal divisions. The $78 billion package, agreed by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron …

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By Manya Saini and Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley’s shares slid more than 4% after its fourth-quarter profit took a hit from $535 million in charges, though its revenue beat expectations as investment banking rebounded. Investors were disappointed by the bank’s lower-than-expected guidance for wealth management margins on Tuesday, which weighed on shares, said Barclays …

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PARIS (Reuters) -Qatar and France have brokered a deal with Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to deliver urgent medication to some 45 Israeli hostages held by the group in Gaza in return for humanitarian and medical aid for the most vulnerable civilians. The two countries said the aid would leave Qatar for Egypt on …

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By Idrees Ali, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON/DAVOS (Reuters) -The U.S. military carried out new strikes in Yemen on Tuesday against anti-ship ballistic missiles in a Houthi-controlled part of the country as a missile struck a Greek-owned vessel in the Red Sea. Disruptions to Red Sea shipping caused by Houthi attacks will push up …

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By Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “spy headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict …

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(Reuters) – German farmers were expected to fill the streets around Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Monday in a massive protest to demand a rethink of plans for higher taxes on farming operations. The protests are expected to draw 3,000 tractors, 2,000 trucks and 10,000 people from around the country and will cap a week of …

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