By Nandita Bose and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump’s agenda has increasingly encountered resistance, he has turned to a familiar strategy: invoking national security. Just this weekend, Trump declared that his planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Washington would also…
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s move to ban several news outlets from the White House over his dislike of their coverage likely runs afoul of US legal prohibitions against viewpoint discrimination by the government, four legal experts…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Three-quarters of Americans, some 73%, worry that AI companies haven’t gone far enough to prevent AI from causing serious harm to society, as concerns grow about where the technology may lead, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.…
By Aditya Soni and Kenneth Li SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Companies betting AI devices will usher in a post-smartphone era are fueling privacy fears around the globe that could slow adoption of the emerging technology. The backlash against devices that can see,…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence of the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol from seven to five years, following her initial conviction of accepting luxury gifts from businesspeople and others seeking political and…
NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a double test on the world stage Tuesday when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time and addresses the United Nations General Assembly. It’s a baptism of fire for the neophyte leader,…
SEOUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) – South Korean tech company Kakao said its board had resolved to oppose a proposed US ADR listing of subsidiary Kakao Mobility based solely on shares held by private equity firm TPG, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. (Reporting by…
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, where he will push for an energy truce with Russia. Ukrainians fear Russia is gearing up to pound…
Sept 22 (Reuters) – As China and the US race to build separate AI supply chains, investors are playing both sides, with US banks fundraising for AI upstarts in China and Chinese money flowing to US tech. The stakes are sizable, with Wall Street banks…
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Sept 22 (Reuters) – A former Belarusian security official is due in a Swiss court on Tuesday as an appeal begins against his acquittal on charges of participating in the forced disappearance of opposition figures in Belarus. A Swiss court acquitted Yuri…