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By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could pose a “more urgent” threat to humanity than climate change, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told Reuters in an interview on Friday.  Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the “godfathers of AI”, recently announced he had quit Alphabet after a decade at the firm, saying he wanted to speak out on the risks of the technology without it affecting his former […]

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Apple’s stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker’s quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession. (Graphic: Apple surges as Tim Cook keeps steady hand on helm – https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/mkt/zdvxdgxddvx/Pasted%20image%201683306123687.png) The rally in Apple’s shares buoyed optimism across Wall Street, helping lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq […]

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Apple’s stock surged nearly almost 5% on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker’s quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession. The rally in Apple’s shares buoyed optimism across Wall Street, helping lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq over 1.5% after CEO Tim Cook’s results late on Thursday underscored the resilience […]

(Reuters) – Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho could return from an ankle injury that has sidelined him for two months when they face West Ham United on Sunday, manager Erik ten Hag said as the Old Trafford outfit look to improve their away record. United have failed to beat a team in the top nine of the table away from home this season and the 18-year-old Argentine’s return to fitness […]

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is getting ready to lift COVID-19 restrictions that have blocked migrants caught at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, a major policy shift with humanitarian and political implications. WHAT IS TITLE 42? The COVID restrictions, known as Title 42, were first implemented under Republican then-President Donald Trump in March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. At the time, […]

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in April while wage gains increased solidly, pointing to persistent labor market strength that could compel the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer as it fights to bring inflation under control. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday also showed the unemployment rate falling back to a 53-year low of 3.4%. Though data for February […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a May 23 forum on the danger of runway incursions after a series of close call incidents raised questions about the safety of U.S. aviation. The NTSB is investigating six runway incursion events since just the start of the year. The board said the roundtable will bring together aviation industry, labor and government safety experts to […]

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The estimated decline in first-quarter S&P 500 earnings has improved from last week and is now at just 0.7% year-over-year, Refinitiv data showed on Friday, thanks to another round of upbeat results from companies including Apple Inc.. The first-quarter reporting period is in the final stretch, with results now in from 419 of the S&P 500 companies. The latest forecast is based on actual […]

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday. Below are details about Charles, his role in the Commonwealth and why he has a coronation. CHARLES Charles was born in 1948, the eldest of Queen Elizabeth’s four children, ahead of Anne, and brothers Andrew and Edward. Charles, who previously held […]