Town Hall News

By Medha Singh (Reuters) -What’s the cost of students using ChatGPT for homework? For U.S. education services provider Chegg Inc, it could be nearly $1 billion in market valuation.     Chegg signaled the rising popularity of viral chatbot ChatGPT was pressuring its subscriber growth and prompted it to suspend its full-year outlook, sending shares of the company 47% lower in early trading on Tuesday. “Since March, we saw a significant spike […]

By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -The United Nations will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid to millions of desperate Afghans despite the Taliban’s restrictions on its female staff, but funding is drying up, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Guterres, speaking to media after a meeting of envoys from more than 20 countries in Doha to discuss a common international approach to Afghanistan, also said concerns over the country’s […]

By Noemie Olive and Lucien Libert EAUBONNE, France (Reuters) – At 83, Barbara Humbert dreams of taking part in next year’s Paris Olympic Games ‘Marathon For All’, a race opening the Olympic route to non-elite competitors for the first time – and she’s got the pedigree to beat some runners half her age. Not your typical great-grandmother, the German-born Frenchwoman runs 50 km (30 miles) a week, has competed in […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian security services are working to ensure that Moscow’s annual Victory Day parade across Red Square on May 9 can go ahead safely despite the risk of a threat from Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Victory Day is a key anniversary for President Vladimir Putin, who often evokes the spirit and sacrifice that helped the Soviet Union repel Hitler’s Nazis at a cost of some 27 […]

(Reuters) – Electric-vehicle startup Nikola Corp said on Tuesday it has partnered with charging facilities operator Voltera to develop up to 50 HYLA-brand hydrogen fueling stations in North America over the next five years. The agreement underpins Nikola’s previously announced plan to develop 60 stations by 2026. “Our partnership with Voltera will bring substantial capital and expertise to support Nikola’s plans to build refueling infrastructure to support its customers,” said […]

ROME (Reuters) – Italy must be cautious about taxing web companies more heavily as it risks retaliation from the United States, Deputy Economy Minister Maurizio Leo said on Tuesday. A tax on digital companies including U.S. tech giants has been effective since 2020 and is worth some 300 million euros ($329 million) per year. Under the scheme, companies such as Meta Platforms Inc, Google and Amazon are due to pay […]

DOHA (Reuters) – The international community is worried about the stability of Afghanistan, the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday. The warning, citing issues including “terrorism”, a lack of inclusivity including of women and girls and the spread of drug trafficking, followed a meeting the United Nations convened on Afghanistan in Doha. Guterres said the situation in Afghanistan was the largest humanitarian crisis in the world […]

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan consumer prices rose a record 36.4% in the year to April, the highest inflation rate in South Asia, up from March’s previous record of 35.4%, the statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s rural areas recorded food inflation of 40.2%, the bureau told Reuters. Food inflation for both rural and urban areas reached 48.1%, the highest since FY16 when the bureau started recording […]

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Apple Inc urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by “throttling” them with software updates. The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann’s lawyers argued […]