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(Fixes story identifier with no change to the text) By Elizabeth Pineau SELESTAT, France (Reuters) -Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age. Outside a factory he was visiting in the eastern Alsace region, Macron was faced with hostile banners and banging on pots. Unionised workers briefly […]

By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Australian business software company Atlassian Corp PLC said on Wednesday it will introduce new artificial intelligence features such as meeting summarization notes and a chatbot trained in delving into a company’s knowledge base. Generative AI, which the tech industry has embraced, has the ability to synthesize large amounts of data and answer complex questions. Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar said because companies use its […]

By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Australian business software company Atlassian Corp PLC said on Wednesday it will introduce new artificial intelligence features such as meeting summarization notes and a chatbot trained in delving into a company’s knowledge base. Generative AI, which the tech industry has embraced, has the ability to synthesize large amounts of data and answer complex questions. Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar said because companies use its […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party’s treasurer Colin Beattie said on Wednesday he would be stepping back from the role until a police investigation into the party’s finances is concluded. Beattie was arrested and questioned by Police Scotland on Tuesday, before later being released without charge pending further investigation. “This afternoon I informed the party leader that I will be stepping back from my role as SNP National Treasurer […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party’s treasurer Colin Beattie said on Wednesday he would be stepping back from the role until a police investigation into the party’s finances is concluded. Beattie was arrested and questioned by Police Scotland on Tuesday, before later being released without charge pending further investigation. “This afternoon I informed the party leader that I will be stepping back from my role as SNP National Treasurer […]

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Two Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week’s shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, a state police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The suspects – Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16 – both from Tuskegee, were arrested and charged with four counts of reckless murder, Sergeant Jeremy Burkett of […]

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Two Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week’s shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, a state police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The suspects – Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16 – both from Tuskegee, were arrested and charged with four counts of reckless murder, Sergeant Jeremy Burkett of […]

By Raghav Mahobe and Nandhini Srinivasan (Reuters) -Elevance Health Inc’s forecast raise and strong quarterly profit on Wednesday failed to ease investor concerns over regulatory hits to the company’s government-backed insurance business, sending its shares down over 4%.  Elevance’s medical costs in the first quarter beat analysts’ expectations, mainly due to a delay in paying out claims, but were in-line with estimates after discounting the delay, analysts said. The company’s […]

By Raghav Mahobe and Nandhini Srinivasan (Reuters) -Elevance Health Inc’s forecast raise and strong quarterly profit on Wednesday failed to ease investor concerns over regulatory hits to the company’s government-backed insurance business, sending its shares down over 4%.  Elevance’s medical costs in the first quarter beat analysts’ expectations, mainly due to a delay in paying out claims, but were in-line with estimates after discounting the delay, analysts said. The company’s […]