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France unveils fresh government with budget battle looming
Date: December 23, 2024
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -France unveiled a new government on Monday composed of former ministers and senior civil servants that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will...

Exclusive-Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products, sources say
Date: December 23, 2024
By Anna Tong and Krystal Hu Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot, in a bid to diversify...

UK insurer Aviva to shed up to 2,300 jobs in $4.65 billion Direct Line deal
Date: December 23, 2024
By Chandini Monnappa and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,300 jobs as it takes over smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7 billion pound ($4.65 billion) cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday, creating the UK’s largest home and motor insurer. The deal, which was first announced earlier this...

Banker Eric Lombard named French finance minister in new Bayrou government
Date: December 23, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) - Eric Lombard, currently at French state bank Caisse des Depots (CDC), has been appointed finance minister in the new French government formed under Francois Bayrou, President...

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain’s DAZN for $2.1 billion
Date: December 23, 2024
By Scott Murdoch, Anousha Sakoui and Chandini Monnappa SYDNEY (Reuters) -News Corp has agreed to sell its Australian cable TV unit Foxtel to British-owned sports network DAZN for A$3.4 billion ($2.1 billion) including debt, cutting the Murdoch-controlled media empire’s exposure to a business up-ended by streaming platforms. News Corp will gain a board seat and...

Google's proposed search result changes get thumbs up from EU airlines
Date: December 23, 2024
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google's proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe...
