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Image for Volvo Cars brings back former Polestar CEO as design chief
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Volvo Cars brings back former Polestar CEO as design chief

STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars said on Wednesday that Thomas Ingenlath would return to the...

7th January, 2026

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Qualcomm in talks with Samsung Electronics for contract manufacturing, South Korean newspaper says

SEOUL, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Qualcomm is in talks with Samsung Electronics over contract manufacturing o...

7th January, 2026

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Ireland's Kingspan abandons IPO plans for data centre infrastructure business

DUBLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Kingspan dropped plans for an initial public offering of 25% of its data c...

7th January, 2026

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GSK's chronic hepatitis B therapy shows promise in key studies, analysts await full data

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - GSK's experimental drug to treat chronic hepatitis B infection met the mai...

7th January, 2026

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Barclays buys into stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Barclays has bought a stake in U.S. stablecoin-settlement company Ubyx, its first...

7th January, 2026

Image for Olympics-Flame reaches Italian city of Bologna a month before the Games begin
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Olympics-Flame reaches Italian city of Bologna a month before the Games begin

BOLOGNA, Italy, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Olympic torch made its way through heavy snow to reach the nor...

6th January, 2026

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Musk's xAI raises $20 billion in upsized Series E funding round

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI announced Tuesday it raised $20 bi...

6th January, 2026

Image for Meta delays global rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses on strong US demand, supply squeeze
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Meta delays global rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses on strong US demand, supply squeeze

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Meta said on Tuesday it has decided to pause international expansion of its Ray-Ba...

6th January, 2026

Image for Germany holding out for 'real boom' on EVs despite strong 2025, EY says
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Germany holding out for 'real boom' on EVs despite strong 2025, EY says

BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Germany's electric car market showed strong growth in 2025 but remains on...

6th January, 2026

Image for Tesla's German car sales drop by almost half in December
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Tesla's German car sales drop by almost half in December

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Tesla's sales volume in Germany nearly halved in December from the same month last...

6th January, 2026

Image for Samsung likely to flag 160% jump in Q4 profit as AI boom stokes chip prices
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Samsung likely to flag 160% jump in Q4 profit as AI boom stokes chip prices

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is expected to flag a 160% jump in its f...

6th January, 2026

Image for Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as Chinese brands gain ground
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Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as Chinese brands gain ground

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Tesla's UK car registrations dropped by more than 29% year-on-year in December, in...

6th January, 2026