Science and Tech

US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says

US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and…

September 19, 2026

AI cloud firm Nscale files for US IPO

Sept 18 (Reuters) - AI cloud firm Nscale filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday. The fall IPO…

September 19, 2026

French prosecutors and regulators step up scrutiny on smart glasses

PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while…

September 19, 2026

US Treasury's Bessent plans to discuss AI and rare earths with China's He, source says

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to discuss AI, trade, rare earths and…

September 19, 2026

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data…

September 18, 2026

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data…

September 18, 2026

SK Hynix's Solidigm unit is weighing NAND memory chip factory in US, sources say

By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Karen Freifeld SEOUL/NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Chipmaker SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is…

September 18, 2026

Exclusive-Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program

By Jeffrey Dastin and Michael Erman SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to…

September 18, 2026

Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. state of Virginia is tightening controls on data centers, with plans that…

September 18, 2026

Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chief

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Friday named outsider Karandeep Anand its first chief technology officer, as AI and…

September 18, 2026