Reuters

By Martin Coulter

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s artificial intelligence (AI) safety institute will open an office in the United States, hoping to foster greater international collaboration on the regulation of a fast-moving technology.

Government officials said the institute’s new office in San Francisco would open this summer, recruiting a team of technical staff to complement the organisation’s work in London and strengthen ties... (continue reading...)

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday.

Many firms said they were no longer able to hire enough workers if they kept wage growth low, and saw an economy where wages and inflation rose in tandem as more favourable than one where wages and prices barely moved, the survey... (continue reading...)

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces shot down all 29 drones used by Russian forces in an overnight attack, Ukraine's air force said in a statement on Monday.

Sixteen of the drones were shot down over the southern region of Mykolaiv where debris damaged a private residence and caused a fire, the region's governor said on the Telegram messaging app.

Three of the drones were shot down over the western region of Lviv, with no damage reported... (continue reading...)

By Elizabeth Howcroft

LONDON (Reuters) - Global venture capital investment in crypto companies rose to $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, data showed on Monday, in a tentative sign that investor interest is returning.

Crypto venture capital flows peaked at $11.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022, before seven consecutive quarters of declining volumes, with just $1.7 billion in the last quarter of 2023, data from PitchBook... (continue reading...)

By Elizabeth Howcroft

LONDON (Reuters) - Global venture capital investment in crypto companies rose to $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, data showed on Monday, in a tentative sign that investor interest is returning.

Crypto venture capital flows peaked at $11.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022, before seven consecutive quarters of declining volumes, with just $1.7 billion in the last quarter of 2023, data from PitchBook... (continue reading...)