WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. auto safety agency is shedding more than 25% of its employees under financial incentive programs to depart the government offered by the Trump administration, according to data provided to Congress seen by Reuters.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, part of the Transportation Department, is shrinking from 772 employees as of May 31 to 555 under the program. The Federal Highway Administration and Federal... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday set out plans to lower the voting age to 16 in a landmark reform to the process that underpins one of the world's oldest parliaments.
Who can currently vote?
At present, anyone aged 18 or over can vote in UK general elections if they are a British citizen, a qualifying citizen from the Commonwealth group of former British colonies, or a citizen of Ireland, and are registered to vote.
... (continue reading...)PARIS (Reuters) -French start-up Mistral announced new features to its AI chatbot Le Chat on Thursday as it tries to carve out a place for itself in a global AI race dominated by the United States and China. Often presented as France's and Europe's AI champion, Mistral competes with American giants such as OpenAI and Alphabet's Google, but lags behind in terms of market share or revenues. "We're making Le Chat even more capable, more intuitive — and more fun —... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase has appointed Mike Lister and Brennan Spry as co-heads of North America corporate banking, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
The move is aimed at reinforcing the Commercial and Investment Banking (CIB) unit, which has shown considerable strength and is a key driver of growth at the largest U.S. bank.
The New York-based bank beat estimates for second quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by robust... (continue reading...)
By Vitalii Yalahuzian and Catarina Demony
LONDON (Reuters) -Sixteen and 17-year-olds celebrated their newly granted right to vote in all UK elections on Thursday, but cautioned that proper education was vital to boost turnout and protect young voters from political misinformation on social media.
"I'm really happy about it because I've always been kind of frustrated just watching politics and not being able to do anything," said 16-year-old... (continue reading...)
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