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By David French

(Reuters) - The investment firms that took U.S. power plant operator Calpine Corp private six years ago are exploring options that include a company sale, an initial public offering or a stake divestment at a valuation of about $30 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

The deal deliberations come as data centers powering artificial intelligence and extreme weather, such as heat waves... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Apple will deliver some of its upcoming artificial intelligence features this year through data centers powered by its own in-house chips, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as the iPhone maker looks to integrate generative AI in its products.

The company is putting its chips in cloud-computing servers capable of processing advanced AI tasks coming to Apple devices, the report stated, citing people familiar with the matter.

By Tom Hals

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son to dismiss criminal gun charges, clearing the way for Hunter Biden's June 3 trial, a first for the child of a sitting president.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia said Hunter Biden could not appeal because the lower court had not yet entered a final judgment in the... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) -BP's electric charging unit is keen on buying Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Supercharging sites in the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

BP "is aggressively looking to acquire real estate to scale our network, which is a heightened focus following the recent Tesla announcement," the report quoted Sujay Sharma, CEO of bp pulse Americas, as saying in an interview.

Tesla and BP did not immediately respond to Reuters... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a May 15 hearing on the federal government's response to the collapse of a Baltimore bridge.

The Dali cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, killing six people.

The hearing will include Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy and senior officials with the... (continue reading...)