US removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People’s Republic of China. The malware, known as “PlugX,” affected thousands of computers around the globe and was used to …

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Russia’s Sovcomflot says new U.S. sanctions create operational difficulties

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s leading tanker group, Sovcomflot, said on Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions would create additional operational difficulties and accused the West of undermining the global system of merchant shipping. “The company’s vessels do not belong to the ‘shadow fleet’”, Sovcomflot said. “The sanctions against Sovcomflot are not motivated by violations on the …

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Saba’s Weinstein takes swing at critics of plan to tackle UK investment trusts

By Nell Mackenzie and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. activist investor Boaz Weinstein called on British critics opposing plans to unseat managers at seven underperforming UK investment trusts to stop misleading investors who have lost “enormous value”, describing their criticism as “jingoistic”. Saba Capital Management, founded and run by Wall Street veteran Weinstein, said last …

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Irish centre-right parties close in on deal for new coalition government

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s two dominant centre-right political parties are close to finalising a coalition deal with independent lawmakers to return to power for another five-year term, two lawmakers said on Tuesday. Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, who were the largest members of the outgoing coalition, have been in talks since they fell …

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Sudan’s army condemns ethnically-targeted killings of civilians in El Gezira

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) – The Sudanese army on Tuesday condemned what it called “individual violations” in Sudan’s El Gezira in recent days after rights groups blamed the army and its allies for ethnically-targeted attacks on civilians. The attacks largely targeted people from western Sudan living in the central state because of accusations they collaborated with the …

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Musk, Zuckerberg y Bezos asistirán a la toma de posesión de Trump, según la NBC

WASHINGTON, 14 ene (Reuters) – Los presidentes ejecutivos de empresas tecnológicas Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos y Mark Zuckerberg asistirán a la asunción del presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, la próxima semana, informó el martes la cadena NBC, citando a un funcionario anónimo involucrado en el evento. Los representantes del equipo de transición de …

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OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature ‘Tasks’ to take on Alexa, Siri

(Reuters) – Generative artificial intelligence bellwether OpenAI said on Tuesday that it is introducing a beta feature called Tasks to ChatGPT, signaling the company’s foray into the virtual assistant space, competing with Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa. Tasks will enable ChatGPT users to request tasks to be performed at a future time, including one-time reminders …

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