(Reuters) – The cloud computing arm of Alphabet Inc said on Thursday it had formed a partnership with startup Hugging Face to ease artificial intelligence (AI) software development in the company’s Google Cloud. Following the launch of generative AI tools focused on consumers from the likes of Microsoft and Google …

(Reuters) – Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will miss their FA Cup fourth round game with Tottenham Hotspur, but is close to a return to action, manager Pep Guardiola said on Thursday. Haaland has missed City’s last nine games in all competitions with a foot injury, and Guardiola is prepared …

BROWNSTOWN, Michigan (Reuters) – General Motors and Honda have begun shipping fuel cell power systems to customers from a factory near Detroit, they said on Thursday, a new test of whether hydrogen power technology can achieve mass-market success. Initial production of fuel cell power units will be relatively small, with …

(Reuters) -Charles Leclerc will stay at Ferrari for years to come after the Italian Formula One team announced a contract extension on Thursday. The 26-year-old Monaco-born driver’s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the year. “I’m very pleased to know that I will be wearing the …

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – To say Tom Hartley’s test debut did not go according to plan would be a massive understatement after the England spinner was hit to all corners of the ground on day one of the opening test against India on Thursday. For the first time in men’s …

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -A senior Russian lawmaker said Ukrainian military intelligence had been given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it was shot down on Wednesday. Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia’s Belgorod region, …

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Comcast’s quarterly revenue topped Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as growth in its streaming and theme parks businesses, including a widely watched NFL playoff game, more than offset further losses of broadband subscribers. Revenue rose 2.3% to $31.25 billion in the fourth quarter, beating analysts’ estimates of …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Surprise Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen are counting on the efficiency of midfielder Alejandro Grimaldo to help them stretch their winning run in 2024 with a home victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Rhine derby on Saturday. Xabi Alonso’s team have won their two league games this year …

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Maintaining friendly relations with Russia used to be an important task for Finnish presidents, but Sunday’s election of a new leader will mark an unprecedented hardening of their approach towards the old neighbour. For the first time since World War Two, Finland’s presidential hopefuls are competing to …

(Reuters) – Donald Trump is calling friends, allies and donors to seek advice on who he should pick as a vice presidential running mate as he closes in on the Republican White House nomination, according to five close allies of the former president. Trump has yet to make a final …