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Xi Jinping is scheduled to be in Washington on September 24 for a state visit, and some of Chinas largest manufacturers may accompany him, Reuters reported. The information on which ones is still unknown, and the trip itself has not been officially confirmed. According to Reuters, citing three individuals familiar with the situation, the seven [] This story continues at The Next Web
SoftBank Group has added $450m to an existing credit line, lifting the facility to $6.5bn, people familiar with the mattertold Bloomberg. Set against what the company is spending on OpenAI, the sum is a rounding error. Set against the week SoftBank has just had, it is more like a seatbelt. The previous facility, worth $6.05bn, [] This story continues at The Next Web
Apple Pay is expected to launch in India next month, beginning with credit cards issued by Axis Bank, three people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Apple declined to comment. So, in effect, did everybody else. The service will widen to other lenders through separate bank-by-bank agreements, the pattern Apple has followed in other markets, [] This story continues at The Next Web
As AI becomes more open and interoperable, the value is not in connectivity alone, said Joel Hron, chief technology officer of Thomson Reuters. Legal professionals need more than access to information. He said it in a statement supporting OpenAI, on the day OpenAI started building its own legal research index. OpenAI introduced Astra for Law [] This story continues at The Next Web
Waymo plans to launch its first commercial robotaxi service in Southeast Asia in 2028, starting in Singapore. The vehicles will arrive well before then, and there will be a year of preparation and testing. According to the company, the rollout will happen in three stages. First, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will arrive in Singapore in [] This story continues at The Next Web