By John KruzelWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Wednesday for President Donald Trump to remove Democratic members of two federal labor boards for now, putting on hold a pair of judicial orders that had shielded them from dismissal.Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf of the court, halted the orders by two Washington-based federal judges that blocked Trump’s ...
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Around 4,000 employees of the U.S. Transportation Department have applied to take a new buyout offer that offers pay and benefits through Sept. 30, a department official told Reuters.The figure is not final because it may include employees who are not eligible or some who sent more than one email seeking the buyout, the official said.The offer, made last we ...
By Max A. CherneySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s on Wednesday unveiled its seventh-generation artificial intelligence chip named Ironwood, which the company said is designed to speed the performance of AI applications.The Ironwood processor is geared toward the type of data crunching needed when users query software such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Known in the tech industry as "i ...
By Douglas Gillison and Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Paul Atkins as President Donald Trump’s choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, installing the business-friendly lawyer atop an agency in the throes of major change.In a largely party line vote, the Senate voted 52-44 to confirm Atkins, who previously served as an SEC member from 2002 ...