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Robinhood expands prediction-market push with Crypto.com, OG.com tie-up

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets ⁠said on Tuesday it will route some football ⁠event contracts through OG.com's federally regulated exchange, while taking ‌equity stakes in the platform and its former parent Crypto.com as it further expands into prediction markets.

Amazon accused in lawsuit of systematic pregnancy discrimination

NEW YORK, ⁠Sept 8 (Reuters) - Amazon.com was sued ⁠on Tuesday in a proposed class ‌action accusing the retailer of systematically discriminating against pregnant workers.

Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with Amazon, offers right to buy about $4 billion in stock

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Qualcomm on Tuesday reached ⁠a deal to develop custom chips with Amazon for AI data centers, giving it ⁠the right to acquire about $4 billion in shares in exchange for $60 billion in business ‌with the chipmaker.

Amazon hires banks for first ever sterling bond sale

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Amazon hired banks on Tuesday for its first ⁠ever sterling bond sale, according to a memo ‌seen by Reuters, as hyperscalers rush to raise funding across currencies to finance the AI boom.

ASML breaks ground on new manufacturing facilities in major expansion

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Sept ⁠8 (Reuters) - ASML, the biggest manufacturer of computer chip-making equipment, on Tuesday began construction ⁠of a major new production campus in the Netherlands, as it races to ‌keep up with rising demand from the artificial intelligence boom.

Kalshi's $400 million-plus monthly commodity trade volume outpaces early crypto growth

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Prediction market startup ⁠Kalshi said on Tuesday monthly commodities trading volume on its platform ⁠was four times that of cryptocurrency at the same point, ‌seven months after launch.

Teen reading slumps to worst this century due to surge in screen time

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Teenagers more ⁠accustomed to smartphones than Shakespeare are reading at the worst levels seen this century, driving a ⁠broader decline in education, a global student assessment found.

Exclusive-Google warns of lower quality as it revamps Europe search results to avoid EU fines

BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google on Tuesday ⁠rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators, a ⁠move which it said will degrade users' experience and ratchet up costs for European businesses.

Exclusive-EBay probes how banned gender-test kits were available in India, listings removed

BENGALURU, Sept 8 (Reuters) - EBay has launched an ⁠internal review of its shopping website's safeguards after Reuters flagged that several gender-prediction kits were available for delivery to India, where using them ⁠is a criminal offence under a law meant to curb female foeticide.

Macron urges EU ban on social media for under-15s in letter to Von der Leyen

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - French ⁠President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back a European Union-wide ⁠ban on social media for children under 15 after France failed to ‌enact its own legislation, his office said on Tuesday.