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IBM to take $2.7 billion charge related to transfer of pension obligations – Yahoo Finance

(Reuters) – IBM Inc said on Wednesday it expects a pretax charge of about $2.7 billion in the third quarter related to a transaction to transfer some of its pension plan liabilities to Prudential Financial Inc. The transaction will transfer approximately $6 billion of IBM's defined benefit pension obligations to Prudential Insurance Company. Defined benefit […]

Republicans charge toward funding vote that appears destined to fail

House Republicans are pushing ahead with a bill to avert a government shutdown, despite it appearing doomed to fail amid growing GOP opposition. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who is under intense pressure to avert a government shutdown ahead of Election Day, has not indicated he plans to change the proposal, despite complaints from conservatives, […]

Rome could charge entry to historic landmark in latest attempt to tackle overtourism

Visiting Rome's 18th-century fountain will likely cost you more than the coins you toss into the water. Italian authorities are considering allocating time slots for visiting the historic Trevi Fountain to curb tourist overcrowding. According to Reuters, the plans would require people to book the fountain in advance for a specific time and would limit […]

Asos to charge shoppers who regularly return large amounts of goods | Asos

ASOS will start charging UK shoppers who frequently return large quantities of goods a £3.95 fee to return items, unless they return up to £40 worth of an order. The online fashion retailer, which previously offered free 14-day returns of unused items as part of its service in the UK, has informed some shoppers that […]

OpenAI could charge as much as $2K a month for high-end subscriptions: report

OpenAI executives discussed more expensive subscriptions for upcoming large-scale language models, including the inference-focused Strawberry and a new flagship LLM called Orion. Reported information Thursday. The report, citing a person with direct knowledge of the figures, said that early internal discussions at OpenAI had discussed subscription prices as high as $2,000 per month. OpenAI did […]

‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed Pleads Guilty To Unrelated Gun Charge

Hannah Gutierrez Reed reportedly agreed to plead guilty to carrying a gun into a bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, three weeks before Halina Hutchins was killed. Prosecutors accused the “Last” gun dealer of bringing a gun into the Matador Bar on October 1, 2021. VarietyShe will reportedly plead guilty to the felony charges and […]

You’ll now be able to charge your devices on the moon

As we prepare to return to the Moon with NASA's upcoming Artemis mission, we don't just plan to set foot on its surface again — this time, we plan to stay there. Artemis is focused on establishing a sustainable human habitat on the Moon, a critical stepping stone to our future journey to Mars. This […]

Texas officer sues former department after life ‘crushed’ by dropped rape charge

A Texas police officer is suing investigators for ignoring evidence that exonerated him on a rape charge he claims ruined his life and took months to reverse. Officer Freddie Douglas was arrested in December after the girlfriend of a longtime friend accused him and her boyfriend of raping her. The charges were eventually dropped, but […]