(Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) is exploring making earphones powered by artificial intelligence with cameras, The Information reported on Monday citing employees familiar with the matter. A slew of companies, from startups to conglomerates including Meta, are looking to develop AI-based wearable devices to capture growing interest in the sector. The Facebook-parent expects the device, being explored under...

Monday, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ( TAK ) and AC Immune SA ( ACIU ) announced an exclusive, worldwide option and license agreement for AC Immune’s active immunotherapies targeting toxic forms of amyloid beta (Abeta), including ACI-24.060 for Alzheimer’s disease. ACI-24.060 is an anti-Abeta active immunotherapy candidate designed to induce an antibody response against the toxic forms of Abeta believed to drive plaque formation and Alzheimer’s...

MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. ( INKT ) shares are trading higher Monday after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company announced private placement financing of $5.8 million. What Happened: On Monday, MiNK Therapeutics ( INKT ) entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell securities in a private investment in public equity (PIPE) agreement. MiNK said it will sell 4.64 million shares at a price...

(Reuters) - Volkswagen is exploring the sale of as much as1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) worth of stock in its heavy truckmaking arm Traton SE ( TRATF ), Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The German automaker is talking to potential advisers about the stake sale to institutional investors via an accelerated bookbuilding deal as...