Sept 3 (Reuters) - Snap will concentrate on expanding and diversifying its underperforming advertising business with a focus on augmented reality, CEO Evan Spiegel informed employees in a note on Tuesday. The announcement comes amid a challenging period for the Snapchat owner, as it contends with major social media players such as Instagram parent Meta Platforms ( META ) and...

SAO PAULO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Social media giant Meta Platforms ( META ) will inform Brazilians how it intends to use their personal data to train generative artificial intelligence (AI), it said on Tuesday, following a demand from the country's data protection watchdog. Meta's users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on...

06:07 PM EDT, 09/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Atara Biotherapeutics ( ATRA ) said late Tuesday that it signed definitive agreements to sell 758,900 shares at $8.25 apiece in a registered direct offering. The stock closed at $7.60 in the previous day. The company said it will also sell pre-funded warrants to purchase up to about 3.6 million shares at $8.2499...

Sept 5 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced final approval of a wind project off the coast of Maryland, bringing the U.S. halfway to its goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of the clean energy technology by 2030. The project is the 10th approved by Biden's Interior Department. He has made offshore wind a cornerstone of his climate...