Oct 6 (Reuters) – Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill: * ACTING CDC DIRECTOR JIM O’NEILL: I CALL ON VACCINE MANUFACTURERS TO DEVELOP SAFE MONOVALENT VACCINES TO REPLACE THE COMBINED MMR – X POST * ACTING CDC DIRECTOR JIM O’NEILL: I CALL ON VACCINE MANUFACTURERS TO BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS – X POST
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WTA WUHAN OPEN ROUND OF 64 RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST SHOWS: STORY: The Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova scored the first upset of the Wuhan Open on Monday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over 15th-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia. Siniakova, who entered the tournament as a qualifier, converted four of five break chances to advance to the second round of the final WTA 1000 tournament of 2025. Siniakova will face Australia's Maya Joint, who held off China's Lin Zhu 7-5, 7-6 (10). Joint fought off a set point trailing 10-9 in the tiebreak before finishing the match in just over two hours. Only two other matches featured seeded players Monday. No. 9 Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beat Victoria Mboko of Canada 6-3, 6-2 and No. 10 Clara Tauson of Denmark ousted Olga Danilovic of Serbia 6-3, 7-5. Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro defeated France's Varvara Gracheva 7-6 (0), 6-2 to set up a second-round match with American Iva Jovic. Hailey Baptiste rallied to beat fellow American Ashlyn Krueger 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Awaiting her in the second round is another compatriot, No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula. Croatia's Antonio Ruzic was a 6-2, 6-3 winner against Poland's Magda Linette. China's Yuan Yue edged Italy's Lucia Bronzetti 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1). Japan's Moyuka Uchijima eliminated China's Xinyu Wang 6-4, 7-6 (3). Belgium's Elise Mertens won 7-6 (5), 6-3 over Russia's Polina Kudermetova. Czech Marie Bouzkova took down Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-3, 6-4. Germany's Laura Siegemund was leading 7-5, 4-6, 4-1 when Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska was forced to retire. (Production: Oliver Regan)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -All medium and heavy duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff rate staring November 1, President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media platform on Monday. Trump last month had said heavy truck imports would face new duties as soon as Oct. 1. (Reporting by Christian Martinez and Susan Heavey; editing by Costas Pitas)
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By Max A. Cherney and Arsheeya Bajwa SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -AMD will supply artificial intelligence chips to OpenAI in a multi-year deal that would bring in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and give the ChatGPT creator the option to buy up to roughly 10% of the chipmaker. Shares of the chipmaker surged more than 34% on Monday, putting them on track for their biggest one-day gain in over nine years and adding roughly $80 billion to the company's market value. The deal, latest in a string of investment commitments, underscores OpenAI and the broader AI industry's voracious appetite for computing power as companies race toward developing AI technology that meets or exceeds human intelligence. "We view this deal as certainly transformative, not just for AMD, but for the dynamics of the industry," AMD executive vice president Forrest Norrod told Reuters on Sunday. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE The agreement closely ties the startup at the center of the AI boom to AMD, one of the strongest rivals of Nvidia, which recently agreed to make substantial investments in OpenAI. Analysts said it was a major vote of confidence in AMD's AI chips and software but is unlikely to dent Nvidia's dominance, as the market leader continues to sell every AI chip it can make. It covers the deployment of hundreds of thousands of AMD's AI chips, or graphics processing units (GPUs), equivalent to six gigawatts, over several years beginning in the second half of 2026. This is roughly equivalent to the energy needs of 5 million U.S. households, or about thrice the amount of power produced by the Hoover Dam. AMD said OpenAI would build a one-gigawatt facility based on its forthcoming MI450 series of chips beginning next year, and that it would begin to recognize revenue then. AMD executives expect the deal to net tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. Because of the ripple effect of the agreement, AMD expects to receive more than $100 billion in new revenue over four years from OpenAI and other customers, they said. The chipmaker is expected to report revenue of $32.78 billion this year, according to LSEG data. In contrast, analysts are expecting Nvidia to report revenue of $206.26 billion for the current fiscal year. "AMD has really trailed Nvidia for quite some time. So I think it helps validate their technology," said Leah Bennett, chief investment strategist at Concurrent Asset Management. Shares of Nvidia dipped more than 1%. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the AMD deal will help his startup build enough AI infrastructure to meet its needs. It was not immediately clear how OpenAI would fund the massive deal. OpenAI, which is valued at $500 billion, generated around $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025 and burned through $2.5 billion in cash, according to media reports. DEAL DETAILS As part of the arrangement, AMD issued a warrant that gives OpenAI the ability to buy up to 160 million shares of AMD for 1 cent each over the course of the chip deal. The warrant vests in tranches based on milestones that the two companies have agreed on. The first tranche will vest after the initial shipment of MI450 chips set for the second half of 2026. The remaining milestones include specific AMD stock price targets that escalate to $600 a share for the final installment of stock to unlock. In September, Nvidia announced a deal to supply OpenAI with at least 10 gigawatts worth of its systems. In contrast with the startup's deal with AMD where it will take a stake in the chipmaker, Nvidia will invest $100 billion in the ChatGPT parent under the terms of the agreement announced in September. Taking a stake in AMD could give OpenAI "the power to potentially influence corporate strategy. With Nvidia, OpenAI is simply the client and not a part-owner," said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at A.J. Bell. OPENAI WANTS MORE GPUs OpenAI has worked with AMD for years, providing inputs on the design of older generations of AI chips such as the MI300X. The San Francisco-based AI company has been taking a number of steps to ensure it has the chips needed for its future needs. Altman has floated expectations of reaching 250 gigawatts of compute in total by 2033, The Information has reported. OpenAI's deal last month with Nvidia includes the deployment of one gigawatt of the chip giant's next-generation Vera Rubin processors in late 2026. OpenAI is also in the process of developing its own silicon for AI use and has partnered with Broadcom, Reuters reported last year. The startup and its main backer, Microsoft, announced last month that they had signed a non-binding agreement to restructure OpenAI into a for-profit entity. A person familiar with the matter said the deal with AMD does not change any of OpenAI's ongoing compute plans, including that effort or its partnership with Microsoft. (Reporting by Max A. Cherney in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Deepa Seetharaman in San Francisco and Arsheeya Bajwa and Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Anil D'Silva)
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(Adds background in paragraphs 2 to 4) Oct 6 (Reuters) – The acting director of the CDC, Jim O'Neill, in an X post on Monday called on vaccine manufacturers to develop three separate monovalent vaccines to replace the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. This comes hours after O'Neill signed off on a vaccine advisory panel's recommendation against the use of a combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine before the age of 4 years. Instead, shots will be given for measles-mumps-rubella with a separate vaccine for varicella, commonly known as chickenpox. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's website there are currently no monovalent measles, mumps or rubella vaccines licensed for use in the United States. (Reporting by Mariam Sunny and Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WTA WUHAN OPEN ROUND OF 64 RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: WUHAN, CHINA (OCTOBER 6, 2025) WTA / DAZN – See restrictions before use) DIANA SHNAIDER v KATERINA SINIAKOVA 1. PLAYERS AT NET BEFORE MATCH FIRST SET 2. SINIAKOVA WINNING POINT WITH OVERHEAD SHOT AT NET 3. SINIAKOVA WINNING POINT AND SET WITH BACKHAND CROSSCOURT WINNER SECOND SET 4. SINIAKOVA WINNING POINT WITH RUNNING FOREHAND WINNER 5. MATCH POINT – SINIAKOVA WINNING POINT AND MATCH AS SHNAIDER HITS FOREHAND LONG SINIAKOVA WINS 6-4 6-4 6. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS EMBRACING AT NET / SINIAKOVA CELEBRATING MOYUKA UCHIJIMA v XINYU WANG 7. PLAYERS AT NET BEFORE MATCH FIRST SET 8. UCHIJIMA WINNING POINT WITH PASSING SHOT SECOND SET 9. WANG WINNING POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER 10. UCHIJIMA WINNING POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER 11. MATCH POINT – UCHIJIMA WINNING POINT AND MATCH AS WANG HITS NET WITH BACKHAND UCHIJIMA WINS 6-4 7-6(3) 12. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS EMBRACING AT NET / UCHIJIMA CELEBRATING EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA v VICTORIA MBOKO 13. PLAYERS AT NET BEFORE MATCH FIRST SET 14. ALEXANDROVA WINNING POINT WITH RUNNING FOREHAND 15. ALEXANDROVA WINNING POINT AND SET AS MBOKO HITS RETURN OF SERVE INTO NET SECOND SET 16. ALEXANDROVA WINNING POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER 17. MATCH POINT – ALEXANDROVA WINNING POINT AND MATCH WITH ACE ALEXANDROVA WINS 6-3 6-2 18. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS EMBRACING AT NET / ALEXANDROVA CELEBRATING STORY: The Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova secured the first upset of the Wuhan Open on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 victory over 15th-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia. Siniakova, who entered the tournament as a qualifier, converted four of five break chances to advance to the second round of the final WTA 1000 tournament of 2025. Siniakova will face Australia's Maya Joint, who held off China's Lin Zhu 7-5 7-6(10). Joint fought off a set point trailing 10-9 in the tiebreak before finishing the match in just over two hours. Only two other matches featured seeded players on Monday. Number 9 Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beat Victoria Mboko of Canada 6-3 6-2 and number 10 Clara Tauson of Denmark ousted Olga Danilovic of Serbia 6-3, 7-5. Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro defeated France's Varvara Gracheva 7-6(0) 6-2 to set up a second-round match with American Iva Jovic. Hailey Baptiste rallied to beat fellow American Ashlyn Krueger 2-6 6-4 6-2. Awaiting her in the second round is another compatriot, number 6 seed Jessica Pegula. Croatia's Antonio Ruzic was a 6-2 6-3 winner against Poland's Magda Linette. China's Yuan Yue edged Italy's Lucia Bronzetti 7-6(2) 7-6(1). Japan's Moyuka Uchijima eliminated China's Xinyu Wang 6-4 7-6(3). Belgium's Elise Mertens won 7-6(5) 6-3 over Russia's Polina Kudermetova. Czech Marie Bouzkova took down Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-3 6-4. Germany's Laura Siegemund was leading 7-5 4-6 4-1 when Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska was forced to retire. (Production: Oliver Regan)
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By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson NEWARK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of air traffic controllers calling in sick since the government shutdown began last week has seen a slight "tick up", U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday, cutting air traffic staffing by 50% in some areas at times, though he did not specify where the staffing issues were occurring. Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers must still turn up for work during the shutdown, but are not being paid. Duffy said there had been a "slight tick up in sick calls" in certain areas, noting that in some areas there was a 50% reduction in air traffic staffing on certain days, without indicating which airports were affected or for how long. "You'll see delays that come from that… if we have additional sick calls, we will reduce the flow consistent with a rate that's safe for the American people," Duffy said. He said controllers are set to miss their first paycheck on Oct. 14. Duffy and the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association spoke at a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport to discuss the effects of the shutdown. The airport, one of three giant facilities that service New York City, is a major United Airlines hub. The union representing more than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers urged workers to remain on the job during the ongoing partial government shutdown that requires them to work without pay. President Donald Trump has made transportation a focal point in a government shutdown battle with the Democrats, cutting off more than $28 billion of aid for climate programs, subways, tunnels and mass transit in Democratic-leaning states like New York and Illinois. Last week Vice President JD Vance pulled air travelers into the shutdown debate when he said they "may not arrive on time because the TSA and the air traffic controllers are not getting paid today," on Fox News. No flights are believed to have been delayed because of the shutdown. In 2019, during a 35-day shutdown, the number of absences by controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers rose as workers missed paychecks, extending checkpoint wait times at some airports. Authorities were forced to slow air traffic in New York, which put pressure on lawmakers to quickly end the standoff. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Chris Reese)
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LONDON (Reuters) -Qualcomm is fighting a 480 million-pound ($646.8 million) London lawsuit brought on behalf of smartphone owners, which alleges the chipmaker has abused its dominant position to force Apple and Samsung to pay inflated royalties. A British consumers' association that goes by the name of Which? is bringing the case and its lawyers say around 29 million people who bought iPhones or Samsung devices since 2015 are entitled to compensation. The group alleges Qualcomm made the manufacturers pay inflated royalties even if its chips are not used in a device under a worldwide so-called no licence, no chips policy. Lawyers representing Which? said in court documents prepared for a five-week trial starting on Monday that this operates as "an industry-wide private tax which ensures higher profits for Qualcomm and inflates the cost of devices." Qualcomm, however, says the lawsuit mischaracterises its long-standing requirement for manufacturers to obtain a licence for its standard essential patents before buying chipsets. The company's lawyers also rejected the suggestion by Which? that Qualcomm could demand certain royalties from Apple and Samsung, who "can and do exert enormous buyer power". The case brought by Which? at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal is to determine whether Qualcomm is liable to the claimant class, with a further trial to determine any damages if Which? is successful. A similar consumer lawsuit against Qualcomm in California, which challenged the company's patent licensing and exclusive-dealing chip agreements with Apple and other manufacturers, was dismissed in 2023. ($1 = 0.7421 pound) (Reporting by Sam Tobin in LondonEditing by Matthew Lewis)
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MERCK SAYS THERE ARE NO APPROVED U.S. MONOVALENT MEASLES, MUMPS AND RUBELLA SINGLE ANTIGEN VACCINES
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VIDEO SHOWS: FILE VIDEO AND STILLS OF RUSSIAN-BORN AUSTRALIAN TENNIS PLAYER DARIA KASATKINA / SCREEN GRABS OF POST ON DARIA KASATKINA’S X FEED ANNOUNCING SHE IS ENDING HER SEASON EARLY RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – AUGUST 30, 2025) (ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF RUSSIAN-BORN AUSTRALIAN TENNIS PLAYER DARIA KASATKINA IN ACTION IN U.S. OPEN THIRD ROUND MATCH AGAINST JAPAN’S NAOMI OSAKA (NOT PICTURED) 2. KASATKINA AND OSAKA SHAKING HANDS AFTER MATCH LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JULY 5, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 3. STILL PHOTO OF KASATKINA IN ACTION DURING WIMBLEDON THIRD-ROUND MATCH AGAINST LIUDMILA SAMSONOVA (NOT PICTURED) INTERNET (OCTOBER 6, 2025) (X / @DKasatkina – Access all) (MUTE) 4. VARIOUS SCREEN GRABS OF POST ON DARIA KASATKINA’S X FEED ANNOUNCING SHE IS ENDING HER SEASON EARLY (SIX SCREEN GRABS) EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JUNE 29, 2024) (ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 5. VARIOUS (THREE) STILL PHOTOS OF KASATKINA CELEBRATING WITH EASTBOURNE INTERNATIONAL TROPHY AFTER DEFEATING LEYLAH FERNANDEZ IN THE FINAL DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (FILE – FEBRUARY 19, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 6. STILL OF KASATKINA IN ACTION DURING DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND OF 64 MATCH AGAINST LUCIA BRONZETTI LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JULY 5, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 7. STILL OF KASATKINA CELEBRATING WINNING HER WIMBLEDON SECOND-ROUND MATCH AGAINST JODIE BURRAGE MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – JANUARY 16, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 8. STILL OF KASATKINA REACTING AFTER WINNING HER AUSTRALIAN OPEN SECOND-ROUND MATCH AGAINST WANG YAFAN ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (FILE – JULY 21, 2021) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 9. STILL OF KASATKINA CELEBRATING WITH ST PETERSBURG LADIES' TROPHY AFTER DEFEATING MARGARITA GASPARYAN IN THE FINAL MADRID, SPAIN (FILE – ABRIL 30, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 10. STILL OF KASATKINA IN ACTION AGAINST LESIA TSURENKO IN MADRID OPEN ROUND OF 32 MATCH 11. STILL OF FAN WAVING UKRAINIAN FLAG AS KASATKINA WALKS OFF COURT ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – JANUARY 7, 2024) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – Editorial use only, no resales, no monetisation.) 12. VARIOUS OF KASATKINA PRACTISING HER SERVE DURING TRAINING SESSION 13. KASATKINA HITTING GROUNDSTROKES DURING TRAINING SESSION STORY: Daria Kasatkina has become the latest leading player to end her season early, saying she is at a breaking point, mentally and emotionally. The Russian-born Australian posted a statement on social media on Monday (October 6) explaining she had continued until now, saying she was 'fine' even though she knew that was not the case, and keeping a lid on her feelings so as not to sound weak or unappreciative. "I've been far from fine for a long time and truth be told, my results and performances show that," said the 28-year-old. "The fans aren't stupid, they can see it too. "Truth is, I've hit a wall and can't continue. I need a break. A break from the monotonous daily grind of life on the tour, the suitcases, the results, the pressure, the same faces (sorry girls), everything that comes with this life. "The schedule is too much, mentally and emotionally I am at breaking point and sadly I am not alone," added the world number 19. Kasatkina switched nationality this year after a spell as a neutral athlete. She has not returned to Russia after coming out as gay and speaking out against the war in Ukraine. She said she had not seen her father for four years and had suffered emotional stress in the battle to gain full Australian competition eligibility. "I know I am strong and I will get stronger by being away, recharging, regrouping and reenergising," said Kasatkina. "2025 is done for me, and like me, it's been far from fine." Other players ended their seasons early recently, some highlighting the length and intensity of the tennis calendar. (Production: Jeenah Moon, Toby Melville, Conal Quinn, Kurt Michael Hall)
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