Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boeing overcharged Air Force nearly 8,000% for soap dispensers, watchdog alleges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force for spare parts for C-17 transport planes, including marking up the price on soap dispensers by 7,943%, according to a report by a Pentagon...
Oct 29, 2024
Tuberculosis returns as top infectious disease killer, WHO says
(Reuters) - Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on Tuesday, highlighting the...
Oct 29, 2024
Elon Musk's xAI in talks to raise funding valuing it at $40 billion, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is in talks with investors for a funding round that would value the company at around $40 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people fami...
Oct 29, 2024
Stubbs: Kyle Larson can only blame himself for predicament
For the second year in a row at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Larson found himself chasing down Ryan Blaney for the victory. And, for the second year in a row, Larson stepped ever so slightly over th...
Oct 29, 2024
Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin fined $5K for high-sticking
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has been fined $5,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for high-sticking Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell. The fine is the maximum allowable under the league's colle...
Oct 29, 2024
Motor racing-FIA fines Honda and Alpine total $1 million for F1 cost cap breach
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body has fined Honda and Renault-owned Alpine a total of $1 million for procedural breaches of the 2023 cost cap for engine manufacturers, the FIA said on Tu...
Oct 29, 2024
Heavy rains cause flash floods in Spain's south, east
MADRID (Reuters) - Torrential rains caused by a cold front moving across southeastern Spain flooded roads and towns on Tuesday, prompting authorities in the worst-hit areas to advise citizens to stay ...
Oct 29, 2024
Italy plans to spend 8.2 billion euros on new tanks, sources say
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian parliamentary committee approved on Tuesday a government plan worth some 8.2 billion euros ($8.86 billion) to buy new-generation tanks and revamp the army's ground forces, ...
Oct 29, 2024
Exclusive-OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales back foundry ambition
By Krystal Hu, Fanny Potkin and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - OpenAI is working with Broadcom and TSMC to build its first in-house chip designed to support its artificial intelligence systems, while addi...
Oct 29, 2024
Sales at Moncler slip 3% in third quarter as global demand weakens
MILAN (Reuters) - Revenues at Italian luxury outwear maker Moncler fell 3% at constant exchange rates in the third quarter, slightly more than analysts had anticipated, with weakness spread across all...
Oct 29, 2024
