Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Toyota, NTT to make $3.3 billion R&D investment for AI self-driving, Nikkei reports
(Reuters) -Toyota Motor and Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) will invest 500 billion yen ($3.26 billion) in research and development to create artificial intelligence software to improve s...
Oct 28, 2024
Exclusive-Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 fields buyout interest, sources say
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapid7, a cybersecurity firm with a market value of $2.4 billion, is exploring options with its investment bankers after attracting acquisition interest from buyout...
Oct 28, 2024
Major donors expected to increase IDA funding pledges, World Bank says
By Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is expecting major donors to raise their pledges to its fund for low-income countries, said Axel van Trotsenburg, the Washington-based lender'...
Oct 28, 2024
Israel bans UN aid agency UNRWA from operating in Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel passed a law on Monday banning the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA from operating in the country, legislation that could impact its work in war-torn Gaza. The lawmake...
Oct 28, 2024
US warns Iran at UN of 'severe consequences' if further attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States warned Iran at the United Nations on Monday that if it undertakes any further aggressive acts against Israel or U.S. personnel in the region "there will be...
Oct 28, 2024
Yemen's Houthis say they've targeted vessels in Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that they carried out three operations targeting vessels in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. The attacks included strikes on the Motaro in the Red Sea and Bab al...
Oct 28, 2024
Russian, Chinese and Cuban accounts are amplifying hurricane misinformation, US official says
By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese-linked influence actors and the Cuban government have been amplifying misinformation following two deadly U.S. hurricanes, including false claims that ...
Oct 28, 2024
Reports: Chiefs acquire OLB Josh Uche from Patriots
The Kansas City Chiefs acquired pass-rusher Josh Uche from the New England Patriots on Monday, multiple outlets reported. The Chiefs are sending a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Patriots, NFL Network re...
Oct 28, 2024
Iran executes Iranian-German national after terrorism conviction, state media says
(Reuters) -Iran executed Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd after he was convicted of carrying out terrorist attacks, Iranian state media said on Monday. Sharmahd, who also holds U.S. residency,...
Oct 28, 2024
International Criminal Court's prosecutor demands probe into misconduct allegations
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor Karim Khan has asked the ICC's oversight mechanism to open an immediate investigation into allegations of misconduct made against hi...
Oct 28, 2024
