Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tesla cuts Full Self-Driving subscription prices in US, Canada
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's Tesla said on Friday it has cut prices of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) subscriptions in the United States and Canada, as it seeks to drive adoption amid softening demand and pric...
Apr 12, 2024
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels
(Reuters) - Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal with major record labels such as Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment that includes increases in minim...
Apr 12, 2024
US ex-diplomat sentenced to 15 years for spying for Cuba over decades
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. diplomat was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after admitting to acting as an agent of Cuba in what the Justice Department has called ...
Apr 12, 2024
China top legislator Zhao says Beijing, Pyongyang set on developing friendly relations, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) - China's top legislator, Zhao Leji, said it is Beijing's consistent strategic policy to defend and develop friendly relations between China and North Korea, North Korean state media K...
Apr 12, 2024
US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud
(Reuters) - The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it could produce a quick and accurate COVID-19 test was sentenced to seven years' in jail on Friday, the...
Apr 12, 2024
IDB, World Bank reports on emergency capital could pave way for expanded lending
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank on Friday issued separate reports on callable capital, the emergency capital pledged by governments but not p...
Apr 12, 2024
Truck slams into Texas public building, killing one, injuring over a dozen
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - An 18-wheel truck with a loaded flatbed slammed into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) building on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others in...
Apr 12, 2024
Top prospect Alex Sarr declares for NBA draft
French big man Alex Sarr, projected among the top three picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, made his intentions official Friday on ESPN. The 7-foot-1 center with a 7-foot-4 wingspan played this season with P...
Apr 12, 2024
US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel
By Daphne Psaledakis, Polina Devitt and Paul Sandle WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Washington and London on Friday prohibited metal-trading exchanges from accepting new aluminum, copper and nickel produ...
Apr 12, 2024
Police shut down pro-Palestinian gathering in Germany over hate speech fears
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - German police cut the power and shut down a conference of pro-Palestinian activists on Friday after a banned speaker appeared by video link, organisers said. The t...
Apr 12, 2024
