Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Federal Reserve rejects crypto-focused bank’s application to be supervised by the Fed
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday rejected crypto-focused Custodia Bank's application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System, saying the bank's proposed business m...
Jan 27, 2023
U.S. charges three in Iran-backed effort to assassinate journalist
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with attempting to assassinate a prominent critic of Iran's government who was previously the target of a failed Tehran-backed ...
Jan 27, 2023
Apple developing software to help users build apps for upcoming headset – The Information
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is developing software to help users of its upcoming mixed-reality (MR) headset build their own augmented reality apps, the Information reported on Friday, citing four people who...
Jan 27, 2023
Goldman Sachs slashes CEO Solomon’s pay 29% to $25 million
By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs Group Inc. slashed compensation for its Chief Executive Officer David Solomon by 29% to $25 million for 2022, the bank said in a filing Friday. Solom...
Jan 27, 2023
White House and European Commission to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement
By Suzanne Smalley (Reuters) - The White House and European Commission will announce on Friday an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcar...
Jan 27, 2023
Doping-Russian agency records 375 whereabouts rule violations in 2022
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Friday it had recorded 375 cases last year in which athletes did not properly provide their whereabouts to allow for them to be tested for ...
Jan 27, 2023
Walmart, CVS Health adjust pharmacy hours amid labor crunch
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Friday it would adjust working hours for its U.S. pharmacy team and implement it nationwide in 4,600 locations, with drugstore operator CVS Health Corp doing the same f...
Jan 27, 2023
Cash-strapped Finnish zoo may have to return giant pandas to China
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A cash-strapped Finnish zoo said on Friday it was preparing to return two giant pandas on loan from China as it could no longer afford their upkeep. The pandas, named Lumi and Pyr...
Jan 27, 2023
Actor Alan Cumming gives back his OBE award over ‘toxicity of empire’
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish actor Alan Cumming said on Friday he was giving back his OBE - Officer of the Order of the British Empire - award, saying his eyes had been "opened" over "the toxicity of e...
Jan 27, 2023
Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 accounts for 61.3% of U.S. COVID cases – CDC
(Reuters) - The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has likely become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 61.3% of COVID cases in the week ended Jan. 28, data from the U.S. Centers for Di...
Jan 27, 2023
