Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. judge to rule in Thacker Pass lithium mine case within months
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said she will rule "in the next couple of months" about whether former U.S. President Donald Trump erred in 2021 when he approved Lithium Americas Corp's plan to b...
Jan 05, 2023
NIH launches pilot COVID telehealth program
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday launched a virtual program aimed at making antiviral treatments for COVID-19 available at home for those who test positive. Local a...
Jan 05, 2023
Surfing-Brazilian ‘Mad Dog’ Freire killed in Nazare
LISBON (Reuters) - Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practising tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazare on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority s...
Jan 05, 2023
Secretary Benson to receive Presidential Citizens Medal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Joe Biden in a White House ceremony on Friday, January 6 for her work pro...
Jan 05, 2023
Qualcomm, Iridium partner to bring satellite-based messaging to Android phones
(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc has partnered with Iridium Communications Inc to provide a satellite-based messaging service on premium smartphones running Google's Android operating system, the chipmaker sa...
Jan 05, 2023
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Russia wants truce to halt our advances
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia was seeking a truce to use as a cover to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region and bring in more men and equipment...
Jan 05, 2023
Mercedez-Benz says Nevada approves use of advanced automated driving system
(Reuters) - German carmaker Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday that the state of Nevada has approved its application to deploy advanced automated driving systems on its roads. The company said the Nevada ...
Jan 05, 2023
Venezuela inflation accelerating, heightening risk of return to hyperinflation -economists
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan consumer prices rose at a sharp 37.2% clip in December from November, heightening the risk of a return to hyperinflation, according to estimates by the Venezuelan Financ...
Jan 05, 2023
ChatGPT creator OpenAI in talks for tender offer valuing company at $29 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) - OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research lab behind chatbot ChatGPT, is in talks to sell existing shares in a tender offer that would value the company at about $29 billion, the Wall S...
Jan 05, 2023
Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked, researcher says
By Raphael Satter LONDON (Reuters) - Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said Wednesday. The brea...
Jan 05, 2023
