Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexico City govt joins Airbnb to lure ‘digital nomads’, despite rising rent fears
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City's mayor said on Wednesday she wants to boost the number of 'digital nomads' in the capital after signing an agreement with short-term rental platform Airbnb, despit...
Oct 26, 2022
Smartphone shipments in China fall 11% y-o-y in q3 2022 -Canalys
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Smartphone shipments in China fell 11% year-on-year in Q3 2022, with privately-owned Vivo taking the top spot, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday. Apple Inc grew shipments...
Oct 26, 2022
Investors punish Zuckerberg as costly metaverse pitch falls flat
By Chavi Mehta and Katie Paul (Reuters) - Wall Street is losing patience over Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg's enormous and experimental bets on his metaverse project that helped drive up the company's ove...
Oct 26, 2022
Shadow puppet enthusiasts hope robotics can save ancient art
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian college lecturer Ahnaf Hakimi Ahmad hopes to save the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry using 3D-printed figures controlled by robotics instead of people. "Wayang...
Oct 26, 2022
Colombia’s Congress approves negotiations with illegal armed groups
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Congress on Wednesday approved a law to allow President Gustavo Petro to seek peace deals with leftist rebels and criminal groups tied to drug traffi...
Oct 26, 2022
Samsung Elec names Jay Y. Lee executive chairman
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' de facto leader Jay Y. Lee has been named executive chairman of the company, it said on Thursday, a symbolic move heralding that South Korea's most valuable comp...
Oct 26, 2022
Bolivia to temporarily suspend exports of food products amid protests
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's government said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend exports of food products including soy and beef amid protests in the key farming region of Santa Cruz. The move is...
Oct 26, 2022
Oil prices continue climb on strong crude demand, weaker dollar
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Oil prices continued to rise in early Asian trade on Thursday after surging more than 3% in the previous session, driven by record U.S. crude exports and a weaker U.S. do...
Oct 26, 2022
Colombia’s finance minister asks central bank to discuss futures markets liquidity
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo has asked the country's central bank to discuss liquidity in futures markets in its monthly meeting this Friday, he said on Wednesday,...
Oct 26, 2022
Samsung Elec Q3 profit slumps 31% as economic woes hammer demand
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd reported a 31% drop in third-quarter profit on Thursday and said geopolitical uncertainties are likely to dampen demand until early 2023, as the global eco...
Oct 26, 2022
