Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NASA’s Webb telescope promises an ‘amazing journey’ for astronomy
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was finished years late at a cost far higher than planned, but NASA's James Webb Space Telescope due for launch next week may usher in a new era in astronomy a...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. FTC, states to take Shkreli to trial over price hike
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and several states are set to take Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli to trial on Tuesday for trying to block generi...
Dec 14, 2021
China’s WeRide receives strategic investment from GAC Group for robotaxis
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving startup, said on Tuesday that it had received a strategic investment from Guangzhou Automobile Group which will deepen their partnership t...
Dec 14, 2021
British vaccine science chief says: earlier booster campaign wouldn’t have been right
LONDON (Reuters) -The chair of Britain's vaccine group said on Tuesday that calling an earlier and faster COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign would not necessarily have been the right policy given the s...
Dec 14, 2021
Keeping the bankers sweet: Hong Kong regulators send candy to quarantined financiers
HONG KONG (Reuters) - You know it's going to be a long haul when the regulator starts sending you candy. Jet-setting banking executives stuck in Hong Kong's weeks-long quarantine programme have receiv...
Dec 14, 2021
Exclusive-Malaysia telcos call for second 5G provider, sources say
By Rozanna Latiff and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's major wireless carriers have recommended the government allow a second 5G service to be set up, according to three sources and documen...
Dec 14, 2021
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo unveils self-developed chip for phones
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Oppo unveiled on Tuesday a new self-developed chip, as the hardware company moves further into the semiconductor sector. The chip, called the MariSilicon ...
Dec 14, 2021
German chip chemical supplier Merck to invest 500 million euros in Taiwan
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - German supplier of chemicals and materials used in making semiconductors, Merck KGaA, announced on Tuesday it is to invest 500 million euros in Taiwan over the next five...
Dec 14, 2021
Musk says Tesla will accept dogecoin for merchandise
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk said on Tuesday the electric carmaker will accept dogecoin for merchandise on a test basis. "Tesla will make some merch buyable with Doge & see how it goes," Musk...
Dec 14, 2021
Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law breaches international rights standards – European rights body
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's law that bans teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues in schools violates international human rights standards, the Venice Commission, a panel of experts of ...
Dec 14, 2021
