Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Trying to survive’: Scrap metal recycling brings cash in Haiti post-earthquake
By Laura Gottesdiener LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - After a devastating earthquake leveled tens of thousands of homes in Haiti, some residents have started to pick up the pieces, collecting scrap metal...
Aug 24, 2021
Baidu’s AI voice assistant Xiaodu closes funding at $5.1 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistant Xiaodu Technology has closed Series B financing at a $5.1 billion valuation. This comes in the...
Aug 24, 2021
Best Buy raises annual sales forecast as electronics demand holds strong
(Reuters) -Best Buy Co Inc raised its full-year comparable sales forecast on Tuesday, as the electronics retailer expects demand to be resilient compared to analysts' fears of a drop in growth from a ...
Aug 24, 2021
U.S. retailers bring back ‘above-the-keyboard’ clothes as Delta surge persists
By Arriana McLymore and Aishwarya Venugopal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailers from Macy's Inc to Target Corp, keen to see the apparel sales momentum of the second quarter keep going, are stocking shelves...
Aug 24, 2021
Group14 partners with InoBat to make batteries for electric vehicles
(Reuters) - Group14 Technologies will supply battery materials to Europe's InoBat under a partnership to manufacture high-energy density cells for electric vehicles, the companies said on Tuesday. Dem...
Aug 24, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. SEC to scrutinize firms’ digital-engagement practices as investor worries grow
By Katanga Johnson and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will seek input on whether digital customer engagement innovations used by financial firm...
Aug 24, 2021
U.N. agency calls for food aid for Afghanistan before winter
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday called for the international community to donate $200 million in food aid for Afghanistan so essential supplies can be delivered to re...
Aug 24, 2021
Russia uses new hardware to target Navalny’s anti-Kremlin app – experts
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is using new digital hardware to target an online app that jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's team created to undermine the Kremlin at next month's parliamentary election...
Aug 24, 2021
South Africa’s state insurer to raise cover for unrest following riots
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's only insurer covering political violence will increase its premiums to cover a rise in reinsurance costs following some of the worst unrest in decades, the head...
Aug 24, 2021
Greece to end free COVID testing for unvaccinated
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said it would end free testing for unvaccinated people to boost inoculation rates and head off any renewed spike in Delta variant infections of the coronavirus. The country h...
Aug 24, 2021
