Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Robinhood to scrap confetti animation on app after ‘gamification’ criticism
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc will discard its signature confetti animation that used to mark first trades for users on its trading app, following criticism from politicians and regulators. Starti...
Mar 31, 2021
France orders schools closed, widens COVID-19 restrictions
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron extended movement restrictions to cover the whole of France and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-19 ...
Mar 31, 2021
New York’s pot legalization adds urgency to U.S. reform calls
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - New York's legalization of recreational marijuana could generate $5 billion in sales for the first year and raises pressure on other states to follow the 16 that have now ap...
Mar 31, 2021
Greece eases some curbs to relieve pandemic fatigue, shops to reopen
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will ease some COVID-19 lockdown curbs to relieve peoples' fatigue with protracted restrictions, allowing small retail shops to reopen, authorities sa...
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. administers 150.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
The United States has administered 150,273,292 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 195,581,725 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Mar 31, 2021
Ransomware tops U.S. cyber priorities, Homeland secretary says
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Wednesday that dealing with ransomware will be a top priority, highlighting the growing threat ...
Mar 31, 2021
Explainer: Why is there a global chip shortage and why should you care?
(Reuters) - From delayed car deliveries to a supply shortfall in home appliances to costlier smartphones, businesses and consumers across the globe are facing the brunt of an unprecedented shortage in...
Mar 31, 2021
Boeing CEO sees Europe subsidy fix, concerned about China ties
(Reuters) - Boeing Co Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said on Wednesday he believed a longstanding aircraft subsidy dispute with Europe can be resolved, but raised concerns about deteriorating trade and ...
Mar 31, 2021
Discord messaging platform launches Clubhouse-style feature
By Elizabeth Culliford NEW YORK (Reuters) - Messaging platform Discord Inc on Wednesday launched a new feature for people to hold live audio events for audiences, similar to the rapidly growing app Cl...
Mar 31, 2021
Belgium orders hospitals to save more beds for COVID-19 patients
By Marine Strauss and Yves Herman ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgian hospitals have been ordered to reserve 60% of their intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients as a third wave of infections takes...
Mar 31, 2021
