Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. insurance executives seek to fix industry’s diversity problem
By Alwyn Scott (Reuters) - When Jerald Tillman and Mike James started their careers more than 20 years ago, working in the U.S. insurance industry was not on their radar, but programs to attract Black...
Nov 18, 2020
Uber looks to partner with other self-driving companies: CEO
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving unit is looking to partner with other companies working on autonomous driving, the company's chief executive officer said on Wednesday. "Our view is th...
Nov 18, 2020
Google presses for quicker release of documents in lawsuit
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer representing Alphabet Inc's Google in the search and advertising giant's legal fight with the government pressed on Wednesday for a faster release of doc...
Nov 18, 2020
NY Fed’s Williams says rapid increase in virus infections could hurt economy
(Reuters) - The economy is now affected more by swings in coronavirus infections than it is by restrictions on certain activities, and a surge in infections could slow growth, New York Federal Reserve...
Nov 18, 2020
England will need five days of lockdown for each day relaxed at Christmas: adviser
LONDON (Reuters) - England will need five extra days of lockdown measures to stop COVID-19 infections spreading for each day they are relaxed over the Christmas period to allow people to see their fam...
Nov 18, 2020
Biden campaign expects Georgia’s election result to be certified soon
(Reuters) - The U.S. presidential election result that handed the battleground state of Georgia to Joe Biden will be certified after counties meet a recount deadline on Wednesday, a Democratic campaig...
Nov 18, 2020
BioNTech says vaccine approval possible in mid-December under ideal conditions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. and European regulators could approve Pfizer and BioNTech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as mid-December, the German firm's chief executive said on Wednesday, foll...
Nov 18, 2020
Apple, U.S. states reach $113 million settlement on iPhone throttling
By Paresh Dave and Stephen Nellis OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Apple Inc will pay $113 million to settle allegations from 33 U.S. states and the District of Columbia that it slowed down iPhones to mask...
Nov 18, 2020
Canada names China, Russia as main cyber-crime threats; sees risk to power supply
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Wednesday identified state-sponsored programs in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as major cyber crime threats for the first time, and said it feared...
Nov 18, 2020
House Democrats back Pelosi for another term as speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years, despite the Nov. 3 elections in which the ...
Nov 18, 2020
