Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas governor asks legislature to mandate winterization of generators
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday said he has asked the state legislature to mandate the winterization of generators, after a deep freeze knocked out power to millions of Tex...
Feb 18, 2021
Roku adds more streaming audience to beat revenue expectations
(Reuters) - Video-streaming device maker Roku Inc reported quarterly revenue above market expectations on Thursday, thanks to an influx of cord-cutting subscribers dropping their cable packages for st...
Feb 18, 2021
Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs will appear before U.S. House panel on March 25
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter will testify before a U.S. House panel on March 25 on "misinformation and disinformation plaguing online platforms...
Feb 18, 2021
Internet groups, U.S. Chamber sue Maryland over digital advertising tax
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others in filing suit on Thursday to challenge Mar...
Feb 18, 2021
Ex-FARC commanders accept Colombia war crimes accusations
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former commanders from Colombia's demobilized FARC guerrillas on Thursday accepted accusations by a transitional justice court that they committed war crimes and c...
Feb 18, 2021
Italy’s Draghi easily wins lower house confidence vote, now fully empowered
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi easily won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Thursday, the final step needed for his new government to exercise its full pow...
Feb 18, 2021
Applied Materials forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates
(Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall street estimates on Thursday, as demand for its semiconductor manufacturing tools rebounds following a slump due to the COV...
Feb 18, 2021
Cryptocurrency Ethereum hits record high, lifted by bitcoin, institutional demand
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization and volume, hit a record high on Thursday, lifted by growing institutiona...
Feb 18, 2021
Apple adds ‘BlastDoor’ security feature to fight iMessage hacks
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc has added a security feature across its operating systems to battle hacks into its devices that rely on incoming iMessages, it said on Thursday. The "BlastDoor"...
Feb 18, 2021
Congo confirms two new Ebola cases, including one far from centre of outbreak
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two new cases of Ebola, including one far from the centre of the outbreak, provincial Health Minister Eugene Nzanzu Salita said on Thurs...
Feb 18, 2021
