Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Call center AI firm ASAPP raises $120 million, valued at $1.6 billion
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - ASAPP Inc, maker of artificial intelligence software for call center agents, said on Wednesday it raised $120 million, doubling the company's valuation to $1.6 billion i...
May 19, 2021
Biden’s Supreme Court commission to meet as abortion debate reignites
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's commission to study potential changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices as some liberal activists have urged, is s...
May 19, 2021
Burger King to serve Ch’King sandwich across U.S. from June
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Burger King will expand its new crispy chicken sandwich nationally across the United States on June 3, the Restaurant Brands International Inc chain said on Wednesd...
May 19, 2021
Space startup Astra signs first commercial launch contract, boosts rocket capacity
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Billionaire-backed space transport startup Astra, which aims to go public before July in a $2.1 billion blank-check deal, has signed its first commercial launch ...
May 19, 2021
U.S. House set to vote on commission to probe deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is expected to approve creating a 10-member commission to probe the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, testing Republica...
May 19, 2021
Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling
By Kate Lamb and Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia's densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has lo...
May 19, 2021
Bayer seeks approval of $2 billion plan to limit Roundup claims
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Bayer AG on Wednesday will urge a U.S. judge to give preliminary approval to a controversial $2 billion settlement that would create a framework to resolve future claims that i...
May 19, 2021
Pop star Demi Lovato identifies as non-binary
LONDON (Reuters) - The American pop star Demi Lovato identifies as non-binary and will be using the pronouns they/them from now on, according to a tweet on Wednesday. The 28-year-old said on Twitter t...
May 19, 2021
U.S. envoy Kerry urges to climate laggards to commit to 1.5C goal
DUBLIN (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday urged countries that have not yet set how they plan to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, particularly those in Asia, to join th...
May 19, 2021
UAE to allow 100% foreign ownership of companies in June – WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - Foreigners opening a company in the United Arab Emirates will no longer need an Emirati shareholder or agent under changes to UAE company law that will go into effect on June 1, stat...
May 19, 2021
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