Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo raising blank-check acquisition vehicle: sources
By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - Private equity investor Thoma Bravo has hired an investment bank to raise funds in an initial public offering for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), one of t...
Dec 03, 2020
F1 rookie Mick Schumacher can count on Vettel for advice
By Abhishek Takle MANAMA (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel said he will be on hand to offer advice to Mick Schumacher, son of his boyhood idol and seven-times world champion Michael, when he makes his Form...
Dec 03, 2020
Trump unveils $207 million fundraising haul since election as he tries to overturn results
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee have raised a combined $207.5 million since Election Day, according to a statement on Thur...
Dec 03, 2020
S&P confirms Mexico credit rating, keeps negative outlook
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings confirmed Mexico's investment grade credit rating on Wednesday, saying that despite a record hit to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic, the government...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. energy storage firm Stem nears $1.35 billion deal to go public: sources
By Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - U.S. artificial intelligence-driven energy storage company Stem Inc is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blank-check acquisition company Star Peak Energy...
Dec 03, 2020
Asia stocks set for small gains as U.S. advances fiscal stimulus
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in Asia geared up for modest stock gains on Friday as U.S. legislators wrangled over a fiscal stimulus and negotiations over a Brexit trade deal cont...
Dec 03, 2020
Top AI ethics researcher says Google fired her; company denies it
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company's diversity efforts, a claim th...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. in talks with Huawei CFO Meng on resolving criminal charges: source
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with Huawei's finance chief, Meng Wanzhou, that would allow her to return to China from Canada, in exchange for admitting wrongdoing, a per...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Senate set to vote on Trump FCC nominee as soon as next week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is set to vote as early as next week to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official who has helped lead an effort seekin...
Dec 03, 2020
‘This is not science fiction,’ say scientists pushing for ‘neuro-rights’
By Avi Asher-Schapiro (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scientific advances from deep brain stimulation to wearable scanners are making manipulation of the human mind increasingly possible, creating a ne...
Dec 03, 2020
