Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Innoviz sees lower lidar costs accelerating autonomous car development
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli lidar maker Innoviz Technologies said price reductions for the laser-based sensors will be key to enabling automakers to reach the next level of autonomous driving on a la...
Oct 15, 2020
EU court adviser says Poland, Hungary turnover taxes are legal
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The top European Union court should back Polish and Hungarian taxes on turnover despite a European Commission objection that they give an unfair advantage to smaller businesses,...
Oct 15, 2020
London to move to stricter COVID-19 lockdown shortly, mayor says
LONDON (Reuters) - London's mayor Sadiq Khan said he expects the government will announce later on Thursday that London will shortly move to stricter lockdown restrictions. "It is my expectation that ...
Oct 15, 2020
Pirelli reboots its R&D to stay on track through the pandemic
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic forced Italian tyremaker Pirelli to temporarily shut its factories in March, R&D chief Pierangelo Misani needed a rapid rethink. With ...
Oct 15, 2020
EU governments not yet prepared to new COVID-19 surge: Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission warned on Thursday EU governments were unprepared for the new surge of COVID-19 infections and recommended common measures to roll out vaccines should they...
Oct 15, 2020
Oxford scientists develop five-minute COVID-19 antigen test
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists from Britain's University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding ...
Oct 15, 2020
Croatia sets daily COVID-19 record, Slovenia moves schools online
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia reported 793 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a daily record, while neighbouring Slovenia introduced new measures to fight its spike in infections. Since the pandemic bega...
Oct 15, 2020
Indonesia passes Philippines with most coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Thursday reported 4,411 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 349,160, passing the Philippines with the highest case number in Southeast Asia. Indonesia also...
Oct 15, 2020
UK firms say 9% of workforce furloughed as end of scheme nears
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses said 9% of their workforce remained furloughed with less than a month to go before the closure of the government's job retention scheme, an official survey showed...
Oct 15, 2020
Norway’s wealth fund gains $44 billion in third quarter
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.16 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, gained 412 billion crowns ($44.31 billion) in the third quarter as the rising value of U.S. tech stocks compensated...
Oct 15, 2020
