Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tom Brady's NFT platform Autograph raises $170 million in fresh capital
(Reuters) - Autograph, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform, on Wednesday said it had raised $170 million in fresh capital from a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Klei...
Jan 19, 2022
U.S. EPA fines Hawaii oil refinery for Clean Air Act violations
(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced a penalty of $176,899 on Par Pacific Holdings for violations of the Clean Air Act at its 93,500 barrel-per-day oil ref...
Jan 19, 2022
White House tells chip industry to be ready for potential Russia export curbs
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House told the U.S. chip industry to be prepared for new restrictions on exports to Russia if Moscow attacks Ukraine, sources sai...
Jan 19, 2022
Olympics-Irish luger Desmond to fulfil frozen dream in Beijing
By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - Elsa Desmond is set to swap her hospital rounds for hurtling feet-first down the frozen track in Beijing after she was given a place in the luge competition at the Olymp...
Jan 19, 2022
France reports more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day in a row
PARIS (Reuters) - France registered more than 436,000 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, after reporting a record 464,769 new cases on Tuesday, health ministry data showed. The seven-day moving ave...
Jan 19, 2022
NBCUniversal says will cover "geopolitical" issues during Beijing Olympics broadcast
(Reuters) - Comcast's Corp's NBCUniversal said Wednesday its broadcast coverage of the 2022 Beijing Olympics will include information about the "geopolitical context in which these Games are being hel...
Jan 19, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny rift over masks
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an unusual joint statement from liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch denying ...
Jan 19, 2022
U.S. FAA OKs 62% of commercial air fleet for some landings in 5G zones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it has issued new approvals on Wednesday for Boeing and Airbus planes that allow an estimated 62% of U.S. commercial airplanes to p...
Jan 19, 2022
Finland's PM says NATO membership is "very unlikely" on her watch
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland does not plan to join NATO in the near future but is ready to stand with its European allies and United States by imposing tough sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine,...
Jan 19, 2022
GM targets hydrogen-powered generators in expansion of fuel cell business
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - General Motors on Wednesday said it plans to expand its hydrogen fuel cell business beyond vehicles by supplying hydrogen-powered generators for uses including at constructi...
Jan 19, 2022
