Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Baidu says 2nd-gen Kunlun AI chips enter mass production
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Baidu said on Wednesday it had begun mass-producing second-generation Kunlun artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as it races to become a key player in the chip i...
Aug 18, 2021
IOC's Bach to visit Japan, attend paralympics opening ceremony - report
TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan to attend the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, Kyodo reported. He is expected to arrive in Japan o...
Aug 18, 2021
T-Mobile says hackers steal about 7.8 million postpaid customers' personal data
(Reuters) -T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were com...
Aug 18, 2021
Afghan turmoil shattering dream of trapped athletes is "heartbreaking" - IPC chief
By Irene Wang and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president said on Wednesday that it was sad that Afghan athletes trapped in Kabul would not be able to comp...
Aug 18, 2021
French firefighters battle to contain wildfire near Saint Tropez
PARIS (Reuters) - French firefighters battled throughout the night to contain a wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez, said local government official for the region on Wednesda...
Aug 18, 2021
Tennis-Vaccinated Halep says no longer afraid of COVID-19
(Reuters) - Former world number one Simona Halep says she is no longer afraid of COVID-19 after getting vaccinated and has called on others within the sport to get the vaccine to allow tennis to ease ...
Aug 18, 2021
First Lufthansa plane with Afghanistan evacuees lands in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first Lufthansa plane carrying evacuees from Afghanistan landed in Frankfurt early on Wednesday with about 130 people aboard, the airline said. The Airbus A340 picked up passeng...
Aug 18, 2021
Leaders of Afghan Taliban will not stay in 'shadow of secrecy' - group official
KABUL (Reuters) - The leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban will show themselves to the world, an official of the Islamist movement said on Wednesday, unlike during the past 20 years, when its leaders have...
Aug 18, 2021
Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promise peace
KABUL (Reuters) - More than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians have been evacuated from Afghanistan on military flights, a Western security official told Reuters on Wednesday, as efforts gathered pac...
Aug 18, 2021
Permira mandates Goldman Sachs for up to $2 billion sale of Tricor - sources
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm Permira has mandated Goldman Sachs to run a sale of business services company Tricor Group in a deal that could fetch up to $2 billion, three peopl...
Aug 18, 2021
