Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nokia names new chief strategy and technology officer
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia on Thursday named Nishant Batra as chief strategy and technology officer and member of its group leadership team, effective Jan. 18. Batra, who is currently CTO at auto tec...
Dec 17, 2020
Macron and the moguls: Inside the fight over a 'French Fox News'
By Michel Rose, Gwnalle Barzic and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - Behind the corporate battle for French media company Lagardere, there's a political tug-of-war involving the country's richest man...
Dec 17, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Strain on Tokyo hospitals severe Japan's capital Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID-19 pan...
Dec 17, 2020
Alibaba facial recognition tech specifically picks out Uighur minority - report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of China's Uighur minority, surveillance industry researcher I...
Dec 16, 2020
Twitter reverts to old retweet function after U.S. election
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said. The microblogging site ...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. airlines closing in on new government assistance package
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are on the brink of receiving a four-month extension of a government assistance program that is expected to provide ...
Dec 16, 2020
India records 24,037 new coronavirus cases
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 24,037 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 9.96 million, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday. This is the fourth straight day that daily case...
Dec 16, 2020
Heavy snowfall in Japan triggers power outages, isolates communities
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall in central Japan and along the northern coast isolated communities and cut off power to about 10,000 households, prompting the government to call an emergency meeting ...
Dec 16, 2020
Hong Kong take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting three-year high in 2020
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private are set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses re...
Dec 16, 2020
Tokyo says COVID-19 strain on hospitals severe, raises alert to highest
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic was severe, raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as hospit...
Dec 16, 2020
