Author Archives: Syndicated Content
E-commerce firm Wish raises $1.1 billion in IPO -source
(Reuters) - E-commerce firm ContextLogic Inc sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $24 apiece, at the top of its target range, to raise $1.1 billion, according to a person fam...
Dec 15, 2020
Brazil registers almost 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil has registered 964 additional COVID-19 deaths over the last 24 hours and 42,889 new cases, the nation's health ministry said on Tuesday. The South American country ha...
Dec 15, 2020
Gilead abandons filgotinib for rheumatoid arthritis in U.S.
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it had decided not to pursue the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of its experimental rheumatoid arthritis treatment, filgotinib, following ...
Dec 15, 2020
Panthers' McCaffrey unlikely to play vs. Packers
Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey is unlikely to play in this weekend's game against the Green Bay Packers, coach Matt Rhule announced Tuesday. The Panthers (4-9) have a short we...
Dec 15, 2020
Twitter to shut down streaming app Periscope by March
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it would shut down live-streaming app Periscope, which it bought in 2015, due to declining usage over the past couple of years and high supporting costs. The mo...
Dec 15, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen intercepts drone fired by Houthis -state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Tuesday it intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Iran-aligned Houthis towards the kingdom, Saudi state TV r...
Dec 15, 2020
'The way out is through': Zuckerberg, execs set Facebook roadmap at year-end meeting
By Katie Paul PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's top executives sought to rally employees around business priorities like commerce and virtual reality at a year-end meeting on Tuesday, playing down ...
Dec 15, 2020
A dinosaur with 'hair' and 'ribbons' has scientists enthralled
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 110 million years ago along the shores of an ancient lagoon in what is now northeastern Brazil, a two-legged chicken-sized Cretaceous Period dinosaur made a...
Dec 15, 2020
Lions hire Spielman as special assistant
The Detroit Lions on Tuesday hired former NFL linebacker and current broadcaster Chris Spielman as a special assistant to the team's chairman and president and CEO. Per the Lions, Spielman will report...
Dec 15, 2020
Gmail down for more than 1000 users - Downdetector
(Reuters) - Gmail, Google's e-mailing platform, was down for more than 1,000 users on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. The site, which tracks outages, showed there were about 1,100 incidents of...
Dec 15, 2020
