September 2, 2021 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government wants to support Turkey and Qatar in attempts to re-open Kabul airport to resume evacuations from Afghanistan, the country’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Sigrid Kaag said the country was willing to provide 1 million euros ($1.19 million) in funding, and if necessary, personnel, toward attempts […]
Voice chat is coming to Roblox
As one the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current course — as of July, it boasted 47 million daily active users — it’s looking to chart a course toward deeper, […]
Motor racing-Improved Zandvoort offers unique track for F1 drivers
September 2, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch grand prix at Zandvoort this weekend promises to deliver a fast race on a unique track where organisers hope their innovations will make up for a possible lack of overtaking action. “This is a very fast track, the average speed will be very […]
The Wheel of Time first trailer shows Amazon is ready to rival The Witcher
After months of waiting, The Wheel of Time's first trailer has arrived online – and it looks like it could be a big rival for The Witcher's fantasy crown. Posted on the TV show's social media channels on September 2, the first official footage for Amazon Prime's upcoming series has given us our best look […]
Motor racing-Improved Zandvoort offers unique track for F1 drivers
September 2, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch grand prix at Zandvoort this weekend promises to deliver a fast race on a unique track where organisers hope their innovations will make up for a possible lack of overtaking action. “This is a very fast track, the average speed will be very […]
China’s Alibaba to invest $15.5 billion for “common prosperity”
September 2, 2021 By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s Alibaba Group will invest 100 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) by 2025 in support of “common prosperity”, it said, becoming the latest corporate giant to pledge support for the initiative driven by President Xi Jinping. Beijing has been encouraging companies to share wealth as part of the […]
Biden calls top court ruling on Texas abortion ban ‘unprecedented assault’ on women’s rights
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas’ abortion ban “is an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights,” after the top court allowed the law to remain in place. Biden said while the ruling was not the final word on what he called […]
Get vaccinated, French pupils told as they go back to school
September 2, 2021 By Yiming Woo and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – Twelve million French children, who returned to school from their summer break on Thursday, wearing masks, were told by head teachers and President Emmanuel Macron that they should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Only about 47% of 12-to-17-year-olds are fully vaccinated, a concern for […]
Guns, drugs, jobs. In these Venezuelan towns, Colombian rebels call the shots
September 2, 2021 By Sarah Kinosian CARACAS (Reuters) – Soon after rebels from neighboring Colombia arrived in this Venezuelan village, they started choosing students from the local high school to harvest coca, the plant used to make cocaine, the school’s principal told Reuters. Four years later, these foreigners from the National Liberation Army, or ELN, […]
Virgin Galactic looks to late September, early October for first commercial crewed flight
Just two months after celebrating its first manned launch to orbit – which is now under investigation with the Federal Aviation Administration – Virgin Galactic wants to return to space. The company will be conducting its first commercial mission, the 23rd for the VSS Unity rocket-powered spaceplane, in late September or early October from the […]
The best Nintendo Switch Online deals in September 2021
If you're like us a love jumping online for a race on Mario Kart or a brawl in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with friends then you'll want to get the best Nintendo Switch Online deal. Right here we'll help you save on that regular $19.99/£17.99/AU$29.95 price for a full year's subscription. It'll make that blue […]
When is Rick and Morty season 5 episode 9 released? Return date, trailer and more
Rick and Morty season 5, episode 9 has a release date, and it's very soon: Sunday, September 5, 2021. The season finale will bundle together the final , 'Forgetting Sarick Mortshall' and 'Rickmurai Jack', the show is taking a brief hiatus in season 5 while we wait for the finale. The brief wait for this […]
Europe’s top court slaps down ‘zero rating’ again
Europe’s top court has dealt another blow to ‘zero rating’ — ruling for a second time that the controversial carrier practice goes against the European Union’s rules on open Internet access. ‘Zero rating’ refers to commercial offers that can be made by mobile network operators to entice customers by excluding the data consumption of certain […]
Alphabet X’s exosuit
Last week, Kathryn Zealand shared some insight on the eve of Women’s Equality Day. The post highlighted an issue that’s been apparent to everyone in and around the robotics industry: there’s a massive gender gap. It’s something we try to be mindful of, particularly when programming events like TC Sessions: Robotics. Zealand cites some pretty […]
Best cheap headphones: your guide to the best budget headphones in 2021
On the hunt for the best cheap headphones? We get it. You wan something affordable, but you also want them to sound good, feel comfortable and, hopefully, come with some added features, like Bluetooth and noise cancellation. But are there really budget headphones that can truly do it all for less? Yes, there are. And […]
Capital One CEO settles charges of repeatedly breaking U.S. antitrust laws -FTC
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Capital One [COF.N] CEO Richard Fairbank will pay a $637,950 civil penalty to settle charges he broke U.S. antitrust laws when he failed to report receiving more than 100,000 shares of the company’s stock as part of his 2018 compensation package, the Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday. (Reporting […]
WTO backs U.S. in solar panel case brought by China
September 2, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States secured a victory at the World Trade Organization on Thursday in a case brought by China over U.S. measures to limit the import of solar panel cells. A three-person WTO panel rejected all four of China’s claims and said that the measures did not breach global […]
Italy’s Draghi says still hopes to hold a G20 summit on Afghanistan
September 2, 2021 ROME (Reuters) – Italy still hopes to hold an ad hoc summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Afghanistan, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday, adding that any such meeting would take place after this month’s U.N. General Assembly. Italy, which holds the rotating G20 presidency this year, has […]
Ukraine warns Europe to be dependent on Russia for gas supply with Nord Stream 2
September 2, 2021 By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – The launch of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will mean Europe will be solely dependent on Moscow-run pipelines as the Ukrainian route for gas delivery to Europe disappears, the head of Ukraine’s gas transit operator said. Russia’s Gazprom has almost completed the construction of Nord […]
Tesla ordered to share Autopilot data with the US traffic safety agency
Mariella Moon Contributor Mariella Moon is an associate editor at Engadget. More posts by this contributor Apple’s rumored iPhone satellite support may be for emergency calls and messages Old Amazon Kindle devices will soon lose 3G access The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered Tesla to hand over detailed Autopilot data by October […]
