September 2, 2021 By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry said he had urged Chinese leaders to reach for the “highest ambition” in order to curb temperature rises, saying the climate crisis was not about politics. Senior Chinese diplomats told Kerry during his visit to China that the issue of climate […]
Best Apple Watch: the ultimate guide to pick your iPhone compatible smartwatch
If you're looking to buy the best Apple Watch, it's very easy to assume that the newest automatically gets that trophy – however, you'd be wrong to make that assumption. While the newest top-end Apple smartwatch is great – we gave the Apple Watch 6 a top review – its high price and wide feature […]
U.S. Open delays Thursday start after wild weather wreaks havoc
September 2, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – A water-logged U.S. Open delayed the start of Day Four action on Thursday, hours after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains and high winds to the grounds, flooding roads and interrupting one match that was being played under a roof. The powerful storm led the National Weather […]
Fighting games are bigger than ever on PC – but there’s a long way to go
Fighting games often run best on a gaming PC, boasting customizable settings and improved frame rates to ensure a consistent experience. Beyond that, they differ very little from their console counterparts, leaving open a wide-open space that could help promote the community aspect of the fighting game community, which as a genre built upon one-on-one […]
Loki season 2: everything we know
Spoilers for Loki season 1 follow. Loki season 2 is officially happening. Marvel Studios revealed that a second instalment in the trickster god's journey is coming in the future, but you might be wondering when that'll be. It may be sooner than you think, or it could be a long way off. Marvel Studios President […]
U.S. factory orders increase in July despite supply constraints
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods rose in July, while business spending on equipment remained strong, signs that manufacturing was holding up despite persistent supply constraints and spending rotating back to services from goods. The Commerce Department said on Thursday that factory orders increased 0.4% in July after advancing 1.5% […]
Motor racing-I had fun and I did it my way, says retiring Raikkonen
September 2, 2021 By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen said on Thursday Formula One had never been the most important thing in his life and he would walk away with no regrets, no complaints and no particular plan for the future. “I had fun and I did it my way,” the 41-year-old Finn, who […]
Life insurers shift to pre-pandemic norms after COVID vaccine roll-outs
September 2, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations is making life insurers more enthusiastic about offering cover to those with underlying health conditions – some without even knowing whether customers have been vaccinated. Life insurers were imposing waiting periods to buy cover in the early […]
Lost hope: Ortega’s crackdown in Nicaragua stirs fast-growing exodus
September 2, 2021 By Daina Beth Solomon and Alvaro Murillo MEXICO CITY/SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Nicaraguan activist Jesus Adolfo Tefel has already been detained once, in 2019, when he tried to bring water to mothers on a hunger strike against President Daniel Ortega. The government accused him of planning terrorist acts and, he said, locked […]
Tracking startup focus in the latest Y Combinator cohort
First, some housekeeping: Thanks to our new corporate parents, TechCrunch has the day off tomorrow, so consider this the last chapter of The Exchange for this week. (The newsletter will go out Saturday as always.) Also, Alex is off next week. Anna is taking on next week’s newsletter and may have a column or two […]
Has Western Digital just unveiled the future of the hard drive?
Western Digital (WD) claims to have re-imagined the hard disk drive (HDD) by introducing a new flash-enhanced drive architecture that breaks traditional boundaries of HDD storage. Dubbed OptiNAND, its new architecture integrates an embedded iNAND embedded flash drive on the mainboard of the HDD. While the company did not specify the amount of NAND onboard […]
The best cheap PS4 bundles, deals and prices in September 2021
PS4 deals are slowing in the UK. After all, many are instead looking to buy PS5 instead right now. That new console would normally mean the PS4 price would drop over the next few months, but we're seeing very little stock at the moment so there's no guarantees on availability in the future. The new […]
Amazon Labor Day sales 2021: the best early deals
While not known for the event originally, the Amazon Labor Day sales have come to form a big part of the larger yearly Labor Day sales event – especially if you're shopping for cheap gadgets. To help our readers snag a bargain, we’ve created this handy Amazon Labor Day guide, including all the best early offers […]
The only one way to tackle ransomware: Zero Trust
Following a major ransomware attack that hit a key US pipeline this year, President Biden mandated government bodies to adopt technologies around Zero Trust network access (ZTNA). Other governments are now expected to move more quickly towards adopting ZTNA, and those enterprises competing for government contracts will be expected to adopt Zero Trust to secure […]
Returning to film, Jane Campion says MeToo was like end of apartheid
September 2, 2021 By Silvia Aloisi VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion, back on the big screen after a 12-year hiatus, praised fellow female film-makers for a string of top awards over the past year, saying the MeToo movement was like “the end of apartheid” for women. Campion, presenting her new […]
Mexican president’s legal counsel steps down, ally to step in
September 2, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday his legal counsel and close advisor Julio Scherer was stepping down and would be replaced by Maria Estela Rios, another longtime ally. Scherer, one of the key interlocutors between Lopez Obrador and business and political interests, was widely viewed […]
Jamaica, traffic lights or kiwis: Germany’s coalition conundrum
September 2, 2021 By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – A narrowing of the polls over the past 10 days has turned what looked like a homeward romp for Germany’s conservatives into a tight race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, with multiple potential coalitions after a Sept. 26 national election. With parliament more fragmented than ever, […]
U.N. warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia’s north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade
September 2, 2021 NAIROBI (Reuters) – A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia’s north is bringing millions of people to the brink of famine, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Thursday, warning of “looming catastrophe”. The U.N. agency OCHA called on all parties in a 10-month-old war in Tigray […]
Seeking re-election, Czech PM pledges to keep migrants, Brussels at bay
September 2, 2021 By Robert Muller USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis launched his populist ANO party’s campaign for re-election on Thursday vowing to keep out migrants and prevent ceding national powers to Brussels. The central European country took in almost no migrants when a wave of asylum seekers […]
U.S. to give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian aid -Blinken
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian assistance, U.S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday. On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden offered Kyiv $60 million in new security aid in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. (Reporting […]
