October 6, 2021 By Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) – Several U.S. companies are looking to prioritize employee well-being by offering perks such as home delivery of meals and subsidized furniture to meet the rigors of working from home, a survey showed on Wednesday. One of five employers have such plans for next year, according to early […]
GM to introduce new hands-free driver assistance system in 2023, starting with Cadillac
GM plans to roll out a new, more capable hands-free driving assistance system in 2023 that will be able to handle 95% of all driving scenarios and eventually be used on every paved road in the U.S. and Canada. The automaker revealed the new Ultra Cruise system, along with some details on how it functions, […]
Ties and high heels out as hybrid office return sparks casual comfy boom
October 6, 2021 By Corina Pons and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish fashionista Blanca Lorca once swore by high heels and fitted clothes for the office, but the COVID-19 lockdown has transformed her style sense and shopping habits. After months working from her sleek Madrid flat, the 31-year-old pharmaceutical company employee is now dressing […]
Google wants to use AI to time traffic lights more efficiently
October 6, 2021 By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google cut fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel by using artificial intelligence to optimize signal lights and it next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro, the company said on Wednesday. The early-phase research project […]
Peruvian community blocks key highway in protest against Glencore mine
October 6, 2021 By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) – An indigenous community in Peru’s Espinar province has blocked a key mining road, a local leader told Reuters on Wednesday, in protest against the government and Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine. The conflict comes a day after the government defused a similar standoff in nearby Chumbivilcas https://ift.tt/3BhhP40. […]
France says row with Washington over submarines still not resolved
October 6, 2021 By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – A dispute between Paris and Washington over Australia’s decision to ditch a submarine procurement contract remains serious and unresolved, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday, despite what he said were substantive talks in Paris with the top U.S. diplomat. The transatlantic row was […]
Cyprus extends custody for suspect Israel says was Iranian ‘hit man’
October 6, 2021 NICOSIA (Reuters) – A court in Cyprus on Wednesday extended the detention of a man that Israel alleges was a would-be assassin recruited by Iran to attack Israeli businesspeople on the island. The man was arrested in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on Sept. 27. Police say that when he was intercepted a […]
NATO expels eight ‘intelligence officers’ from Russian mission to alliance
October 6, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO has expelled eight members of Russia’s mission to the alliance who were “undeclared Russian intelligence officers”, a NATO official said on Wednesday, the latest deterioration in East-West ties that are already at post-Cold War lows. The expulsion of the Russians was reported earlier by Sky News, which said Moscow’s […]
Soaring energy prices climb up EU’s political agenda
October 6, 2021 By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday it would examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc, as it seeks to keep plans to tackle climate change on track amid record-high energy costs. European electricity and gas prices […]
Moldova replaces prosecutor general
October 6, 2021 CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-western president Maia Sandu appointed an acting prosecutor general on Wednesday a day after the previous holder was suspended and detained. Sandu, who came to power last year promising to tackle entrenched corruption, said the removal of Alexandru Stoianoglo was needed to meet Moldovans’ hopes for justice. Stoianoglo […]
Announcing the final agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: SaaS 2021
TechCrunch Sessions is back! On October 27, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of software as a service (SaaS), and we’re thrilled to announce our final packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the industry. And you’re in luck, because $75 early-bird tickets are still on sale — […]
UK publishes safety-focused rules for video sharing platforms like TikTok
Video sharing platforms that offer a service in the UK have to comply with new regulations intended to protect users and under 18s from harmful content such as hate speech and videos/ads likely to incite violence again protected groups. Ofcom, the country’s comms, broadcast and — in an expanding role — Internet content regulator, has […]
BeeHero’s precision pollination platform wings its way to $19M in new funding
Move over, precision agriculture — precision apiculture is what’s on the minds of all future-focused farmers. BeeHero has been growing fast since its debut and seed round last year, and $19M in new funding means it can scale beyond its initial markets and find more uses for its one-of-a-kind collection of data collected from thousands […]
Column: Markets dust off Trump trade war playbook
October 6, 2021 By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The intense Washington-Beijing tariff war of 2018 has been put on ice since Donald Trump vacated the White House, but investors are wary of how markets reacted to the original escalation as Sino-U.S. trade relations return to the agenda this week. The trade standoff between […]
Amazon’s Twitch hit by data breach
October 6, 2021 (Reuters) -Twitch, a live-streaming platform for video gamers, has suffered a data breach, the Amazon.com Inc-owned company said on Wednesday, without providing further details. “We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as […]
OPEC+ caution and money behind reluctance to pump more oil-sources
October 6, 2021 By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC+’s decision on Monday to stick with a plan to raise oil output modestly and gradually, despite prices surging to multi-year highs, was partly driven by concern that demand and prices could weaken, sources close to the group told Reuters. The […]
European stocks skid on inflation angst as oil jumps
October 6, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) – Automakers, retail and travel shares fell more than 2.5% on Wednesday, leading declines across all major sectors in Europe as soaring oil and gas prices intensified concerns inflation will dent economic growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1%, giving back almost all of […]
GM aims to double revenues by 2030 as it drives to pass Tesla
October 6, 2021 By Joseph White and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra told investors Wednesday the automaker plans to double revenue by 2030, expanding profits from combustion vehicles as it rolls out new electric vehicles and new digitally-powered services in a bid to catch up with Tesla Inc. […]
Auto output dives in Brazil, Mexico as chip shortages bite
October 6, 2021 MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Automotive production in Brazil and Mexico, Latin America’s two largest economies, plummeted in September, dragged down by an industry-wide semiconductor chip shortage and railroad blockades in Mexico, data showed on Wednesday. Brazilian auto production was down 21.3% to 173,287 units in September from the same month in […]
Stocks slip, dollar gains as inflation concerns simmer
October 6, 2021 By Herbert Lash and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global equity markets slid and the dollar rose on Wednesday after a strong private payrolls report and surging energy prices fueled the inflation outlook and expectations the Federal Reserve will soon taper its massive bond purchases. U.S. private payrolls increased by 568,000 jobs […]
