September 10, 2021 By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers determined to tighten antitrust laws said on Friday that a judge’s decision giving only a partial victory to “Fortnite” creator Epic Games in its fight with Apple Inc was further evidence of the need for new laws to limit Big Tech. Earlier on Friday, […]
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Venice film awards race wide open after star-studded festival
September 10, 2021 By Silvia Aloisi VENICE (Reuters) – Paolo Sorrentino’s film about the death of his own parents, Jane Campion’s 1920s frontier saga and a hard-hitting French tale of abortion are among contenders for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with the race seen wide open. Film critics agreed the […]
Daily Crunch: Microsoft acquires tutoring platform TakeLessons for undisclosed sum
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hi friends! Welcome back to the Daily Crunch — it’s September 10, 2021. Alex Wilhelm returns next week, so this is my last day as the captain of this ship. Captain of […]
Brazil’s Pele conscious, recovering satisfactorily after operation
September 10, 2021 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian soccer great Pele remains in an intensive care unit and is recovering satisfactorily almost a week after surgery to remove a tumor from his colon, his doctors said on Friday. Pele “is conscious, conversing actively and is maintaining normal vital signs,” a statement from the Alberto […]
Tennis-Medvedev powers his way through to U.S. Open final
September 10, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) -Daniil Medvedev dominated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2 on Friday, reaching the U.S. Open final courtesy of a dozen aces in just a little over two hours. The 2019 runner-up looked rock-solid at the start, firing off seven aces and never facing a break point in the first […]
Exclusive-U.S. Treasury, financial industry discuss cryptocurrency ‘stablecoins’
September 10, 2021 By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department met with a number of industry participants this week to quiz them about the risks and benefits posed by stablecoins — a rapidly growing type of cryptocurrencies, the value of which is pegged to traditional currencies, according to three people with direct […]
Disney to debut rest of 2021 films exclusively in theaters
September 10, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will release “Eternals,” “West Side Story” and the rest of its 2021 films exclusively in theaters before making them available on streaming, the company said in a statement on Friday. The company had experimented during the COVID-19 pandemic with debuting some movies on the Disney+ […]
Designer Michael Kors holds first live fashion show since pandemic
September 10, 2021 By Alicia Powell (Reuters) – Designer Michael Kors took over New York City’s landmark Tavern on the Green in Central Park on Friday, his first live runway show since the pandemic began. Although COVID-19 protocols restricted his guest list, Kors said it gave those in attendance an intimate experience. “To be able […]
Is it so bad to take money from Chinese venture funds?
Denis Kalinin Contributor Share on Twitter Denis Kalinin works at venture fund Runa Capital as Asia Business Development Manager, devoted to connecting the Western and Asian VC worlds and bringing long-term value to both. China is becoming a superpower in the tech industry. According to Straits Times, China is the only place in the world […]
U.S., EU advance talks to protect data transfers- WSJ
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Officials from the United States and European Union are making progress on keeping data flowing across the Atlantic, with negotiations that are important to companies like Facebook Inc and thousands of others, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The two parties aim to avoid a disruption of company data […]
Rallying – Toyota’s Rovanpera leads in Greece after day one
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera led after the first day of Greece’s Acropolis Rally on Friday with championship-leading team mate Sebastien Ogier third. Hyundai’s Estonian Ott Tanek was second, 3.7 seconds behind the Finn, with Frenchman Ogier two tenths further behind in a close battle between the three drivers over the day’s […]
Nasdaq short interest up 0.21% in late August
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 0.21% in late August, Nasdaq said on Friday. As of Aug. 31, short interest rose to about 11.02 billion shares from nearly 11 billion shares Aug. 13. Investors who sell securities “short” borrow shares and then sell them, expecting the stock to fall so […]
What we expect from next week’s Apple event
We’ve been scouring the latest rumors and leaks and playing all of The Mamas and The Papas songs forward and backward to get the best possible picture of what we’re in store for with next Tuesday’s “California Streaming’” event. The invites, which went out a week in advance, don’t appear to give the game away […]
Social Media Posts Mislead on COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths in Afghanistan
SciCheck Digest Afghanistan has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination program and, although administration of vaccines has slowed due to internal armed conflicts, the program is still under way. But some prominent conservative purveyors of misinformation in the U.S. have made false claims about vaccination efforts and the impact of the pandemic in Afghanistan. How effective are […]
U.S. House committee moves to block Rio Tinto’s Resolution mine
September 10, 2021 By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to include language in a wider budget reconciliation package that would block Rio Tinto Ltd from building its Resolution copper mine in Arizona. The San Carlos Apache tribe and other Native Americans say the mine would destroy sacred land […]
U.S. lawmakers to vote on $10 billion for high-speed-rail grants
September 10, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to vote next week on legislation that includes $10 billion in government assistance for high-speed-rail corridors. The House Transportation and Infrastructure proposal also includes $10 billion to enhance mobility for low-income Americans, including establishing new transit routes and funding […]
U.S. urges immediate talks over Ethiopia conflict as reported abuse grows
September 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is gravely concerned about fighting in parts of Ethiopia, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, urging the Ethiopian government and rebellious forces from the Tigray region to start immediate negotiations to address the conflict. “We urge the Ethiopian government and TPLF to enter at once […]
Israeli officers shoot dead Palestinian attacker in Jerusalem Old City -officials
September 10, 2021 JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police shot and killed a knife-wielding Palestinian who attempted to stab police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, officials said. Palestinian officials identified the deceased as a 50-year-old doctor from East Jerusalem, who residents said had faced financial issues in recent months. Hundreds of Palestinians had gathered earlier […]
Small U.S. employers frustrated by Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate
September 10, 2021 By Ben Klayman and Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – Small employers like Bob Roth on Friday voiced frustration with U.S. President Joe Biden’s mandate that workers either get vaccinated or tested regularly to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The co-owner of RoMan Manufacturing, a producer of transformers and glass-molding equipment in Grand […]
Is India’s BNPL 2.0 set to disrupt B2B?
Anubhav Jain Contributor Share on Twitter Anubhav Jain is co-founder and CEO of Rupifi, India’s first embedded lending fintech. He has more than a decade of experience in credit risk, analytics, customer management and portfolio development. Both as a term and as a financial product, “buy now, pay later” has become mainstream in the past […]
