Matthew Wansley Contributor Matthew Wansley is Assistant Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law in New York A jury will soon decide whether former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is guilty of a federal crime. But the deeper public policy questions that Theranos raised remain unanswered. How did a startup built on a technology that […]
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Speech recognition works for kids, and it’s about time
Margery Mayer Contributor Margery Mayer served for 25 years as president of education at Scholastic. Speech recognition technology is finally working for kids. That wasn’t the case back in 1999, when my colleagues at Scholastic Education and I launched a reading intervention program called READ 180. We’d hoped to incorporate voice-enabled capabilities: Children would read […]
U.N. blocked from monitoring rights abuses in Belarus, envoy says
September 7, 2021 VILNIUS (Reuters) – The Belarus government’s crackdown on human rights organizations obstructed the ability of the United Nations to document abuses, the U.N. envoy said on Tuesday. Belarus was levied with several rounds of international sanctions after a crackdown over mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, whose opponents say he fraudulently won […]
Guinea junta consolidates takeover by naming military governors
September 7, 2021 By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) – The soldiers who seized power in Guinea over the weekend have consolidated their takeover with the installation of army officers at the top of Guinea’s eight regions and various administrative districts. West African countries have threatened sanctions following the overthrow of President Alpha Conde, who was […]
Motor racing-Russell joins rise of the young guns to top of F1
September 7, 2021 By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – George Russell’s move to Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s team mate next year, announced on Tuesday, means every one of Formula One’s top teams will have a bright young star in its driver lineup. Russell is only 23, the same age as Red Bull’s championship leader Max […]
Soccer-Wiegman names her first England Women’s squad for World Cup qualifiers
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – New England Women’s manager Sarina Wiegman on Tuesday named her first 25-member squad for World Cup qualifiers against North Macedonia and Luxembourg later this month. The former Dutch international was named Phil Neville’s successor last year but was allowed to remain in charge of the Netherlands national team until the […]
NFL-Quarterbacks old and new battle for glory as season kicks off
September 7, 2021 By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran quarterbacks including Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will look to maintain their dominance amid an influx of new talent in the sport’s most crucial position when the NFL season kicks off this week. A record eight QBs were taken in the first three rounds […]
On ‘Bitcoin Beach’ tourists and residents hail El Salvador’s adoption of cryptocurrency
September 7, 2021 By Wilfredo Pineda EL ZONTE, El Salvador (Reuters) – In the El Salvadoran beach town of El Zonte, a surfing hotspot known as “Bitcoin Beach,” tourists and some residents heralded the president’s decision to make the Central American nation the first in the world to adopt https://ift.tt/3n5sGKe the cryptocurrency as legal tender. […]
‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams remembered for his compassion
September 7, 2021 By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael K. Williams, best known for playing shotgun toting drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama “The Wire,” was remembered by his colleagues as an actor with a special talent for humanizing the characters he portrayed, bringing his own experience as a Black […]
Equity Monday: Women’s employment drops, as Delta’s drama continues
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff to catch up on weekend news and prep for the days ahead. We’re here on Tuesday this week since us folks in the United States had off for labor day. You […]
Performance marketing agency MuteSix bets on content and data to boost DTC e-commerce
Warby Parker filing to IPO last week was one more sign that direct-to-consumer (DTC) is an extremely powerful e-commerce trend. But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that long to build its business around scaling DTC brands. Created in 2014 and acquired by Dentsu in 2019, MuteSix was recommended to TechCrunch by Rhoda Ullmann, […]
Global reinsurance rates to keep rising next year – ratings agencies
September 7, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Global reinsurance rates are likely to continue rising next year after several years of increases, though the pace of increase may slow, ratings analysts said on Tuesday. Reinsurance rates have been rising in the past few years after natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires, as well […]
Suspects nabbed in chase after 10 million euro jewel heist at Bulgari in Paris
September 7, 2021 By Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) -Police in Paris caught three suspected armed robbers after opening fire on their car as they made their getaway from a 10 million euro ($12 million) jewellery heist at a Bulgari store in the French capital on Tuesday. Three individuals, wearing sharp suits and armed with guns, […]
Crypto platform Bitso working with El Salvador on Chivo digital wallet
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Fintech Bitso, a cryptocurrency platform, said on Tuesday it will be the core service provider for Chivo, the bitcoin digital wallet launched in El Salvador as it becomes the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin https://ift.tt/3n5sGKe as legal tender. Bitso said it will work with Silvergate Bank, a […]
Parties focus on key battlegrounds in tight Canadian election
September 7, 2021 By Rod Nickel, Allison Lampert and David Ljunggren WINNIPEG, Manitoba/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canada’s federal election race is so close that even a few swing districts on the western Prairies, a region usually hostile to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, may be key to his hopes to stay in power, analysts say. Trudeau, […]
‘Uncontrolled’ Spanish wildfire was started deliberately, official says
September 7, 2021 MADRID (Reuters) – A wildfire in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia that has burned through 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of forest was started deliberately, local authorities said on Tuesday. The blaze near the small town of Ribas de Sil began on Monday afternoon and sent huge plumes of smoke high into […]
Soccer-Immobile can fire Italy to World Cup glory, says Mancini
September 7, 2021 ROME (Reuters) – Italy manager Roberto Mancini leapt to the defence of under-fire striker Ciro Immobile on Tuesday, saying the 31-year-old has what it takes to lead the Azzurri to glory at next year’s World Cup. Less than two months have passed since the Azzurri were crowned European champions, but back-to-back World […]
Soccer-FIFA opens investigation into abandoned Brazil-Argentina match
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings into Sunday’s Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier which was abandoned after five minutes amid farcical scenes. Brazilian health authorities invaded the pitch to stop the game after accusing four of Argentina’s English Premier League players of violating the country’s COVID-19 […]
Soccer-English clubs led the way in spending on players this year, says FIFA
September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – English clubs spent the most money on players among FIFA’s member associations in the transfer window which ran from June to August, world soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. FIFA’s International Transfer Snapshot https://ift.tt/3yLPT6t report said English clubs shelled out $1,146.6 million on players in the window, which was more […]
European stocks slip from recent highs, telecom deals in focus
September 7, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) – European stocks ended lower on Tuesday as caution kicked in ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later this week, while focus turned to a flurry of telecom deals led by Deutsche Telekom. The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.5% after coming close to […]
