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If you’re diagnosed with lazy eye – otherwise known as amblyopia – as a child, there are only a few options at your disposal. You can wear an eye patch, you can take eye drops, or you can wear corrective lenses. Or, in the future pending FDA clearance, you could watch TV.  That’s the central idea […]

October 1, 2021 (Reuters) – Twice winner Tyrrell Hatton overcame three bogeys on a frustrating back nine to card a two-under 70 and take a one-shot lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship second round on Friday. The Englishman started the day at eight-under and looked in control with two early birdies before tough windy […]

October 1, 2021 By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) -An artist from Benin City in Nigeria said the British Museum had accepted his gift of a bronze plaque in what he felt was a possible first step towards the museum’s return of the priceless Benin Bronzes that were looted by British troops in 1897. However, the […]

October 1, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British heavyweight Joe Joyce said on Friday that he should be handed the 2016 Olympic gold medal if his Rio de Janeiro final with Frenchman Tony Yoka was found to have been manipulated by corrupt boxing officials. The fight was one of 11 called into question by an independent […]

October 1, 2021 TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian law enforcement officers have detained former president and opposition politician Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia, TASS news agency cited Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili as saying on Friday on the eve of local elections. Saakashvili, who has been living in Ukraine, announced plans this week to fly home for Saturday’s vote, […]

October 1, 2021 By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday that the world body does not accept Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven senior U.N. officials as famine looms in the war-torn region of Tigray. Ethiopia declared the officials personae non grata on Thursday and […]

October 1, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Biden said on Friday. An online session hosted by the White House National Security Council […]

October 1, 2021 (Reuters) – Hackers stole from the accounts of at least 6,000 customers of Coinbase Global Inc, according to a breach notification letter sent by the cryptocurrency exchange to affected customers. The hack took place between March and May 20 of this year, according to a copy of the letter https://ift.tt/3F8luDC posted on […]

October 1, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said he had confidence in the police and London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick as fury grew over the murder of a woman by a policeman. Wayne Couzens, 48, used his position as a police officer to stop Sarah Everard before abducting, […]

Matthew Lipka Contributor Share on Twitter Matthew Lipka is head of policy at Nuro, a founding member of the SAVE Coalition. Bob de Kruyff Contributor Share on Twitter Bob de Kruyff is vice president of engineering at Local Motors, a founding member of the SAVE Coalition. Bert Kaufman Contributor Share on Twitter Bert Kaufman is […]

October 1, 2021 By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government to look at curtailing spending from the state rainy-day fund on Friday, after the finance ministry said the global shift away from oil and gas could jeopardise Russian state finances within a decade. Russia now has around $190 billion […]

Some big brands spend millions of dollars on marketing each year and may only drive thousands of dollars in sales as a result. At the same time, influencers are steering thousands, or even millions, of their followers to certain brands. ProductWind aims to connect brands with influencers in one click. The company is building a […]

Audio social network Clubhouse, video sharing platform Vimeo and anti-ad fraud startup DoubleVerify are among a clutch of tech companies and organzations preparing to sign up to a beefed up version of the European Union’s Code of Practice on Online Disinformation, the Commission said today. Back in May the EU’s executive said it would be […]

October 1, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s acting head of its Antitrust Division said on Friday that labor markets were a top priority for enforcement efforts, indicating a shift toward issues set by the White House’s executive order on competition. While antitrust enforcers have brought labor antitrust cases in the past, and […]

October 1, 2021 By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co plans to position itself as a technology platform company that is as focused on software as it is on making electric vehicles when it meets with investors next week, including revealing a scheduled rollout for at least 20 EVs in […]

October 1, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks slumped to their lowest in two months on Friday, as warnings from companies and factory activity data highlighted the economic headwinds from supply-chain constraints and elevated prices. The Europe-wide STOXX 600 index fell 1.1% in a dour start to October, which has traditionally been a rough […]

October 1, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgian law enforcement officers have detained former president and opposition politician Mikheil Saakashvili inside Georgia, TASS news agency cited Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili as saying on Friday on the eve of local elections. Saakashvili, who has been based in Ukraine, announced plans earlier this week to fly home for […]

October 1, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – While he does not expect inflation to spiral out of control, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said he is worried inflationary pressures may not be as transient as expected. “I am in the camp of being more worried that inflation isn’t as transient as we think,” […]

October 1, 2021 By Angela Moore NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rare collection of sketches and paintings by American boxer Muhammad Ali – who loved to draw between fights – is going up for auction in New York next week. The 24-piece collection, many of them in cartoon style and some of them signed, reflect […]

October 1, 2021 By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya was inaugurated as interim president on Friday to oversee what regional powers hope will be a short transition to constitutional rule after the Sept. 5 overthrow of president Alpha Conde. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Mohamed V Palace in […]