Wall-mounted fitness startup Tonal this morning announced that it’s bringing live courses to it portfolio of strength training workouts. The company did a soft launch of the live offering back in December of last year, though at the time, it wasn’t live, so much as prerecorded — “live, on tape,” to steal a line from […]
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JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials is expanding into the battery materials business
Redwood Materials, the company started by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel that aims to create a circular supply chain for batteries, is expanding its business. While it has been known primarily as a recycling firm, Redwood plans to simplify the supply chain by producing critical battery materials right here in the U.S. To get there, […]
Analysis-China’s house of cards: Evergrande threatens wider real estate market
September 14, 2021 By Tom Westbrook and Andrew Galbraith SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Evergrande is teetering between a messy meltdown with far-reaching impacts, a managed collapse or the less likely prospect of a bailout by Beijing for what was once the country’s top-selling property developer. Founded in Guangzhou in 1996, Evergrande has epitomised China’s freewheeling […]
Senate panel may subpoena U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to testify on Afghanistan -Menendez
September 14, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, said on Tuesday he was disappointed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not agree to testify at a committee hearing on Afghanistan and he may subpoena him and others to do so. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Franklin […]
Amazon partners with AXS to install Amazon One palm readers at entertainment venues
Amazon’s biometric scanner for retail, the Amazon One palm reader, is expanding beyond the e-commerce giant’s own stores. The company announced today it has acquired its initial third-party customer with ticketing company AXS, which will implement the Amazon One system at Denver, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre as an option for contactless entry for event-goers. This […]
Factbox – Germany’s election and energy/climate policy
September 14, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Tackling climate change while guaranteeing reliable and affordable energy for Europe’s biggest economy is one of the top issues in Germany’s federal election on Sept. 26. All the mainstream parties agree emissions reduction targets are needed, but they are at odds on how to achieve them and how ambitious […]
Tennis – Raducanu’s toughest challenge is coping with the fame game
September 14, 2021 By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) – Emma Raducanu has spent her time hopping from one media interview to another since her fairytale U.S. Open triumph and how she deals with her new-found fame could be as important as her tennis skills for her long-term success. The 18-year-old Briton stunned the world with her […]
China develops machines that can track data sent abroad by cars
September 14, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China, the world’s biggest vehicle market where regulators are implementing new rules on data protection, is developing machines that will be able to track data sent abroad by cars, a government-backed agency said on Tuesday. Cars are being fitted with an ever-increasing array of sensors and cameras to assist drivers. […]
As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more
September 14, 2021 By Arathy S Nair (Reuters) – U.S. energy producers have cut so deeply into a once-large reserve of oil wells waiting to be turned on they soon may have to resume drilling to keep production from sagging, executives and analysts said. This would mean an increase in spending which could unsettle investors […]
U.S. Ex-Presidents Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees
September 14, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three former U.S. presidents – Republican George W. Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama – have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees from Afghanistan settling in the United States following the recent American withdrawal. The former U.S. leaders and their wives will serve […]
Tennis – Raducanu inspires Liverpool manager Klopp
September 14, 2021 (Reuters) – Emma Raducanu’s scintillating run to the U.S. Open title earned her millions of new fans worldwide and among them was Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp, who was captivated by the final and said he would now keep a closer eye on women’s tennis. Raducanu, 18, stunned the sporting world when she […]
EU says it has no option but to talk to Taliban
September 14, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has no option but to talk to Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers and Brussels will try to coordinate with member governments to organise a diplomatic presence in Kabul, the top EU diplomat said on Tuesday. “The Afghan crisis is not over,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell […]
Soccer – CAF president urges ‘open minded’ debate on World Cup every two years
September 14, 2021 (Reuters) – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe says discussions around hosting the World Cup every two years should continue “in an open minded manner”, providing a potential boost to FIFA’s controversial plans. Motsepe is viewed as a staunch ally of FIFA president Gianni Infantino and CAF provides a sizeable […]
Toyota, Honda urge Congress to reject expanded tax incentive that would benefit Ford, GM, Stellantis
Toyota Motor and Honda are urging legislators to reject a bill that would expand tax incentives for union-made electric vehicles that are built in the United States. The proposal – which Toyota blasted as “blatantly biased” and “exorbitant” in a letter to Congress – would expand the federal tax incentives from $7,500 to as much […]
Live from Apple’s virtual 2021 iPhone event
It’s that time of year again. Summer is winding down, the leaves are starting to change color and Apple’s getting ready to drop a brand new iPhone on the world. Today’s big event arrives less than a year after the last big iPhone event, as Apple seems to be back on schedule, after some early […]
European shares turn positive as easing U.S. inflation data offsets luxury drag
September 14, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European stocks turned positive in afternoon trading on Tuesday after data showed U.S. inflation growth slowed sharply last month, allaying fears of a sooner-than-expected tapering in monetary stimulus by the Federal Reserve. The region-wide STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%, reversing declines earlier in the session […]
Airbus CEO says supply chain is in ‘difficult spot’
September 14, 2021 MONTREAL (Reuters) -Airbus is seeing mounting pressure on the aerospace supply chain and managing the problem is key to the industry’s recovery, the head of the European planemaker said on Tuesday. “We really see that the supply chain is in a much more difficult spot than it was before,” Chief Executive Guillaume […]
1047 Games raises $100M on the runaway success of its debut title, Splitgate
When you’re hot, you’re hot. And 1047 Games is making the most of the heat generated by Splitgate, its first game and a now a breakout success. After working on a shoestring for years, the team has since May raised three rounds, the latest for a massive $100M. Co-founder and CEO Ian Proulx credited a […]
Grammarly SDK beta lets developers embed automated text editing in any web app
Grammarly, the popular auto editing tool, announced the release of Grammarly for Developers today. The company is starting this effort with the Text Editor SDK (software development kit), which enables programmers to embed Grammarly text editing functionality into any web application. Rob Brazier, head of product and platform at Grammarly, says that the beta release […]
Going after social commerce for sportspeople, Millions gets $10M
Millions.co, a social commerce platform geared towards professional and semi-professional athletes wanting help to monetize their fanbase by selling merch and/or on-demand video, has grabbed $10 million in funding led by Boston-based Volition Capital. The round is being loosely pegged as a Series A as the seasoned team behind Millions self-funded the first wave of […]