September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – FIFA will allow Premier League players from Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay to compete this weekend after those countries agreed to waive a five-day travel restriction period, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City were among clubs who did […]
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‘Ms Nord Stream 2?’: Germany’s Merkel makes difficult last visit to Poland
September 10, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Poland on Saturday, part of a goodbye tour of Europe for the continent’s longest serving leader, risks being overshadowed by tensions over a gas pipeline and questions over her legacy in central Europe. Having grown up in East Germany near the Polish border, […]
Brazilian truckers’ Bolsonaro sympathy strike fizzles out
September 10, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A protest by Brazilian truckers loyal to President Jair Bolsonaro had largely fizzled out on Friday, a relief for industries that feared supply shortages. Brazil’s infrastructure minister said in a statement early Friday that there were protests along highways in three states – Rio Grande do Sul, Santa […]
3 methodologies for automated video game highlight detection and capture
Nathan Babcock Contributor Share on Twitter Nathan Babcock is a computer scientist and freelance writer in Chicago and a co-founder of automated highlight detection startup Clip It. Benjamin Clingan Contributor Benjamin Clingan is a software developer specializing in Python back ends, finance, genetic neural networks and other machine learning strategies and a co-founder of automated […]
Epic ruling invites future efforts to paint Apple as monopolist -experts
September 10, 2021 By Jan Wolfe and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said. Ruling on an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, […]
UK PM Johnson: 9/11 attacks failed to divide us
September 10, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – The Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks in the United States failed to divide those who believe in freedom and democracy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a video message marking the 20th anniversary of that day. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including more than 2,600 at the […]
Trading tantrum? Fed officials’ personal dealings stir controversy, call for change
September 10, 2021 By Jonnelle Marte, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Media reports this week that two of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional bank presidents were active traders has some of the central bank’s most vocal critics questioning the rules that allowed them to engage in the transactions in the first place. Dallas […]
Virgin Galactic sees delay to space mission with Italian Air Force
September 10, 2021 (Reuters) – Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Friday flagged a delay to its first commercial research mission with the Italian Air Force to mid-October due to a potential manufacturing defect. The company also attributed the delay in the mission, named “Unity 23”, to the pending resolution of a probe by the U.S. […]
U.S. lawmakers say decision in Apple/Epic fight shows need to update laws
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, […]
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 […]