September 8, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese gaming firms including Tencent Holdings Ltd and NetEase Inc were summoned by Chinese government officials, State media Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Gaming firms were told by the government to implement measures such as curbing minors’ hours of access to their video games to protect their physical and […]
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Japan PM Suga arranging U.S. visit for meeting with Biden – TV Asahi
September 8, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is arranging a visit by outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the United States in the latter half of this month for a summit meeting with President Joe Biden, TV Asahi reported on Wednesday. The two leaders are to discuss China, among other issues, TV Asahi […]
Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment to take control of Four Seasons Hotels
September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts said on Wednesday that Bill Gates backed-Cascade Investment LLC would take a majority stake in the hotel operator for $2.21 billion. (Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva) Source Link Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment to take control of Four Seasons Hotels David […]
Belarus may freeze EU refugee accord to due ‘unfriendly actions’
September 8, 2021 KYIV (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government said on Wednesday it could suspend an accord with the European Union on accepting refugees, as both sides traded blame over a build-up of migrants on the Belarusian border. Lukashenko has submitted a draft law to parliament to suspend the accord, which obliges Minsk […]
Swiss cabinet tightens coronavirus curbs to protect hospitals
September 8, 2021 By Michael Shields and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland will require people from Monday to show a COVID-status certificate to access indoor spaces like restaurants, the government said, while previewing potential travel restrictions as it tries to quash a fourth wave of infections that is straining hospitals. The Swiss COVID certificate […]
Libyan interim PM says to visit Tunisia on Thursday amid tension
September 8, 2021 TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh said on Wednesday he would visit Tunisia on Thursday and meet President Kais Saied after weeks of friction between the North African neighbours over security. Neither the Tunisian foreign ministry nor presidency were immediately available to confirm Dbeibeh’s visit. The two countries have […]
Wikimedia awards grants to tackle racial inequality, barriers to free information
September 8, 2021 By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, said on Wednesday it will award grants to six organizations that work to address barriers in accessing quality information due to racial inequality. The nonprofit foundation also acknowledged its own projects, including Wikipedia, presented a Western worldview of […]
Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the Italian Grand Prix
September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Formula One statistics for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza, round 14 of the championship: Lap distance: 5.793 km. Total distance: 306.72 km (53 laps) 2020 pole position: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes One minute 18.887 seconds. 2020 winner: Pierre Gasly (France) AlphaTauri Race lap record: Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari one […]
Motor racing-F1 title rivals sprint to the ‘Temple of Speed’
September 8, 2021 By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) – Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be sprinting at the ‘Temple of Speed’ this weekend ahead of what could be another wheel-to-wheel duel at Italy’s super-fast Monza circuit. Still the home race for Ferrari despite three other grands prix being held in Italy […]
Cricket-Buttler to keep wicket in final India test, says Root
September 8, 2021 MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root confirmed Jos Buttler will keep wicket in the fifth and final test against India, which makes Jonny Bairstow’s place untenable for the match beginning on Friday at Old Trafford. Buttler missed their 157-run defeat at The Oval to attend the birth of his second […]
Facebook fights British watchdog to retain GIF-maker Giphy
September 8, 2021 (Reuters) – Facebook has made a case for not selling Giphy in a strongly worded response to Britain’s competition regulator, a document showed on Wednesday, and questioned if the watchdog could order the U.S. company to divest the GIF-maker. Facebook argued that “the inability of the CMA (UK’s Competition and Markets Authority) […]
SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over crypto lending programme
September 8, 2021 HONG KONG (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc if the crypto exchange goes ahead with plans to launch a programme allowing users to earn interest by lending crypto assets, Coinbase said on Wednesday. The SEC has issued Coinbase with a Wells notice, an […]
Stellantis shareholder Dongfeng sells down stake for 600 million euros
September 8, 2021 PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis shareholder Dongfeng Motor Hong Kong (DMHK) has sold part of its stake in the automaker for about 600 million euros ($710 million), as agreed before the group was formed via a merger at the beginning of the year. As part of a package of agreements signed by shareholders […]
Ryanair says UK lagging Europe on post-COVID recovery
September 8, 2021 By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Conor Humphries MADRID/ROME (Reuters) -Britain is lagging the aviation recovery in the rest of Europe due to confusing COVID-19 restrictions and its airports will struggle in the coming winter, Ryanair executives said on Tuesday. “Most European markets are recuperating … the exception is the UK (where) there’s this […]
Engie sees shortlist of bidders for Equans unit by end-September – sources
September 8, 2021 By Gwénaëlle Barzic and Arno Schuetze PARIS (Reuters) – French energy group Engie expects to have a shortlist of would-be buyers for its Equans services unit by the end of September, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. U.S. investment firm Apollo Global Management Inc is among the seven firms that […]
Wall St set to open flat on fears over slowing economic growth
September 8, 2021 By Shashank Nayar (Reuters) -Wall Street was set to open flat on Wednesday on concerns that the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant could slow economic growth and on uncertainty over the timeline for the Federal Reserve to pull back its accommodative policies. Shares of tech heavyweights were mixed in premarket trading […]
Notion acquires India’s Automate.io in push to accelerate product expansion
Notion said on Wednesday it has acquired Automate.io, an Indian startup that builds connectivity and integrations with over 200 services, as the workplace productivity startup looks to accelerate its product expansion to become more compelling for tens of millions of individuals and businesses that are increasingly moving to digital collaborative tools. The San Francisco-headquartered startup, […]
Real-time database platform SingleStore raises $80M more, now at a $940M valuation
Organizations are swimming in data these days, and so solutions to help manage and use that data in more efficient ways will continue to see a lot of attention and business. In the latest development, SingleStore — which provides a platform to enterprises to help them integrate, monitor and query their data as a single […]
New leAD Sports & Health, Tavistock Group fund comes as sport tech market poised for double-digit growth
Sports and health technology investor leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners and private investment organization Tavistock Group have come together to launch the $30 million Lake Nona Sports & Health Tech Fund for early-stage startups in the areas of fan engagement, connected athletes, health and well-being. In addition to both of those general partners, investors […]
DJI’s smartphone camera stabilizer gets smaller for the OM 5
DJI’s camera stabilization tech started life as an outgrowth of its drone tech, and has managed to develop into a robust line of its own. Roughly this time last year, the company announced that its smartphone-focused Osmo line was being rebranded to the simpler OM. Today, the OM 5 arrives, with a more compact design, […]