September 7, 2021 PRISTINA, Kosovo (Reuters) – Spain coach Luis Enrique urged his side to pile on the pressure on Group B rivals Sweden by defeating Kosovo on Wednesday as the race to secure an automatic spot in the 2022 World Cup hots up. Spain top the standings with 10 points from five games, one […]
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Soccer – Portugal make light work of Azerbaijan despite Ronaldo absence
September 7, 2021 BAKU (Reuters) – Portugal cruised to a 3-0 victory away to Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday to move top of Group A. Portugal were without Cristiano Ronaldo, who was suspended after picking up a yellow card while celebrating his second goal in their last-gasp 2-1 victory over Ireland last week, […]
BoE scraps requirement for staff to be in the office weekly from September
September 7, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Tuesday said it would no longer require staff to come back to the office at least once a week from September, citing health concerns among of some of its employees. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reopened England’s economy, but decisions by employers over […]
Major cryptocurrency exchanges face delays with some transactions
September 7, 2021 (Corrects to fix typographical error in paragraph 1) (Reuters) – Major cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase Global Inc and Kraken said on Tuesday they were facing delays in some transactions on their platforms. Gemini said it was temporarily entering a full-maintenance period to address an exchange-related issue that was causing performance trouble. (Reporting by […]
Italy, UniCredit to extend talks over Monte dei Paschi sale -sources
September 7, 2021 By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit and Italy’s Treasury are set to extend discussions over the sale of state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena beyond an exclusivity deadline on Wednesday, two people close to the matter said. Italy’s second-largest bank agreed at the end of July to […]
Airbus maintains lead over Boeing in deliveries, lags on orders
September 7, 2021 By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus delivered 40 jets in August to bring supplies of its new jets to 384 since the start of the year, remaining broadly on course to meet an annual goal of 600 deliveries that would preserve its crown as no.1 aircraft manufacturer. The European planemaker also […]
Microsoft launches a personalized news service, Microsoft Start
Microsoft today is introducing its own personalized news reading experience called Microsoft Start, available as both a website and mobile app, in addition to being integrated with other Microsoft products, including Windows 10 and 11 and its Microsoft Edge web browser. The feed will combine content from news publishers, but in a way that’s tailored […]
Wright tests its 2-megawatt electric engines for passenger planes
Just like the automotive industry, aerospace has its sights set on going electric — but flying with battery-powered engines is a tougher proposition than rolling. Wright is among the startups looking to change the math and make electrified flight possible at scales beyond small aircraft — and its 2-megawatt engine could power the first generation […]
The next Theranos should be shortable
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 […]
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 […]