September 2, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) -European shares closed higher on Thursday as expectations of improving economic growth supported oil stocks, while drugmaker Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (SOBI) was the top performer on the STOXX 600 after accepting an $8 billion takeover offer. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3%, with oil […]
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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi pledges action on bill in response to Texas abortion law
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives in coming weeks will debate and vote on legislation stopping states from enacting restrictive anti-abortion regulations like the one just approved by Texas, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. Saying in a statement that the Texas statute “delivers catastrophe to women in Texas, […]
Palestinian president says he’s ready for confidence-building
September 2, 2021 CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was ready to take confidence-building measures and restore calm in the Palestinian territories though Israel’s actions had made a two-state solution impossible. Abbas spoke as he met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah in Cairo, days after he […]
Botify raises $55 million to optimize search engine indexing
Botify has raised a $55 million Series C funding round led by InfraVia Growth with Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund also participating. The company has created a search engine optimization (SEO) platform so that your content is better indexed and appears more often in search results. Existing investors Eurazeo and Ventech are also investing in the […]
Fintech startup Jeeves raises $57M, goes from YC to $500M valuation in one year
Last summer, Jeeves was participating in Y Combinator’s summer batch as a fledgling fintech. This June, the startup emerged from stealth with $31 million in equity and $100 million in debt financing. Today, the company, which is building an “all-in-one expense management platform” for global startups, is announcing that it has raised a $57 million […]
7 reasons you still need a business phone system
With so many modes of communication in play in the modern business environment, especially the recent growth in video conferencing, it’s tempting to think phone lines are less relevant. But a professional business phone system remains an important tool for most businesses today. Business phone systems have diversified. While traditional PBX and IP PBX services […]
This WhatsApp security flaw could have let hackers access all your chats
A security vulnerability in popular messaging app WhatsApp’s image filter function, enabled cybersecurity researchers to read sensitive information from the memory of the app. According to a report by Check Point Research (CPR), malicious users could exploit the vulnerability by applying specific image filters to a specially crafted image. As per recent estimates, WhatsApp clocks […]
Treat your electric car to a Labor Day deal with free charging all weekend
Summer is ending, but there's still plenty of time for a road trip. That's the message Electrify America is sending with its four days of unlimited charging across its entire network for the Labor Day holiday. This Labor Day deal starts on Friday, September 3 and extends through Monday, September 6, and is offered to […]
Palestinian president says he’s ready for confidence-building
September 2, 2021 CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was ready to take confidence-building measures and restore calm in the Palestinian territories though Israel’s actions had made a two-state solution impossible. Abbas spoke as he met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah in Cairo, days after he […]
China warns U.S. climate co-operation at risk over political tension
September 2, 2021 By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has warned the United States that political tension between Beijing and Washington could undermine efforts by the world’s top two sources of greenhouse gas to co-operate in the fight against climate change. The United States, which has resumed its role in global […]
Number of people with dementia set to jump 40% to 78 million by 2030 -WHO
September 2, 2021 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory and costs the world $1.3 trillion a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The progressive condition can be caused by stroke, brain injury or […]
Dutch want to help Qatar, Turkey open Kabul airport -minister
September 2, 2021 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government wants to support Turkey and Qatar in attempts to re-open Kabul airport to resume evacuations from Afghanistan, the country’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Sigrid Kaag said the country was willing to provide 1 million euros ($1.19 million) in funding, and if necessary, personnel, toward attempts […]
Voice chat is coming to Roblox
As one the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current course — as of July, it boasted 47 million daily active users — it’s looking to chart a course toward deeper, […]
Motor racing-Improved Zandvoort offers unique track for F1 drivers
September 2, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch grand prix at Zandvoort this weekend promises to deliver a fast race on a unique track where organisers hope their innovations will make up for a possible lack of overtaking action. “This is a very fast track, the average speed will be very […]
The Wheel of Time first trailer shows Amazon is ready to rival The Witcher
After months of waiting, The Wheel of Time's first trailer has arrived online – and it looks like it could be a big rival for The Witcher's fantasy crown. Posted on the TV show's social media channels on September 2, the first official footage for Amazon Prime's upcoming series has given us our best look […]
Motor racing-Improved Zandvoort offers unique track for F1 drivers
September 2, 2021 By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch grand prix at Zandvoort this weekend promises to deliver a fast race on a unique track where organisers hope their innovations will make up for a possible lack of overtaking action. “This is a very fast track, the average speed will be very […]
China’s Alibaba to invest $15.5 billion for “common prosperity”
September 2, 2021 By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s Alibaba Group will invest 100 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) by 2025 in support of “common prosperity”, it said, becoming the latest corporate giant to pledge support for the initiative driven by President Xi Jinping. Beijing has been encouraging companies to share wealth as part of the […]
Biden calls top court ruling on Texas abortion ban ‘unprecedented assault’ on women’s rights
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas’ abortion ban “is an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights,” after the top court allowed the law to remain in place. Biden said while the ruling was not the final word on what he called […]
Get vaccinated, French pupils told as they go back to school
September 2, 2021 By Yiming Woo and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – Twelve million French children, who returned to school from their summer break on Thursday, wearing masks, were told by head teachers and President Emmanuel Macron that they should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Only about 47% of 12-to-17-year-olds are fully vaccinated, a concern for […]
Guns, drugs, jobs. In these Venezuelan towns, Colombian rebels call the shots
September 2, 2021 By Sarah Kinosian CARACAS (Reuters) – Soon after rebels from neighboring Colombia arrived in this Venezuelan village, they started choosing students from the local high school to harvest coca, the plant used to make cocaine, the school’s principal told Reuters. Four years later, these foreigners from the National Liberation Army, or ELN, […]