September 2, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde cancelled their attendance at all public events from Thursday after a family member tested positive for COVID-19. The palace said in a statement that the king and queen had decided to limit their contacts in the coming days. A spokesperson declined to identify […]
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Israel appoints first ambassador to Bahrain
September 2, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – Israel has named its first ambassador to Bahrain, after normalising relations with the Gulf Arab state a year ago, an Israeli government Arabic-language Twitter account said on Thursday. Ambassador Eitan Na’eh had for eight months served as temporary head of mission at the Israeli embassy in the United Arab […]
From creaking Cairo, Egypt plans high-tech leap with new capital
September 2, 2021 By Mahmoud Mourad and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – In Egypt’s new capital on the outskirts of Cairo, residents will use smart cards and apps to unlock doors and make payments, and surf the web on public WiFi beamed from lampposts. A network of at least 6,000 cameras will monitor activity on […]
Rocky Mountain dry: Canada’s waning water supply sows division in farm belt
September 2, 2021 By Rod Nickel and Jeff Lewis CROWSNEST PASS, Alberta (Reuters) – Where fly fisherman Shane Olson once paddled summer tourists around in a boat, he now guides them by foot – carefully navigating shallow waters one step at a time. “Every year, these rivers seem to be getting smaller, faster,” Olson, 48, […]
Panorama raises $60M in General Atlantic-led Series C to help schools better understand students
Panorama Education, which has built out a K-12 education software platform, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic. Existing backers Owl Ventures, Emerson Collective, Uncork Capital, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Tao Capital Partners also participated in the financing, which brings the Boston-based company’s total raised since […]
Box, Zoom chief product officers discuss how the changing workplace drove their latest collaboration
If the past 18 months is any indication, the nature of the workplace is changing. And while Box and Zoom already have integrations together, it makes sense for them to continue to work more closely. Their newest collaboration is the Box app for Zoom, a new type of in-product integration that allows users to bring […]
Brits want their next smartphone to be environmentally conscious
Smartphone manufacturers that commit to being eco-friendly are likely to be rewarded by consumers, according to a new study, which suggests sustainability and the environment are increasingly important considerations when buying a new handset. A survey by PiplSay found 72% of British consumers are “excited” about Samsung’s recent pledge to use recycled material in its […]
Hurry – there’s £80 off this stylish Garmin watch at Amazon right now
Right now, the Garmin Vivomove 3 is just £119.99 at Amazon – a saving of £80 off the regular price. That's a huge saving, and the best deal we've ever seen for this hybrid Garmin watch, even on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Not in the UK? Scroll for for the best Garmin deals […]
iPad Air 5 might get close competition from Realme’s upcoming Android tablet
Different tablets are designed for different purposes, whether that’s as a small version of a laptop for productivity, or as an easy-to-use entertainment system, and the iPad Air series is designed around its svelte form and portability. It sounds like Realme’s upcoming Android tablet might be the same. The Realme Pad, which the company has […]
U.S. climate envoy Kerry tells Chinese leaders: climate not about politics
September 2, 2021 By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry said he had urged Chinese leaders to reach for the “highest ambition” in order to curb temperature rises, saying the climate crisis was not about politics. Senior Chinese diplomats told Kerry during his visit to China that the issue of climate […]
Best Apple Watch: the ultimate guide to pick your iPhone compatible smartwatch
If you're looking to buy the best Apple Watch, it's very easy to assume that the newest automatically gets that trophy – however, you'd be wrong to make that assumption. While the newest top-end Apple smartwatch is great – we gave the Apple Watch 6 a top review – its high price and wide feature […]
U.S. Open delays Thursday start after wild weather wreaks havoc
September 2, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – A water-logged U.S. Open delayed the start of Day Four action on Thursday, hours after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains and high winds to the grounds, flooding roads and interrupting one match that was being played under a roof. The powerful storm led the National Weather […]
Fighting games are bigger than ever on PC – but there’s a long way to go
Fighting games often run best on a gaming PC, boasting customizable settings and improved frame rates to ensure a consistent experience. Beyond that, they differ very little from their console counterparts, leaving open a wide-open space that could help promote the community aspect of the fighting game community, which as a genre built upon one-on-one […]
Loki season 2: everything we know
Spoilers for Loki season 1 follow. Loki season 2 is officially happening. Marvel Studios revealed that a second instalment in the trickster god's journey is coming in the future, but you might be wondering when that'll be. It may be sooner than you think, or it could be a long way off. Marvel Studios President […]
U.S. factory orders increase in July despite supply constraints
September 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods rose in July, while business spending on equipment remained strong, signs that manufacturing was holding up despite persistent supply constraints and spending rotating back to services from goods. The Commerce Department said on Thursday that factory orders increased 0.4% in July after advancing 1.5% […]
Motor racing-I had fun and I did it my way, says retiring Raikkonen
September 2, 2021 By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen said on Thursday Formula One had never been the most important thing in his life and he would walk away with no regrets, no complaints and no particular plan for the future. “I had fun and I did it my way,” the 41-year-old Finn, who […]
Life insurers shift to pre-pandemic norms after COVID vaccine roll-outs
September 2, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations is making life insurers more enthusiastic about offering cover to those with underlying health conditions – some without even knowing whether customers have been vaccinated. Life insurers were imposing waiting periods to buy cover in the early […]
Lost hope: Ortega’s crackdown in Nicaragua stirs fast-growing exodus
September 2, 2021 By Daina Beth Solomon and Alvaro Murillo MEXICO CITY/SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Nicaraguan activist Jesus Adolfo Tefel has already been detained once, in 2019, when he tried to bring water to mothers on a hunger strike against President Daniel Ortega. The government accused him of planning terrorist acts and, he said, locked […]
Tracking startup focus in the latest Y Combinator cohort
First, some housekeeping: Thanks to our new corporate parents, TechCrunch has the day off tomorrow, so consider this the last chapter of The Exchange for this week. (The newsletter will go out Saturday as always.) Also, Alex is off next week. Anna is taking on next week’s newsletter and may have a column or two […]
Has Western Digital just unveiled the future of the hard drive?
Western Digital (WD) claims to have re-imagined the hard disk drive (HDD) by introducing a new flash-enhanced drive architecture that breaks traditional boundaries of HDD storage. Dubbed OptiNAND, its new architecture integrates an embedded iNAND embedded flash drive on the mainboard of the HDD. While the company did not specify the amount of NAND onboard […]