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Roblox is introducing an optional age verification for its users that will combine an ID check with a selfie scan. While the system will not be needed to play most Roblox games, it will be required for those who want to gain early access to Roblox’s upcoming voice chat features when they roll out later […]

French startup Mirakl has closed a new Series E funding round of $555 million. Following this round, the company is now valued at $3.5 billion. Mirakl helps you launch a marketplace on your online store for your end customers or for your B2B clients. It’s a software-as-a-service marketplace, meaning that Mirakl manages the marketplace for […]

The Mercedes-Benz has priced the flagship EQS electric vehicle more than $8,700 below its gas-powered S-Class counterpart, a strategic move by the German automaker aiming to ensure a successful rollout of the luxury EV in North America. The EQS, which will arrive in U.S. dealerships in fall 2021, will start at $103,360, including the $1,050 […]

September 21, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told lawmakers on Tuesday that he will begin the process of bringing Rohit Chopra’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the floor for a vote. In his remarks, Schumer praised Chopra as having a long history of defending middle class […]

September 21, 2021 By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled to Republicans on Tuesday that if they block an upcoming election reform bill, he will look for a path around the chamber’s filibuster rule to try to pass it with only Democratic support. Schumer noted that Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, […]

September 21, 2021 SANAA (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of Yemen’s Houthis rallied in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the ousting of the government, as the group’s fighters pushed through frontlines in oil-producing regions of the country. The Iran-aligned movement swept into the capital and most of north Yemen […]

September 21, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – German Health Minister Jens Spahn backed a second term for World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and called on other countries to support the former Ethiopian health minister ahead of a deadline this week. “We invite partner countries to join us nominating DG (Director General) Tedros,” Spahn told […]

BioNTech’s founding story dates back to the late 1990s, when CEO and co-founder Uğur Şahin, his wife and co-founder Özlem Türeci, and the rest of the seven-person founding team began their research. Focused specifically on an area dubbed “New Technologies,” mRNA stood out as one area with tremendous potential to deliver the team’s ultimate goal: […]

Audi has launched the Q4 e-tron, the fifth electric vehicle in its growing portfolio, as part of the German automaker’s plan to bring more than 30 EVs and plug-in hybrids to market by 2025. The Q4 e-tron is Audi’s entry electric SUV model and the price reflects that. The vehicle, which was first revealed as a […]

September 21, 2021 By Sagarika Jaisinghani and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares rose on Tuesday after their biggest fall in two months on easing worries about the spillover from the crisis at China’s Evergrande, while music label Universal Music Group soared 35% in its stock market debut. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 1.0% after […]

September 21, 2021 By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to a post overseeing export policy on China said on Tuesday he sees Chinese telecoms firm Huawei as a national security threat and expects to keep the company on a trade blacklist unless “things change.” If confirmed as Under […]

September 21, 2021 By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – Senior Macau casino and junket executives met with authorities in the world’s biggest gambling hub on Monday seeking details on proposed regulatory changes but received little in the way of clarity. The 70-minute meeting, shown online, highlighted the uncertainty hanging over the industry since the […]

September 21, 2021 By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) – Britain struck a deal https://ift.tt/3ECq2Ss with a major producer of fertiliser and carbon dioxide on Tuesday to restart two plants which had halted operations due to soaring prices for natural gas. The closures had led to fears that the production of a wide range of food […]

September 21, 2021 By David Milliken and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sold 10 billion pounds of its first ‘green’ government bond on Tuesday after attracting over 100 billion pounds ($137 billion) of demand from investors, a record high that shows the clamour for assets that can be marketed as good for the planet. Proceeds […]

September 21, 2021 By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Tarek Saad is keen to help other Syrian refugees who have fled the war in their homeland to make a new home in Germany and he sees the federal election on Sept. 26 as an opportunity to do just that. Saad is campaigning in his adopted […]

September 21, 2021 By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – AT&T Inc Chief Executive John Stankey said on Tuesday the U.S. wireless company will pursue a “multi-year effort” to improve its reputation with customers. Speaking at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia conference, Stankey said he was not satisfied with AT&T’s current brand image and added the company is not […]

September 21, 2021 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday it had acquired Frank, a college financial planning platform used by over 5 million students in the United States. The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the largest U.S. bank, and will allow the bank to deepen ties with […]

September 21, 2021 By Clare Jim, Anshuman Daga and Kane Wu HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Persistent default fears eclipsed efforts by China Evergrande Group’s chairman to lift confidence in the embattled firm on Tuesday, as Beijing showed no signs it would intervene to stem any domino effects across the global economy. Analysts played down […]

Rippling, a startup building a platform to manage all aspects of employee data, from payroll and benefits through to device management, launched Rippling Inventory Management, what founder and CEO Parker Conrad is touting as the “world’s first cloud IT closet.” The dashboard enables businesses to automatically store, ship and retrieve employee computers in a way […]

September 21, 2021 By Mahmoud Mourad and Mohamed Wali CAIRO (Reuters) -Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the former head of the military council that ruled Egypt temporarily after its 2011 popular uprising, has died at the age of 85, Egypt’s presidency said on Tuesday, declaring three days of national mourning. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi led mourners […]