Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines confirms 11 new coronavirus deaths, 1,392 cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported 11 new coronavirus deaths and 1,392 additional infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had risen to 1,614, w...
Jul 15, 2020
Gaps in Canadian surveillance technology spark concerns about traders working from home
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) - The shift to Canadian traders working from home is putting the systems used to monitor their activity to the test, with some experts saying the technology nee...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Paycheck Protection hit some of its mark, but missed the most vulnerable
By Howard Schneider and Brad Heath (Reuters) - The Paycheck Protection Program appears to have thrown a critical safety net under U.S. middle and upper-middle-wage jobs, but it faltered when it comes ...
Jul 15, 2020
Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile. Online profil...
Jul 15, 2020
Two in three Americans want to see Trump’s tax returns, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two out of three Americans want to see President Donald Trump's income taxes, and about half believe he has been withholding them for reasons that could hurt him pol...
Jul 15, 2020
‘Hands free’: Automakers race to next level of not quite self-driving cars
By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance standards t...
Jul 15, 2020
Queen to knight record-breaking UK fundraiser Captain Tom on Friday
LONDON (Reuters) - Captain Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising more than 33 million pounds ($40 million) for health workers in the run-up to his 100th birthday, is to be kni...
Jul 15, 2020
Tele2 says Huawei remains a ‘viable vendor’
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish telecom operator Tele2 sees China's Huawei as a "viable vendor", although that could change in the future, its top chief said on Wednesday. U.K Prime Minister Boris Johns...
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. judge delays second federal execution in 17 years
(Reuters) - A U.S. District Court in Washington early on Wednesday delayed the second federal execution in 17 years, hours before it was due to take place. The U.S. Department of Justice had planned t...
Jul 15, 2020
Japanese robot to clock in at a convenience store in test of retail automation
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, T...
Jul 15, 2020
