HTC’s new Vive Flow headset reportedly launches this week
HTC is planning to release a new VR headset this week and is also working on its own metaverse-like virtual world, according to a report from Protocol….
Magic Leap somehow raised $500 million to make another AR headset
Magic Leap has raised $500 million in funding and is preparing to release a new AR headset, the Magic Leap 2, next year, the company announced Monday….
Facebook expands its Live Audio feature to more creators globally
Facebook is expanding the Live Audio rooms feature it launched in the US in June to a global audience. In addition to public figures and creators, Facebook…
Amazfit’s long-lasting Zepp OS fitness watches like iPhones and Android equally
Amazfit is launching three new long-lasting smart activity watches today: the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro, priced at $229.99 / €199.99, and the Amazfit GTR 3 and GTS…
Amazon’s new work-from-home policy: let teams decide
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent an email to employees on Monday outlining a shift in work-from-home policies for its office workers. As of August, the plan had…
Now every Twitter web user can ‘soft block’ annoying followers
Twitter is rolling out a new feature that lets any user on the web remove a follower without blocking them, an action also known as a “soft…
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to speak to its Oversight Board
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said Monday that she will speak to the platform’s independent Oversight Board at its invitation. “I have accepted the invitation to brief the…
Worst performing police force solves just one in 140 rapes
Her comments come amid growing demands to improve the investigation and prosecution of all sex crimes following the murder, rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard by PC…
The Bond bounce: how the new 007 film may have caused a spike in cases
The rush to see the James Bond film could be behind the new spike in Covid infections in England, say experts. No Time to Die opened to…
Wall St eases as caution rises over earnings; financials down
Energy sector down after hitting highest since Jan 2020 Big banks set to start reporting results from Wednesday NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended…
France, Germany, Ukraine, Russia agree to ministerial-level meeting -Germany
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend a joint news conference after a Normandy-format summit in…
After mass cancellations, Southwest expects flights to normalize this week
Oct 11 (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) said on Monday it expects to resume normal service this week after cancelling more than 2,500 scheduled flights since…
South African metalworkers’ strike hits output at BMW plant
The logo of German car manufacturer BMW is seen on the company headquarters in Munich, Germany, December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert CAPE TOWN, Oct 11 (Reuters) –…
IMF board to resume debate over Georgieva’s future later Monday
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in…
U.S. IPO boom braves market volatility
Oct 11 (Reuters) – Weeks of stock market volatility have done little to dent the record-setting pace of U.S. initial public offerings, with capital market insiders forecasting…
Amazon to take team-wise approach on remote work policy
Oct 11 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will let individual teams decide for how many days corporate employees would be expected to work from office in a…
Wall Street rises as Big Tech, financials gain
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly…
Economics Nobel honours ‘natural experiments’, from minimum wage to migration
STOCKHOLM, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel economics prize on Monday for pioneering “natural experiments” to show…
Erdogan says latest Kurdish YPG attack on Turkish police is ‘final straw’
ISTANBUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey was determined to eliminate threats originating in northern Syria, adding an attack by Kurdish…
After 34 years, Sankara murder trial begins in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of Burkina Faso’s former president Thomas Sankara started on Monday, 34 years…
Russia’s Navalny says prison has changed his status to “terrorist”
Putin opponent jokes about latest escalation by authorities Navalny says he has “terrorist” label over his bunk MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny…
Pressure mounts in Italy to dissolve neo-fascist group after riots
ROME, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Italy’s government was under growing pressure on Monday to dissolve the Forza Nuova neo-fascist group involved in violent weekend protests against a…
EU ‘will start collapsing’ unless it takes on Polish challenge – official
European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova attends a weekly college Meeting of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, September 29, 2021. Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via REUTERS…
JPMorgan’s Dimon blasts bitcoin as ‘worthless’, due for regulation
NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) chief executive, said on Monday at a conference that cryptocurrencies will be regulated by…
Dillian Whyte on a fight with Tyson Fury: WBC must ‘force my position’ and give champion ‘no choice’
Dillian Whyte has demanded that the WBC gives Tyson Fury “no choice” but to agree a mandatory title fight, and finally end his lengthy wait for a…