on Britons urged to cycle, walk to work as lockdown eases By www.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:15:19 -0400 Transport Minister Grant Shapps said at the government's daily news briefing on Saturday that more Britons should cycle or walk to work when the country's coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off limited public transport capacity under social distancing requirements. Full Article
on Rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard dies at age 87 By www.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:31:17 -0400 Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87. Full Article peopleNews
on Alex Morgan becomes U.S. national team's newest soccer mom By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:49:57 -0400 Alex Morgan, who helped the United States women's soccer team to World Cup and Olympic titles, has become the newest mom in the national squad after giving birth to her first child. Full Article sportsNews
on Players feel compensation is key when taking risk By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:36:03 -0400 As the possibility of a season start date increases, Major League Baseball Players Association board members Chris Iannetta and Andrew Miller are concerned about pay and health. Full Article sportsNews
on PGA of Australia extends tour season into new year By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:37:14 -0400 The PGA of Australia tour will be extended from this season with tournaments staged well into the new year, the governing body of professional golf in the country announced on Sunday. Full Article sportsNews
on On this day: Born May 11, 1984: Andres Iniesta, Spanish footballer By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:22:47 -0400 A shy village boy who could not bear to leave his parents' bed, Andres Iniesta may have seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of the best footballers of all time, but anyone who saw him play rarely had serious doubts. Full Article sportsNews
on Gaethje upsets Ferguson to win UFC interim lightweight title By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:30:25 -0400 Justin Gaethje put on a striking masterclass to score a surprise knockout victory over Tony Ferguson and win the interim lightweight title at UFC 249, which took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday. Full Article sportsNews
on Hands on with Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:08:18 -0400 Backlight screen and faster performance are a couple of perks of this new e-reader. Full Article
on Galaxy Note 2: Phone, tablet or both? By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:15:10 -0400 It's hard to classify what Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 is because it generally requires two hands to use and has a 5.5-inch display. But it fits in a front pants pocket and makes voice calls. Here's our first look! Full Article
on Video hands-on with Google's new $249 Chromebook By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:02:57 -0400 Google’s newest Chromebook, made by Samsung, only costs $249 and offers the same general performance of ChromeOS is a smaller, lighter package. How’d they do it? This model uses the same chip type that powers smartphones and tablets. Take a look at my hands-on thoughts. Full Article
on Hands on with Microsoft's sexy Surface RT By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:42:02 -0400 Along with Windows 8, Microsoft's Surface RT tablet is here. The slate uses chips that typically power smartphones but Windows runs quite well on it and the hardware is extremely well made and -- dare I say it -- sexy? See for yourself in this early look. Full Article
on Moo's NFC business card: The last one you may ever need By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:36:27 -0500 Tired of carrying hundreds of business cards? What you only needed to carry one? That's the idea behind this Moo card with embedded NFC tag inside it. You just tap it to a phone with NFC-capabilities and it share just about any information you want. Full Article
on Getting started with NFC on the phone and in the home By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:45:29 -0500 Don't think that wireless NFC tags are just for mobile payments. You can do practically anything with them if you know how to program them with small bits of data. Some free apps make this easy and I'm already on the NFC bandwagon at home. Full Article
on Benchmark's Bill Gurley on what it takes to be a VC By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:04:15 -0500 It's a young man's game, and what truths do you need to break? Full Article
on Benchmark's Bill Gurley on the role of venture captial By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:04:15 -0500 When it's easier than ever to lauch a company, what is the role of traditional VC? Full Article
on Benchmark's Bill Gurley on surviving downturns By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:04:15 -0500 Do today's entrepreneurs have the muscle memory for busts? Full Article
on Benchmark's Bill Gurley on Opportunities for venture capital By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:04:15 -0500 What are the trends shaping VC investment right now. Full Article
on Benchmark's Bill Gurley on writing "Above the Crowd" By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:04:15 -0500 Gurley explains the through process of his writing and what he hopes to achieve with it. Full Article
on We ride along with the Nokia Drive By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:32:44 -0500 Ride-along and interview Nokia's Aaron Dannenbring Full Article
on Benchmark's Bill Gurley on network effects and local commerce By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:04:15 -0500 What the VC firm learned from eBay. Full Article
on How sensors make your phone "Star Trek smart" By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:02:23 -0500 Can your current smartphone be any smarter? Sure it can, if the device knows how to better understand its surroundings with the help of internal sensors. Qualcomm's Project Gimbal does just that for app developers. Here's a peek at how Paramount is using the technology. Full Article
on Multitasking with Chrome OS and Linux on the Chromebook Pixel By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:51:59 -0500 Google's Chromebook Pixel is quite versatile after all. I can run Chrome OS and Linux at the same time, and switch between the two, allowing me to use Skype and other third party apps! Full Article
on High def video gaming on the Chromebook Pixel: Thank you Steam! By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:21:25 -0400 While the Chrome browser takes full advantage of the Chromebook Pixel's hardware, I thought it would interesting to see how video gaming works on the device. Quite well, with just a few small issues, it turns out. Full Article
on Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:22:37 -0400 The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. Full Article
on The fate of the EU and its impact on the U.S. By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:55:00 -0500 The Euro zone is still trying to dig itself out of its financial mess and prevent more countries, like Spain and Italy, from sinking into a black hole. At a panel discussion called, The Finance Crisis: Lessons Learned from Canada and the Way Forward, at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Robert Rubin, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, sat down with Chrystia Freeland and told her how he thinks the EU crisis could end and what impact it could have on the U.S. Full Article
on Financial regulation: to study or ignore history By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:02:00 -0500 OSFI Assistant superintendent Ted Price explains that most regulation is based on previous history, something that Gordon Nixon of RBC Financial Group points out as looking in the wrong direction. Full Article
on Global model for regulation? Try Canada By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:33:00 -0500 How do we get the world's largest economies on the same page moving forward with regulation? CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers outlines some of the progress and challenges the U.S. has had and Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer touts Canada as a template for a great country in which to do business in. Full Article
on The challenges of India's industrialization By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:22:41 -0500 Professor Ashutosh Varshney of Brown University analyzes the current state of India's democratic system as well as the strengths and challenges in this rapidly growing nation. Full interview. Full Article
on How did this man impact revolution in the Arab world? By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:22:00 -0500 As the head of Al-Jazeera for eight years, Wadah Khanfar transformed the network into one of the most influential in the Middle East. Al-Jazeera's coverage of the Arab revolts this year, brought the network millions of viewer and praise from around the world, which is why Foreign Policy magazine has honored Khanfar as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers." Full Article
on Immelt: Economic efficiencies drive China ahead By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:40:00 -0500 Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan. Full Article
on Why the global economy will not affect India By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:24:00 -0500 Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the global economy and how India will not be affected like European countries have been. Full Article
on NEWSMAKER: Carney on IMF, inflation & how he got his new job By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:22:00 -0400 Incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney explains where he differs with the IMF on austerity, central bank inflation targeting and how he was made Bank of England chief even though he's Canadian. Full Article
on Little Richard dies at age 87 -Rolling Stone By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:30:20 -0400 Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87, Rolling Stone magazine reported. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener. Full Article
on Little Richard dies at age 87 -Rolling Stone By www.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:30:20 -0400 Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87, Rolling Stone magazine reported. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener. Full Article
on Samsung Electronics tips first annual profit fall in three years By www.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 06:26:39 -0500 Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday confirmed expectations for its first annual profit decline since 2011, although a pickup in the fourth quarter hinted that earnings may have stabilized in the short term. Full Article vcMedia
on UPDATE 2-Sony to delay sale of PlayStation 4 in China By www.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:09:30 -0500 Sony Corp will delay sales of the PlayStation 4 gaming console in China, originally scheduled for Jan. 11, due to "various factors", the company said in a statement on Thursday. Full Article vcMedia
on Sony to delay sale of PlayStation 4 in China By www.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:10:27 -0500 Sony Corp will delay sales of the PlayStation 4 gaming console in China, originally scheduled for Jan. 11, due to "various factors", the company said in a statement on Thursday. Full Article vcMedia
on Roularta to sell seven French magazines to tycoon Patrick Drahi By www.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 08:59:10 -0500 Belgian publisher Roularta Media Group said it would negotiate exclusively with French businessman Patrick Drahi towards a sale of seven magazines including newsweekly L'Express. Full Article vcMedia
on REFILE-Europe's media differ over publishing Charlie Hebdo cartoons By www.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:15:07 -0500 (Clarifies in paragraph 18 that some UK newspapers carried images of Charlie Hebdo front pages) Full Article vcMedia
on Blunders begone! Golden Globes burnish Hollywood credibility By www.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:15:16 -0500 Four years ago Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais turned his sharp tongue on voters of the awards show, ridiculing them for nominating the poorly reviewed Johnny Depp-Angelina Jolie action thriller "The Tourist." Full Article vcMedia
on UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA grants emergency use authorization to Quidel for first antigen test for COVID-19 By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:19:28 -0400 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday approved emergency use authorization (EUA) to Quidel Corp for the first COVID-19 antigen test. Full Article companyNews
on UPDATE 3-Trudeau warns premature reopening could send Canada 'back into confinement' By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:41:53 -0400 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Saturday that if provinces move too quickly to reopen their economies, a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could send Canada "back into confinement this summer." Full Article companyNews
on Brazil's central bank to shower economy with money in case of depression -economy minister By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:00:05 -0400 Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Saturday said the country's central bank is likely to shower the economy with money in case of an economic depression. Full Article companyNews
on UPDATE 2-Brazil's central bank to shower economy with money in case of depression -economy minister By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:47:14 -0400 Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Saturday said the country's central bank is likely to shower the economy with money in case of a depression due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article companyNews
on Nintendo Servers Down: 2219-2502 Error hits Switch Online and Animal Crossing By www.dailystar.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 23:25:55 +0000 Nintendo Servers look to be down this evening with many users receiving a 2219-2502 Error on Nintendo Switch Full Article Gaming
on Injustice 3 release date rumours: PS5 launch, Neo, Watchmen content and more By www.dailystar.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 A WB Games leak that has so far proved accurate suggests Injustice 3 will introduce even more extended universe characters Full Article Gaming
on Astronaut Jessica Meir's return to Earth has been far from ordinary By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:00:00 GMT As the whole world was affected by the pandemic, "only three of us who were in space at the time weren't," Meir said. "That was really difficult to comprehend." Full Article
on SpaceX, Blue Origin land contracts to build NASA's astronaut moon lander By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:13:00 GMT The two companies, plus the space firm Dynetics, will share $967 million from the space agency. Full Article
on NASA's big SpaceX launch is just weeks away — and it's taking no chances with the coronavirus By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 13:44:12 GMT NASA is asking people to refrain from traveling to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to witness the historic launch May 27. Full Article
on 2020 Eta Aquarid meteor shower: How to see 'crumbs' of Comet Halley rain on Earth By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 19:51:11 GMT The skywatching event lasts about a week, with the best views arriving before dawn on Tuesday. Full Article