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EXCLUSIVE-Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop
Amazon's new phone project codenamed 'Transformer'Focus on AI integration, Alexa features, and mobile personalizationLed by Amazon's ZeroOne group, inspired by minimalist Light PhoneBy Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, March 20 (Reuters) - In 2014, Amazon AMZN.O introduced its first s...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Security concerns grow around World Cup in US after stalled funding
Delayed $625 million security funds cause preparation setbacksFIFA and US briefings warn of extremist threatsAlso flag possible unrest linked to immigration policiesFan Festival events pose additional security challengesBy Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intelligenc...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
NHTSA Says It Denies, Closes A Defect Petition On 2,259,157 Tesla Vehicles In US
March 20 (Reuters) - NHTSA: DENIES, CLOSES A DEFECT PETITION ON 2,259,157 TESLA VEHICLES IN US OVER A DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE DRIVER ERRORS IN FORM OF PEDAL MISAPPLICATIONSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2nazmk5jReuters
Fri, Mar 20
Trump mulls Kharg Island takeover to force Iran to open Hormuz Strait, Axios reports
March 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported on Friday, citing four sources with knowledge of the issue.Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Chad plans to send 800 security personnel to Haiti, official says
N'DJAMENA, March 20 (Reuters) - Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti's police fight powerful armed gangs, a senior Chadian police official told Reuters.The Chadian forces are expected to arrive by J...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Croatia's Janaf to continue oil supplies to Serbia's NIS oil refinery
March 20 (Reuters) - Croatian oil pipeline operator Janaf JANF.ZA will continue oil supplies to Serbia's Russian-owned NIS NIIS.BEL oil refinery, it said on Friday, after it secured another licence from the U.S. Treasury Department.Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
EXPLAINER-Why is Unilever looking to sell its food business?
By Richa Naidu LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Unilever ULVR.L is in talks with McCormick & Company MKC.N about selling its foods business, in a potential deal that would bring together the British company's Hellmann's and Knorr brands with McCormick's Cholula hot sauce.Such a move w...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
FCA Orders Beauforce Corporation To Stop Operating And Return Client Money
March 20 (Reuters) - FCA: FCA: FCA ORDERS BEAUFORCE CORPORATION TO STOP OPERATING AND RETURN CLIENT MONEYFCA: FOUND NUMBER OF AREAS OF CONCERN ABOUT BEAUFORCE CORPORATION OPERATIONS, INCLUDING SENIOR MANAGER SUITABILITY, FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INFORMATIONReuters
Fri, Mar 20
Detained Britons used as 'human shields' in Iran war zone, family says
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday the pair were being used as "human shields" during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and they accused Britain's government of failing to make progress on their release.Lindsay and Craig Foreman were se...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Beijing-backed brain chip firm says it is 3 years behind Musk's Neuralink
NeuCyber Neurotech developing similar BCI device to NeuralinkChinese firms expanding clinical trials to match US startupsChina first to approve invasive BCI product for commercial useBy Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Leading Chinese state-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) startup N...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Flipkart group CFO quits as Walmart‑owned firm gears up for India IPO
March 20 (Reuters) - Walmart-owned WMT.O Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart said on Friday its group finance chief, Sriram Venkataraman, will step down, with the CFO of its marketplace unit taking over a temporary broader finance role.Flipkart did not say when Venkataraman would step down or why he was...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Trump immigration order for banks delayed amid Wall Street resistance, report says
March 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has delayed an executive order that could have required banks to collect and report additional information on customers' immigration status, after resistance from Wall Street and small community lenders, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Germany's Merz faces second state election test on Sunday
Merz's CDU leads SPD by two points in Rhineland-PalatinateSPD aims to recover from worst-ever result in Baden-WuerttembergCDU/SPD coalition possible if election result is narrowBy James MackenzieBERLIN, March 20 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives face their second e...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
TIMELINE-Trump's push for Greenland hangs over Danish election
COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Denmark will hold a national election on Tuesday as it grapples with U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize Greenland, a semi-autonomous Arctic island of 57,000 people that has been under Danish rule for centuries.Following is a timeline of the s...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
EXCLUSIVE-Hiscox manager faces Greek perjury charge over extradition case
By Renee Maltezou and Kirstin RidleyATHENS/LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - A manager at London-listed insurer Hiscox HSX.L faces a criminal charge of providing false testimony during an attempted extradition of a former colleague from Greece to Bermuda, court proceedings and filings seen by Reuters sho...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
China's commerce minister meets Apple CEO
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook in Beijing on Friday, the ministry said."We are very appreciative of government incentives that are stimulating consumption," Cook told Wang while stressing the importance of the Chines...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Novartis to buy experimental breast cancer drug in up to $3 billion deal
FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis NOVN.S on Friday agreed to buy a breast cancer drug candidate for up to $3 billion from U.S. biotech firm Synnovation Therapeutics, adding a targeted therapy to its pipeline of cancer drugs. The company will pay $2 billion upfront and up to $1...Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
