Meta, Qualcomm sign pact on custom virtual reality chips
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a ...
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Amid US retail gloom, Uniqlo shines on COVID-triggered revamp
Just as inflation ravages the big guns of US apparel retail, awash in high inventory and deep discounts to lure shoppers back to stores, Japan’s Uniqlo is set for ...
Nuclear plant loses power line as Moscow, West energy row escalates
A critical nuclear power plant in Ukraine again lost external power, international energy officials said on Saturday, heightening concerns as the energy battle between Moscow and the West ramped up ...
Germany pledges $199m in aid for displaced people in Ukraine
Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional 200 million euros ($199.02 million) to fund aid programs for those internally displaced as a result of Russia’s invasion, Development Minister Svenja Schulze told ...
Exxon, Shell sell California oil assets for $4 billion to IKAV
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Shell Plc (SHEL.L) on Thursday confirmed the sale of their California oil joint-venture Aera to German asset manager IKAV for $4 billion, ending a 25...
Champions City held to draw by Gerrard’s Villa
Champions Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday after Erling Haaland grabbed his 10th goal in six games.
Jamaican Leon ...
Chelsea fight back to beat West Ham, Spurs maintain strong start
Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as goals from substitutes Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz cancelled out Michail Antonio’s opener but they also had ...
NASA calls off second launch retry for Artemis moon rocket
For the second time in five days, NASA on Saturday halted a countdown in progress and postponed a planned attempt to launch the debut test flight of its giant, next-generation ...
Erdogan accuses Greece of ‘occupying’ demilitarised islands
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece on Saturday of occupying islands in the Aegean Sea that have a demilitarised status, and said Turkey was prepared to “do what is necessary” ...
Pakistan floods death toll rises to 1,265
The toll from cataclysmic floods in Pakistan continued to climb on Saturday with 57 more deaths, 25 of them children, as the country grapples with a relief and rescue operation of near ...
VAR denies Everton winner in feisty derby draw with Liverpool
VAR was centre of attention once more as Everton were denied a second-half winner in a feisty 0-0 draw with Merseyside rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.
Both ...
Abada double gives Celtic 4-0 win over Rangers in Old Firm derby
Israeli winger Liel Abada scored twice in the first half as Celtic thrashed Rangers 4-0 in the Old Firm derby in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
Abada put champions Celtic ...
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to last Soviet leader Gorbachev
Thousands of Russians filed past the open casket of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, on Saturday with many saying they wanted to honour his memory as “...
Britain’s new PM faces an 80s playlist: recession, unrest and runaway prices
Britain’s prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images of the country’s first female premier.
If Truss ...
Qatar to allow beer sales at World Cup games 3 hours before kick-off
Qatar will permit ticketed fans to buy alcoholic beer at World Cup soccer matches starting three hours before kickoff and for one hour after the final whistle, but not during ...
‘The greatest’: tributes pour in for Serena Williams after final match
US former first lady Michelle Obama and tennis great Billie Jean King led the tributes to Serena Williams after her U.S. Open third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday, ...
Russia to bury Gorbachev, darling of the West, with a shrug
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who was much admired in the West and who lived long enough to see all the reforms he had championed undone, was set to be ...
Banks battle back-to-office fatigue with ping pong, snacks, indoor gardens
Finance bosses are offering more incentives, including free meals, ping pong and “contemplative spaces” as they battle to get staff back to the office, while concerns about the cost and ...
Apple, Samsung could benefit as India aims to speed product safety approvals
India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost ...
Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market
Standard Chartered (STAN.L) and FairPrice Group on Thursday rolled out their digital bank focusing on Singapore’s retail segment, a move that comes on the heels of digital bank ...
U’s Borrell has received response from Iran in nuclear talks
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has received a response from Iran in the talks over a revival of the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic and ...
Russia scraps gas pipeline reopening, stoking European fuel fears (Updated)
Russia has scrapped a Saturday deadline to resume flows via a major gas supply route to Germany, deepening Europe’s difficulties in securing winter fuel, after saying it had found ...
Ransomware group BlackCat behind Italy’s GSE hacking, researchers say
Hacking group BlackCat was behind a recent attack on Italy’s state-owned energy services firm GSE, stole a massive amount of data and threatened to publish if their demands were ...
G7 ministers forge ahead with Russian oil price cap, details thin
Group of Seven finance ministers agreed on Friday to impose a price cap on Russian oil aimed at slashing revenues for Moscow’s war in Ukraine while keeping oil flowing ...