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Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle claims over temporary battery voltage reduction
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims a software update temporarily reduced maximum battery voltage in 1,743 Model S sedans, court documents show. Owners of the vehicle...
Jul 29, 2021
Less social media, more socializing hits Pinterest as U.S. user growth slows
By Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) - Pinterest Inc on Thursday said user growth in the United States was decelerating as people who used the platform for crafts and DIY projects during the height of the pande...
Jul 29, 2021
Factbox-Biden’s new COVID push: vaccine rules, testing plans, hard cash
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the new Delta variant in the United States that will impact millions of federal workers, contracto...
Jul 29, 2021
Space station mishap prompts NASA to postpone launch of Boeing Starliner
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA on Thursday postponed a planned launch of a Boeing CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station after the orbiting outpost was briefly thrown out of co...
Jul 29, 2021
New York judge finds Cuba Gooding Jr liable in rape accuser’s civil lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday found Cuba Gooding Jr liable in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in a Manhattan hote...
Jul 29, 2021
State of Illinois now requiring masks, social distancing in all facilities
CHICAGO — The State of Illinois Thursday announced that face coverings are now required in all state facilities for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The announcements comes as data from ...
Jul 29, 2021
Microsoft looks to tap into India’s Oyo before its potential IPO- source
(Reuters) -Microsoft Corp is in advanced talks to invest in Indian hotel chain Oyo at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal could be announced in the com...
Jul 29, 2021
Canada raises $7.2 billion via auction of 3500 MHz spectrum as firms gear for high-speed internet
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government's auction of 3500 MHz spectrum, which is key for next generation 5G networks, raised a total of C$8.9 billion ($7.2 billion), Innovation Minister Francois-Ph...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. attorney general tells Texas to rescind immigrant COVID-19 order
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately rescind" a new executive order aimed at curbing the travel i...
Jul 29, 2021
Vaccinated prisoners, unvaccinated guards illustrate Biden’s tricky road
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, grabbed national headlines in March 2020 after a COVID-19 outbreak killed at least eight inmates and sickened more than...
Jul 29, 2021
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