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Peoria Bio-Made receives launch grant and hires executive director
UPDATED 11:49 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Bio-Made, launched by biotech entrepreneur and Peoria native Jake Becraft in 2020, has selected Vivian Standifird, a senior financial executive, and wife...
Nov 10, 2021
Explainer-Airlines aim for climate neutral travel take-off, here’s how
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Launching a 300-ton plane full of people into the sky and propelling it at 500 miles (805 km) an hour requires a lot of energy. So, taking off without adding greenhouse gases to th...
Nov 10, 2021
Splashes of colour adorn Lima neighbourhood, forming massive city mural
By Enrique Mandujano LIMA (Reuters) - Rainbow colours are splashed across small houses in a once grey neighbourhood of Peru's capital city, creating the optical illusion of a giant mural across San Cr...
Nov 10, 2021
EV maker Rivian likely to fetch nearly $94 billion valuation in market debut
(Reuters) - Amazon-backed EV maker Rivian Automotive Inc was set to fetch a valuation of nearly $94 billion on Wednesday, as its shares were indicated to open more than 40% above their offer price on ...
Nov 10, 2021
Discontent over pay simmers in Mickey Mouse’s Parisian kingdom
PARIS (Reuters) - Mickey Mouse may be all smiles but discontent over pay and shift-work is brewing among some staff behind the turreted facades of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris, prote...
Nov 10, 2021
Biden says reversing inflation a top priority, targeting energy costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he has asked National Economic Council to work to reduce energy costs and the Federal Trade Commission to push back on market manipula...
Nov 10, 2021
AI chip startup Cerebras Systems raises $250 million in funding
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Cerebras Systems, a Silicon Valley-based startup developing a massive computing chip for artificial intelligence, said on Wednesday that it has raised an additional $250 ...
Nov 10, 2021
IMF meets Salvadoran delegation in Washington
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it has been meeting this week in Washington with a delegation from El Salvador, for annual talks which the Fund said could "under...
Nov 10, 2021
Facebook’s work app Workplace to integrate with Microsoft Teams
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook said on Wednesday it is integrating Workplace, the work-focused version of its social app, with Microsoft's collaboration app Teams, so users can better sha...
Nov 10, 2021
Apple launches subscription service aimed at small-business users
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday launched a new subscription service aimed at helping small-business owners manage the Apple devices used by their employees. Business Essentials, a...
Nov 10, 2021
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