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Uber, Aurora to Expand Self-driving Trucks Ops in Texas to Meet Holiday Rush
Uber Technologies Inc and self-driving technology company Aurora Innovation Inc will expand their driverless pilot program in Texas to meet increased delivery demand during the holidays. The program will be expanded to the recently launched...
Galaxy Wins Bid for Collapsed Crypto Lender
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. will buy crypto lender Celsius Network LLC-owned digital asset custody platform GK8, the crypto financial services company said on Friday, Dec. 2 The purchase followed a sale process executed in connection...
‘Music Is Their Language’: School Gives Autistic Chinese Youth a Voice
BEIJING, China — Almost three years of pandemic restrictions have been hard for 23-year-old Chinese villager Zu Wenbao, but thanks to Beijing-based Chen's Studio, music has become his saving grace. Zu is one of the...
Brazil’s Lula Considering US Trip Before January Inauguration
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday, Dec. 2 that he is considering traveling to the United States to meet President Joe Biden after his election victory is certified...
NASA’s Artemis I Orion Leaves Lunar Orbit, Heads Back to Earth
NASA's Artemis I Orion spacecraft performed a successful engine burn to leave lunar orbit and head back to Earth on Thursday (Dec 1). Orion, which launched Nov. 16, 2022, has been in a distant retrograde...
Rapper Kanye West no Longer Plans to Buy Social Media Platform Parler
The parent company of social media platform Parler and American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, have agreed to terminate the intent of the sale of Parler, according to a statement from Parlement...
Florida Pulls $2 Billion From BlackRock in Largest Anti-ESG Divestment
Florida's chief financial officer said on Thursday his department would pull $2 billion worth of its assets managed by BlackRock Inc, the biggest such divestment by a state opposed to the asset manager's environmental, social...
Chevron Unlikely to Invest More in Venezuela in Short Term, Says CEO
Chevron Corp is unlikely to add investment in Venezuela in the next six months despite a recent U.S. license to allow it to expand its operations in the South American country, Chief Executive Michael Wirth...
Amazon’s Cloud Unit Wants to Widen Appeal of Cashier-less Tech
Amazon.com Inc hopes to interest a wider range of industries in the technology it developed for cashier-less checkout at brick-and-mortar shops, a vice president said. In recent years, the e-commerce company has opened stores without...
Sanctions Imposed on North Korea Following ICBM Test
The United States on Thursday, Dec. 1 imposed sanctions on three senior North Korean officials connected to the country's weapons programs after Pyongyang's latest and largest intercontinental ballistic missile test last month. The U.S. Treasury...
Florida Pulls $2 Billion From BlackRock in Largest Anti-ESG Divestment
Florida's Chief Financial Officer revealed on Thursday, Dec. 1 that his department would be pulling $2 billion worth of its assets managed by BlackRock Inc, the biggest such divestment by a state opposed to the...
US Lawmakers Say Some Fintechs Failed to Prevent ‘Obvious’ Pandemic Fraud
By Hannah Lang Several fintech companies that facilitated high volumes of pandemic-related loans to businesses in 2020 had inadequate processes to detect fraud, according to a new report from the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on...