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Tesla to extend furlough for some employees by another week: internal email
FILE PHOTO: A view of Tesla Inc’s U.S. vehicle factory in Fremont, California, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) told furloughed employees on Friday that they will remain out of work for at least another week, postponing a plan to resume normal operations on May 4 at its San …
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Labcorp, ServiceNow, Zebra Technologies
April 30 (Reuters) – Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Labcorp, ServiceNow and Zebra Technologies on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Labcorp : Keybanc cuts to sector weight from overweight * ONEOK Inc : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy * ServiceNow Inc : Piper Sandler cuts to …
Germany at odds with Apple on smartphone coronavirus contact tracing
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has chosen a home-grown technology for smartphone-based tracing of coronavirus infections, putting it at odds with Apple which has refused on privacy grounds to support the necessary short-range communication on iPhones. FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks use a smartphone on a street amid coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns in Kiev, Ukraine …
BRIEF-XMReality To Supply Nestlé With Remote Guidance Technology
April 21 (Reuters) – XMReality AB (publ): * XMREALITY TO SUPPLY NESTLÉ WITH REMOTE GUIDANCE TECHNOLOGY * XMREALITY WILL SUPPLY NESTLÉ, SWISS-BASED FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANY, WITH ITS REMOTE GUIDANCE TECHNOLOGY * INITIAL ORDER VALUE IS AROUND SEK 900 000 AND WILL COVER REMAINING PART OF 2020 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Gdansk …
Electric vehicle maker Rivian: expect prices lower than previously announced
MILL VALLEY, California (Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Saturday displayed its pickup truck and SUV at an event in San Francisco’s Bay Area and said that when their prices are unveiled soon they will be lower than has been previously announced. The Rivian R1T all-electric truck is pictured at an event, held by …
Italy’s Poste launches new Codice PostePay payment technology
MILAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Poste Italiane is launching a new payment technology with the aim to win more clients among Italian small businesses, Marco Siracusano, head of digital payment unit PostePay said on Friday. Poste Italiane, the former monopolist in the country for postal services, has developed the new technology based on QR codes …
Markets regulators struggling to keep up with technology: SEC’s Jackson
RISHON LEZION, Israel (Reuters) – The rapid growth of digital assets and computer-driven investment advice has become a key challenge for regulators in trying to keep up with technological advances while seeking to protect investors, a U.S. markets regulator said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Commissioner Robert Jackson Jr. participates in a U.S Securities and Exchange …
Exhibition in China reflects on loss of anonymity to recognition technology
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – An art exhibition exploring the impact of facial recognition technology has opened in China, offering a rare public space for reflection on increasingly pervasive surveillance by tech companies and the government. A security personnel stands next to information on artists who applied for the “Eyes of the City” exhibition, as the …
BHP’s Henry signals new technology a focus in first speech
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Incoming BHP Group (BHP.AX) (BHPB.L) Chief Executive Mike Henry said the world’s biggest miner is prioritising new developments in technology to cut costs and improve safety, including collaborations with tech start-ups and researchers. FILE PHOTO: Visitors to the BHP (formerly known as BHP Billiton) booth speak with representatives during the Prospectors and …
Bank of Canada governor says technological change may call for neutral policy
OTTAWA/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other new technologies may be boosting potential output in ways that could take years to show up in the data, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz arrives at a news conference …
