Shanghai malls, shops to gradually resume in-store operations Some Beijing districts extend work-from-home guidance Shanghai lockdown frustrates, infuriates residents Curbs have rattled global supply chains SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – Shanghai will gradually begin reopening businesses such as shopping malls and hair salons in China’s financial and manufacturing hub from Monday after weeks in strict…
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Google unveils new 10-shade skin tone scale to test AI for bias
A Google employee speaks at the company’s annual I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, US, May 11, 2022. Google/Jana Asenbrennerova/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register OAKLAND, Calif., May 11 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday unveiled a palette of 10 skin tones…
Italy prevents pro-Russian hacker attacks during Eurovision contest
Spectators watch the final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MILAN, May 15 (Reuters) – Italian police warned hacker attacks by pro-Russian groups during the May 10 semi-final and Saturday final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin,…
Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register May 14 (Reuters) – Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted that Twitter Inc’s (TWTR.N) legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample…
US joins 55 nations to set new global rules for the internet
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – The United States and 55 other nations on Thursday signed a political commitment to push rules for the internet that are underpinned by democratic values, at a time when the US has accused Russia of wielding internet disruptions as a part of its escalating attacks on Ukraine. The commitment, called…
Russia reroutes internet traffic in occupied Ukraine to its infrastructure
Russian flag flies with the Spasskaya Tower of Moscow’s Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register KYIV, May 2 (Reuters) – Russia has rerouted internet traffic in the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson through Russian communications infrastructure, the internet service disruption…
Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine -Western officials
US: Russian hack aimed at disrupting Ukrainian communications UK: Hack was ‘deliberate and malicious’ EU: Attack on Viasat caused ‘indiscriminate’ outages Russia routinely denies it carries out cyberattacks NEWPORT, Wales, May 10 (Reuters) – Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network that took tens of thousands of modems offline at the…
EXCLUSIVE Maker of Walmart, Amazon store-brand infant formulas expects shortages through rest of 2022
NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) – Perrigo Company PLC (PRGO.N), which makes store-brand baby formulas for retailers including Walmart Inc (WMT.N) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) expects shortages and heightened demand to last for the “balance of the year,” said CEO Murray Kessler in an interview with Reuters. Perrigo’s formula manufacturing facilities in Ohio and Vermont…
Twitter CEO says two leaders to depart, hiring paused amid Musk takeover
May 12 (Reuters) – Two senior Twitter (TWTR.N) leaders who oversee the consumer and revenue divisions will depart the social media company, Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal told employees in a memo on Thursday, in one of the biggest shake-ups at the company since billionaire Elon Musk announced he would buy it for $44 billion….