May 16 (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) on Monday became one of the biggest global names to exit Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating for more than 30 years in the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The world’s largest burger chain, which owns about 84% of its nearly 850…
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China’s economy skids as lockdowns hit factories, retailers
April industrial output unexpectedly falls y/y April retail sales falls faster than expected Nationwide jobless rate highest since Feb 2020 Fixed asset investment growth slower than f’cast BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – China’s retail and factory activity fell sharply in April as wide COVID-19 lockdowns confined workers and consumers to their homes and severely disrupted…
California regulator rejects desalination plant despite historic drought
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 12 (Reuters) – California regulators on Thursday rejected a $1.4 billion desalination plant on environmental grounds, dealing a setback to Governor Gavin Newsom, who had supported the project as a partial solution for the state’s sustained drought. The California Coastal Commission voted 11-0 to reject the proposal by Poseidon Water, controlled…
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…
Musk says Starlink active in Ukraine as Russian invasion disrupts internet
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, US, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 26 (Reuters) – SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said on…
French police to investigate vandalism behind internet outage
PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has opened a probe into the causes of a major internet outage which affected France’s telecommunications network on Wednesday following reports of coordinated acts of vandalism. The French Telecoms Federation said attacks of vandalism had impacted telecoms networks in several regions, including the Ile-de-France…
Exclusive: India’s Reliance to acquire dozens of brands in $6.5 billion consumer goods play
Customers buy grocery items inside a superstore of Reliance Industries Ltd, in Mumbai, India, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register India retail giant plans big push in consumer goods business Reliance in late-stage talks with 30 brands for deals-source Indian firm is hiring distributors, executives for…
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…
D-Wave sets up latest quantum computer in California
A D-Wave 2X quantum computer is pictured during a media tour of the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL) at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register May 12 (Reuters) – Vancouver-based quantum computing firm D-Wave Systems Inc said on Thursday…