WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – People can readily share images and sounds digitally, as evidenced by the billions of smartphones in use globally that often overload the human senses of sight and hearing. But smell generally remains missing from remote communication. That could soon change.…
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Advances in artificial intelligence have uncovered a stream of new software vulnerabilities that are almost certain to trigger more disruption along the lines of the outages that percolated across global government websites this week,…
By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Chinese electric carmaker BYD is seeking permits to double annual production capacity at its Brazilian plant to 600,000 vehicles, as it nears completion of its stamping, welding, and paint facilities, its top executive in Brazil said.…
By Sahil Pandey Oct 23 (Reuters) – Zymeworks said on Friday Roche has gained rights to develop and commercialize its experimental lung cancer drug under a global licensing deal worth up to $813 million. • Zymeworks will receive $55 million upfront and an additional $40…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – US airlines are increasingly willing to fly with empty seats rather than slash fares simply to fill them, betting that disciplined pricing and flight schedules will help protect profits at a time of soaring fuel costs.…
BEIJING/HONGKONG, Oct 23 (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Friday it has approved a plan by Citi to establish a fully owned securities unit in China, allowing the Wall Street bank to expand its presence in the world’s second-largest economy. Headquartered in Shanghai, Citigroup…
By Summer Zhen and Anirban Sen HONG KONG, New York Oct 23 (Reuters) – Global hedge funds were hit by a fresh tech reckoning this week, with major strategies posting their worst day since the COVID-era market rout. A renewed selloff in big tech stocks,…
(Repeats to fix formatting) DAKAR, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss government said in a statement to Reuters on Friday, contradicting accounts…
FRANKFURT, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Labour leaders on Friday threatened strikes at Volkswagen from January unless it reverses the recent cancellation of wage deals by the end of October, marking an escalation of labour disputes at Europe’s top automaker. “We are giving the company until…
By Makini Brice PARIS, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Businesses, cultural events and museums planned to close at the weekend despite curbs on demonstrations as French President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore order a week after nationwide protests turned violent. France’s main student union, UNEF, has…
