International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: a call for collective action
The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, observed annually on September 7, is a global initiative to raise awareness about air pollution and its impacts on health, the environment, and economies. Established by the United Nations in 2019,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise raises annual profit forecast on AI strength
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, as demand for artificial intelligence servers continues to pick up owing to higher investments in AI infrastructure by businesses. However, shares of HPE fell nearly 3% in
Colombia’s Petro calls for investigation into Pegasus software purchase
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday asked the attorney general's office to investigate the $11 million purchase of Pegasus spy software, which he said could have been used to spy on
BYD’s global expansion push runs into stiff Japan test
By Daniel Leussink YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - BYD is rolling out electric-vehicle charging stations and ramping up marketing and customer incentives in Japan, aiming to boost sales in a market that has become a stumbling block in the Chinese automaker's global
U.S. stocks tumble as September starts, investors cool on chips
By Suzanne McGee, Noel Randewich, Chuck Mikolajczak, Chibuike Oguh, David Randall, Laura Matthews and Carolina Mandl; (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slid on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down more than 2% and the Nasdaq Composite down over 3% as
Huawei, huge research and development hub
Huawei has broken ground on Lianqiu Lake, a huge research and development centre designed to accommodate more than 35,000 scientists, engineers and various personnel. Larger than Apple Park and Microsoft's Redmond Campus combined, it covers more than 10 square kilometres
Nvidia suffers record $279 billion loss in market value as Wall St drops
By Noel Randewich and Suzanne McGee (Reuters) - Shares of AI heavyweight Nvidia tumbled 9.5% on Tuesday in the deepest ever single-day decline in market value for a U.S. company, as investors softened their optimism about artificial intelligence in a broad
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - There is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of available published evidence worldwide. Despite the huge rise in the use of
US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein, Temu
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two leaders of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission are calling for the agency to investigate e-commerce retailers Shein and Temu after "deadly baby and toddler products" were sold on both websites, according to