Author Archives: Syndicated Content
HMD Global, maker of Nokia-branded smartphones, wins investment from Google, others
LONDON (Reuters) - HMD Global, the maker of Nokia-branded smartphones, has secured $230 million of investment from partners including Google , Qualcomm and Nokia Technologies , to help accelerate its ...
Aug 11, 2020
CuriosityStream to list on Nasdaq via $331 million reverse merger deal
(Reuters) - CuriosityStream Inc, a subscription streaming service for science, technology and history documentaries, said on Tuesday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check compan...
Aug 11, 2020
Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors; California to get alerts
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users...
Aug 11, 2020
Humanity versus disease showcased as London’s Science Museum reopens doors
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Exhibits showcasing humanity's battle with infectious disease will greet visitors recently emerged from coronavirus lockdowns when London's Science Museum re-opens ...
Aug 11, 2020
Dwarf planet Ceres is ‘ocean world’ with salty water deep underground
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scienti...
Aug 10, 2020
Spanish actor Banderas says has COVID-19, feels ‘relatively well’
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, 60, said on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and is in quarantine. "I'd like to add that I'm f...
Aug 10, 2020
MTV’s Video Music Awards drops plans for indoor show due to coronavirus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MTV has abandoned the idea of holding its Video Music Awards show at an indoor venue in New York because of the complications of the coronavirus epidemic. The VMA show on Aug. ...
Aug 07, 2020
Swapping shorts for thermals, ‘I’m A Celebrity’ moves to UK from Australia
LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV will this year hold its reality TV show "I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" in a ruined English castle in winter instead of the heat of the Australian j...
Aug 07, 2020
‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel in the works with original star Jennifer Grey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jennifer Grey, the actress who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in romantic drama "Dirty Dancing," will appear in a sequel to the classic 1987 movie, the studio behind the film ...
Aug 06, 2020
AMC expects to reopen all international theaters in three weeks
(Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Thursday it expects all its international theaters to resume operations in the next two to three weeks, while two-thirds or more of its U.S. theaters...
Aug 06, 2020
