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Tom Brady’s NFT platform Autograph raises $170 million in fresh capital
(Reuters) - Autograph, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform, on Wednesday said it had raised $170 million in fresh capital from a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Klei...
Jan 19, 2022
Once is enough for 19-year-old woman about to break flight record
EGELSBACH, Germany (Reuters) - As 19-year-old pilot Zara Rutherford nears the end of her record-breaking, around-the-world odyssey, she is not sure she would attempt the feat again. The British-Belgia...
Jan 19, 2022
Europe’s EV drive comes with environmental, social risks, Stellantis CEO says
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Commission's strategy to phase out combustion engines in favour of electric vehicles is a political choice that carries environmental and social risks, Stellantis CEO Ca...
Jan 18, 2022
Verizon will limit some 5G deployment near airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications said Tuesday it would temporarily limit some 5G deployment around airports, in a move aimed at averting a major aviation safety crisis. Verizon said it "v...
Jan 18, 2022
Poland raises cybersecurity terror threat after Ukraine cyber attack
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland on Tuesday raised its nationwide cybersecurity terror threat in the wake of a cyber attack on Ukraine last week, adding that the new alert level was preventative. Last week, U...
Jan 18, 2022
American Airlines warns 5G may result in ‘major operational disruptions’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Airlines Chief Operating Officer David Seymour on Tuesday told employees the company expects the airline industry "will experience major operational disruptions" if new...
Jan 18, 2022
Explainer-Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?
(Reuters) - The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines have warned of a "catastrophic" aviation crisis this week as AT&T and Verizon deploy new 5G services. They said the new C ba...
Jan 18, 2022
Ozone harms East Asian crops, costing $63 billion a year, scientists say
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Fossil fuel emissions aren't just driving climate change and worsening air quality, they're also hurting crop yields enough to cause some $63 billion in annual losses in E...
Jan 17, 2022
Explainer-Scientists struggle to monitor Tonga volcano after massive eruption
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists are struggling to monitor an active volcano that erupted off the South Pacific island of Tonga at the weekend, after the explosion destroyed its se...
Jan 17, 2022
Anemia in astronauts could be a challenge for space missions
By Harikrishnan Nair (Reuters) - The next "giant leap" for humans may be a trip to Mars, but having enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells for the journey might present a challenge, new research sugge...
Jan 14, 2022
