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New EU-U.S. data transfer pact? Not any time soon, says EU privacy watchdog
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Companies hoping the EU and the new U.S. administration will soon strike a new transatlantic data transfer pact to replace one struck down by a court will probably...
Dec 04, 2020
Boxed in: French activists protest against Amazon’s expansion
PARIS (Reuters) - Climate activists piled up giant cardboard delivery boxes outside the finance ministry in Paris on Friday, protesting against Amazon's expansion in France as the online retailer laun...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. House Democrats adopt mobile internet voting for leadership contests
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time, according to technologists and some involved in the process, e...
Dec 04, 2020
Sailing: America’s Cup yachts pose new challenges for graphics crew
By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Ian Taylor has helped bring the America's Cup to life for TV viewers since 1992 but he is slightly worried that the secret designs and sheer speed of the boat...
Dec 04, 2020
Top AI ethics researcher says Google fired her; company denies it
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company's diversity efforts, a claim th...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. in talks with Huawei CFO Meng on resolving criminal charges: source
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with Huawei's finance chief, Meng Wanzhou, that would allow her to return to China from Canada, in exchange for admitting wrongdoing, a per...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. Senate set to vote on Trump FCC nominee as soon as next week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is set to vote as early as next week to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official who has helped lead an effort seekin...
Dec 03, 2020
‘This is not science fiction,’ say scientists pushing for ‘neuro-rights’
By Avi Asher-Schapiro (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scientific advances from deep brain stimulation to wearable scanners are making manipulation of the human mind increasingly possible, creating a ne...
Dec 03, 2020
Amid pandemic, orders soar for Brazil robot that feeds pigs playing classical music
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Orders for a Brazilian pig-feeding robot, which plays classical music while dispensing meals, soared this year as farmers strove to cut costs amid the COVID-19 pandem...
Dec 03, 2020
Trump administration adds China’s SMIC and CNOOC to Defense blacklist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday added China's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, a move likely to escalate tension...
Dec 03, 2020
