(Reuters) – Self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc announced an expanded partnership with Mercedes-Benz Group on Wednesday to enable fully automated driving for its next-generation v[...]
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Airlines cancel over 1,300 U.S. flights as winter storm grips states
(Reuters) -Airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights in the United States on Wednesday as a strong winter storm makes its way through the western and central states. A total of 1,327 flights within, i[...]
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Amazon grants 1.5 million euros to Dutch seaweed farm project
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amazon.com has granted 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) to a Dutch project testing the viability of commercially growing seaweed in between turbines of offshore wind farms,[...]
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Elon Musk says end-2023 ‘good timing’ to find new Twitter head
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that towards the end of 2023 would be “good timing” to find someone else to run Twitter, when he[...]
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Many companies and finance firms yet to set deforestation policy – report
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Almost half of the companies most reliant on the commodities responsible for deforestation, and the financial firms that back them, have no policy to rein it i[...]
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Analysis-Biotech IPOs to bloom with spotlight on startups with human trial data
By Amruta Khandekar and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Initial public offerings by small private biotech companies are poised to stage a comeback later in 2023 as the pace of interest rate hikes slow[...]
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Tesla, after recent cuts, raises starting price of Model Y in China
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla Inc has increased the starting price of its Model Y crossovers by 0.8% to 261,900 yuan ($38,577.11) in China, after the company’s aggressive price cuts at the b[...]
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SpaceX test-fires Starship booster in milestone for debut orbital launch
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -SpaceX’s towering Super Heavy booster, one half of the company’s Starship rocket system, briefly roared to life for the first time on Thursday in a t[...]
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AbbVie sees 37% drop in Humira sales this year as biosimilars hit U.S. market
By Leroy Leo and Mariam ESunny (Reuters) – AbbVie Inc said on Thursday it expects sales of its flagship rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira to decline 37% this year due to competition from cheaper[...]
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