Nov 30, 2022
Distant black hole is caught in the act of annihilating a star

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have detected an act of extreme violence more than halfway across the known universe as a black hole shreds a star that wandered too close to this celestial savage. But this was no…

Nov 29, 2022
Twitter rolls back COVID misinformation policy

(Reuters) -Twitter Inc has rolled back a policy that was aimed at tackling misinformation related to COVID-19 on the social media platform, lending itself to the risk of a potential surge in false claims even as cases rise in China…

Nov 22, 2022
Cryptoverse: Let’s talk about DEX, baby

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - As the crypto castle crumbles, some true believers say the answer is to double down on DEX. Decentralized exchanges, that is. The spectacular collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, a major centralized…

Nov 18, 2022
After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting

By Sheila Dang, Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Hundreds of Twitter Inc employees are estimated to have decided to quit the beleaguered social media company following a Thursday deadline from new owner Elon Musk that staffers sign up for…

Nov 17, 2022
Hakeem Jeffries favored to lead U.S. House Democrats after Pelosi exit

By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down from her leadership role after her fellow Democrats lost their majority in last week's midterm elections positions Hakeem Jeffries -…