Aug 17, 2022
NASA’s giant U.S. moon rocket emerges for debut launch

By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, began an hours-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight this month. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter) rocket is…

Aug 16, 2022
OK Google, get me a Coke: AI giant demos soda-fetching robots

By Paresh Dave MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is combining the eyes and arms of physical robots with the knowledge and conversation skills of virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from breakrooms with…

Aug 15, 2022
Stocks, dollar gain despite surprise weak China data

By Chibuike Oguh New York (Reuters) - Global equities and the U.S. dollar advanced on Monday despite weaker-than-expected economic data in China that prompted its central bank to cut its lending rate, stoking concerns of a global recession. The People's…

Aug 12, 2022
U.S. tightens export controls on advanced chip, gas turbine engine tech

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday adopted new export controls on technologies that support the production of advanced semiconductors and gas turbine engines that it said are critical to its national security. The "emerging and foundational…

Aug 11, 2022
Two lawmakers ask U.S. regulator about Tesla crashes, safety probes

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers who chair subcommittees overseeing auto safety asked the federal auto safety regulator for a briefing on its probes into crashes involving Tesla Inc electric vehicles using Autopilot and advanced driver assistance…

Aug 09, 2022
Tennis-Serena Williams to retire from playing after U.S. Open

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - American great Serena Williams said on Tuesday she was "evolving away from tennis" and planned to retire from the sport she dominated with 23 Grand Slam titles following the U.S. Open tournament, which…

Aug 08, 2022
U.S. fuel retailers rail against green aviation fuel tax credit

By Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. fuel retailers are fighting the inclusion of a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Democrats' $430 billion spending bill, arguing SAF is more carbon intense and less efficient than renewable…