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A view shows a fragment of a Hyundai Sonata automobile during an event, organized by Yandex company to present the new generation of its self-driving car developed in cooperation with Hyundai, in Moscow, Russia May 27, 2020. Picture taken May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Adventurous Muscovites may soon be able to travel around parts of Moscow in driverless taxis as Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) plans to start testing the autonomous vehicles in the city… Source link

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday how much each large bank that underwent the most recent stress test will have to hold on their books as capital cushions. The capital requirements for each of the 34 banks are based on how well each firm performed in the June test, and will take effect on Oct. 1. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were directed to hold the largest amount of capital to guard against losses, facing ratios of 13.4% and 13.2%,… Source link

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MAY 4: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/Mercury News via Getty Images) A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request from former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to keep customer complaints, test results, and a regulatory report out of her upcoming criminal fraud trial connected to her failed blood-testing… Source link

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Cryptocurrencies popped to the top of recent ranges on Monday as short sellers bailed out in the wake of a strong week and while traders hoped a handful of positive comments from influential investors might signal a turnaround in fragile sentiment. Bitcoin rose as far as 12.5% to hit $39,850, its highest since mid-June during the Asia session, while ether hit a three-week peak of $2,344. On the heels of bitcoin’s best week in almost three months, the move put… Source link

This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe The video game business will be harder for Netflix than streaming Netflix (NFLX) may need to reinvent itself as people become unglued to their couches and streaming competition from the likes of Disney (DIS) and Amazon (AMZN) heats up. Just Tuesday, Netflix reported a third-quarter new subscriber… Source link

Google is making it possible to store digital versions of either Covid-19 test results or vaccination cards on users’ Android devices. The company on Wednesday announced it’s updating its Passes API, which will give developers at healthcare organizations, government agencies, and other organizations authorized by public health authorities the ability to create digital versions of tests and vaccination cards which can then be saved directly to the user’s device. The Passes API is… Source link

Colleges are increasingly making standardized tests optional for applicants, leading to questions about whether or not the companies profiting from broad-based testing should be the de facto gatekeepers of the higher education admissions system. “The test prep industry has become a multi-billion dollar industry, and it’s growing and expanding at a high rate,” Susan Paterno, a professor of English and director of the journalism program at Chapman University and previously served on a… Source link

Distance runner Shelby Houlihan was banned from the sport for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid, and she’s blaming a burrito. Houlihan, who is the current national champion and record-holder at both the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter runs, wrote on Instagram on Monday that she had been banned for four years after testing positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. The “most likely explanation” for the positive test, she said, was a “burrito purchased and consumed… Source link

Last fall, Google’s in-house incubator Area 120 introduced a new work-tracking tool called Tables, an AirTable rival that allows for tracking projects more efficiently using automation. Today, Google says Tables will officially “graduate” from Area 120 to become an official Google product by joining Google Cloud, which it expects to complete in the next year. The Tables project was started by long-time Google employee, now Tables’ GM Tim Gleason, who spent 10 years at the… Source link

The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Google said on Monday it will test changes to its widely-used online advertising services over the coming months following the French antitrust decision. The company also said it planned to roll these changes out ‘more broadly, including some globally’. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Source link