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Inditex invests in technology to merge online with in-store shopping

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 18:47
Zara owner Inditex unveiled a 2.7 billion euro ($3 billion) investment in technology on Wednesday to make it easier for customers to track the items they want, blurring the lines between online and in-store shopping.
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Europe's Just Eat Takeaway in advanced talks to buy U.S. delivery firm Grubhub

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 18:32
European food ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com NV said on Wednesday it was in advanced talks to buy Grubhub Inc in an all-stock deal that, if completed, would create the world's largest food delivery company by revenue.
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J&J moves up start of coronavirus vaccine human trials to July

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 18:19
Johnson & Johnson moved up the start of human clinical trials for its experimental vaccine against the highly contagious coronavirus by two months to the second half of July, as the drugmaker rushes to develop a prevention for COVID-19, the company said on Wednesday.
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Polish scientists design remote-controlled ventilator to fight COVID-19

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 18:15
A team of Polish scientists has designed a remote-controlled ventilator they hope will allow doctors to help critically ill patients breathe, but from a distance, in a bid to make medical personnel safer during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Potential COVID-19 vaccine from China shows promise in animal tests

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 17:52
A potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Chinese researchers showed promise in trials in monkeys, triggering antibodies and raising no safety issues, researchers said, and a human trial with more than 1,000 participants is under way.
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Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 17:30
Arizona again told hospitals to activate the coronavirus emergency plans after cases spiked following reopening, turning it into a U.S. virus hotspot along with neighboring Southwest states.
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Impact of seasons on coronavirus unclear, WHO's Ryan says

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 17:27
It is unclear how the arrival of winter in the southern hemisphere will impact the novel coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization's emergencies programme Mike Ryan said on Wednesday.
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EU watchdog sets up TikTok task force, warns on Clearview AI software

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 17:24
Chinese video app TikTok's practices are to be examined by an EU task force, the bloc's privacy watchdog said on Wednesday, which also warned EU police forces against using facial recognition software from U.S. company Clearview AI.
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UK watchdog extends deadline for final ruling on Amazon's Deliveroo deal

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 17:07
Britain's competition regulator has given itself two more months to make a final ruling on Amazon's purchase of a minority stake in online delivery group Deliveroo so it can take full account of representations from all interested parties.
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NIH launches study to assess drugs for coronavirus-affected children in U.S.

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 16:53
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday launched a study to evaluate drugs prescribed to treat COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, among children and adolescents across the United States.
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J&J to begin human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in second half of July

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 16:51
Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday it would bring forward by two months human trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine to the second half of July, as the drugmaker rushes to develop a shot for the contagious respiratory disease.
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Scientists create embryo-like research model from human stem cells

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 16:17
Scientists have used human embryonic stem cells to create an embryo-like research model to help them study some of the earliest stages of human development.
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Abbvie to partner with Denmark's Genmab in $750 million cancer therapy deal

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 16:16
Abbvie Inc said on Wednesday it is partnering with Danish biotech firm Genmab AS to jointly develop and market cancer treatments, as it looks to expand its cancer franchise.
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Just Eat Takeaway in advanced talks to buy Grubhub

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 16:15
European food ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com NV said on Wednesday it was in advanced talks to buy Grubhub Inc in an all-stock deal.
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Twitter, Square to make June 19 a holiday to support racial diversity

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 15:21
Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Square Inc and Twitter Inc, said June 19, popularly known as 'Juneteenth', would be a permanent company-wide holiday in the United States to show support for racial diversity.
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Ghana's Incas Diagnostics expects approval for COVID-19 antibody test

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 15:10
Ghana's Incas Diagnostics expects the country's regulator to approve its new COVID-19 antibody test by the end of July, saying its kits could help health authorities ease pandemic restrictions.
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Volkswagen says deliveries of ID.3 electric car to start in September

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 14:29
Volkswagen on Wednesday said its "first edition" ID.3 electric car will go on sale for under 40,000 euros ($45,484.00) next week, with deliveries due from September, as the German carmaker embarks on a mass production push for zero-emission cars.
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Abbvie to partner with Genmab in $750 million cancer therapy deal

Health News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 13:22
Abbvie Inc said on Wednesday it is partnering with Danish biotech firm Genmab AS to jointly develop and market cancer treatments, as it looks to expand its cancer franchise.
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Reddit names Michael Seibel to board after Ohanian's call for black candidate

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 12:51
Social network company Reddit on Wednesday named venture capital investor Michael Seibel to its board, days after co-founder and former director Alexis Ohanian resigned and called for the company to replace him with a black candidate.
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Tesla to start volume production of Semi trucks: memo

Technology News (Reuters) - Wed, 06/10/2020 - 12:30
Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk said that it is time to bring its Semi commercial truck to "volume production", as the U.S. electric vehicle maker ramps up vehicle production after a brief virus-related shutdown.
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