Lyft is selling its autonomous driving unit to Toyota for $550 million- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 28, 2021 11:08:44 ISTUS ride-hailing service Lyft agreed to sell its autonomous driving division to a unit of Japan's Toyota for $550 million, the companies said Monday. The move…

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Microsoft profits jump 44 percent to $15.5 billion as cloud services keep momentum- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 28, 2021 11:10:36 ISTMicrosoft said Tuesday profits rose sharply in the past quarter amid strong momentum in cloud services for businesses amid the extended pandemic. Profits in the three…

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Distributing heavy taxes from emitters among the poor can help alleviate poverty: Study- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseApr 28, 2021 10:37:00 ISTAmbitious climate policies could reduce extreme poverty in developing countries if governments opted for robust taxes on emitters that were then fairly distributed to help…

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COVID-19 variant causing surge in cases in India found in at least 17 other countries: WHO-India News , FP”

The WHO recently listed B.1.617 as a 'variant of interest' but has stopped short of declaring it a 'variant of concern'. A woman receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by…

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Amazon, Facebook, Vivo, others extend support for COVID relief efforts

Enterprises across the board -- including Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Oppo, and Vivo -- are extending support in India's fight against COVID-19, donating oxygenators, breathing machines, and ventilators amid the deadly…

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