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☆ Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta now available to all in N. America, Musk says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's (TSLA.O) Full Self-Driving Beta software is now available to everyone in North America, Elon Musk said early on Thursday, as the automaker awaits regulatory approval for its cars to be driven without human oversight. "Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who requests it from the car screen, assuming you have bought this option," Musk tweeted. Musk said last month that Tesla's advanced driver assistant software would not gain regulatory approval in 2022. The Silicon Valley automaker sells a $15,000 FSD software add-on which enables its vehicles to change lanes and park autonomously. That complements its standard "Autopilot" feature, which enables cars to steer, accelerate and brake within their lanes without driver intervention.

☆ Germany's BioNTech says to set up mRNA vaccine facility in Singapore
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Biontech logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationNov 14 (Reuters) - BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE), the German biotech that developed a widely used COVID-19 vaccine with Pfizer Inc (PFE.N), acquired a manufacturing facility in Singapore, its first in Asia, the company said on Monday. The facility, bought from a Novartis (NOVN.S) unit, will be its first messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA, facility in Singapore and support its vaccines production for the Asia Pacific region, BioNTech said in a statement, without disclosing financial details. The aim is to eventually expand production to other drug classes such as cell therapies, said BioNTech, which also plans to set up research and manufacturing centres in Australia. The Singapore facility is expected to be fully operational by 2023 and create more than 100 jobs by 2024.

☆ Turquoise Hill further delays shareholder meet on $3.3 bln Rio Tinto buyout
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Turquoise Hill Ltd (TRQ.TO) said it has once again postponed by a week its special shareholder meeting to vote on the proposed take over by Rio Tinto Plc (RIO.L), (RIO.AX) on a request by the mining giant. The meeting to approve Rio Tinto acquiring 49% of shares of Turquoise Hill that it does not own for $3.3 billion, which was originally scheduled for Nov. 1, was postponed to Nov. 8, and now has been pushed back to Nov. 15. Turquoise Hill said Rio, which raised its offer to C$43-per-share, had postponed the meeting at the request of the financial regulator of Quebec and was in talks with the Canadian company's special committee of independent directors and the regulator about the deal. Reporting by Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ British PM Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4 -FT
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to put off the proposed privatisation of publicly-owned broadcaster Channel 4, Financial Times reported on Friday. The Prime Minister's office has signalled the decision to drop the sale to the TV industry and parliament as he reviews campaign pledges and decides whether it is the right time to take them forward to streamline a packed legislative schedule, the report said. Reporting by Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. condemns North Korea's ICBM launch, says State Dept
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United States condemned North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch which triggered an alert for residents in parts of Japan to seek shelter, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement late Wednesday Washington time. "This action underscores the need for all countries to fully implement (North Korea) related UN Security Council resolutions, which are intended to prohibit (North Korea) from acquiring the technologies and materials needed to carry out these destabilizing tests," the statement said. read moreReporting by Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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