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The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and on Thursday Cruise became the first to receive a permit to test cars without anyone in them on the streets of San Francisco from California's Department of Motor Vehicles.

YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc, said on Thursday it was banning content that targets an individual or a group using conspiracy theories such as QAnon or Pizzagate that have "been used to justify real-world violence."

The summertime push to shed masks and rush back to normal life, particularly intense in U.S. electoral battlegrounds like Wisconsin and Michigan, has ended where many experts at the time predicted it would: With a still rapidly spreading virus and a muted economic recovery.

Nestle has kicked off the sale of its North American water brands including Pure Life and Poland Spring, according to four sources familiar with the matter, as the world's largest food group continues to exit slow-growth businesses.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to launch its electric Jaguar I-PACE sedan in India early next year, the automaker's country head told Reuters on Thursday, as governments across the world push for more clean-energy vehicles.

SINGAPORE: With the scale of the COVID-19 crisis, the Government may not be able to save every business and job, but it will continue to support every worker, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Parliament on Thursday (Oct 15). Wrapping up the House’s debate one week after...

SINGAPORE: The Government is prepared to ask President Halimah Yacob for approval to draw further on the country’s past reserves if necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Thursday (Oct 15).  Rounding up a two-day debate on the Government's strategy to emerge ...

REUTERS: Citigroup Inc Vice Chairman Ray McGuire will leave the bank after 15 years in various roles to pursue his "lifelong passion for public service", according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. McGuire, who was also most recently Citi's chairman of banking, capital markets and advisery ......

A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok, the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit.

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, which could heighten fears the COVID-19 pandemic was inflicting lasting damage to the labor market.