Tuesday, September 12th, 2017
Toshiba to step up chip talks with Bain, Western Digital still in running: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has signed a memorandum to step up talks to sell its memory chip business to a group led by private equity firm Bain Capital and chipmaker SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), the Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday. But the struggling Japanese conglomerate also plans to continue talks with Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) which is leading a rival group bidding for the $18 billion semiconductor unit, the report said. Toshiba said it had no comment. The report comes after the Toshiba’s board met earlier in the Read More
Irma death toll in US climbs to 22 as power is restored to over 2 million Florida customers
The death toll from Hurricane Irma has climbed to 22 in the United States following its path of destruction across the Caribbean and through the Southeast U.S. over the weekend, while power has now been restored to over 2 million customers in Florida. And Monroe County announced Tuesday night that all 42 bridges in the county were inspected and “deemed safe for vehicles.” By late Tuesday, Florida Power & Light Co. had restored power to 2.3 million customers, which was 40 percent of those affected across the state; about 4.4 Read More
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Indians grab 20th straight win to tie American League record
Sept 12 (Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians equaled an American League record 20th straight win on Tuesday when they beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 to continue their amazing streak. Ace pitcher Corey Kluber tossed a complete game shutout to set off a celebration at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Cleveland’s run ties the 2002 Oakland Athletics whose own 20-game run inspired the movie ‘Moneyball’, which focused on the team’s use of analytics to recruit players and overcome a restricted budget. The Indians (89-56) now have a stranglehold on first place in
Read MoreAugmented reality is about to get really big. Here’s why – CBC News #CBC
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U.S., Russian crew transfer to space station after Soyuz flight
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – Two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, about six hours after their Soyuz spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan, a NASA TV broadcast showed. Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and flight engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:17 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2117 GMT/1717 EDT on Tuesday). Their spacecraft docked at 8:55 a.m.. The crew successfully performed a fast-track transit to the station, which orbits about 250
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