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REUTERS: Major news organizations are joining other companies in pushing for more favorable terms on Apple Inc's app store, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a letter. In a letter to Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, a trade body representing the New York Times Co , the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and other publishers said they were looking for improved deal terms to keep more money from digital subscriptions sold through Apple's app store, the report said. (https://on.wsj.com/3aJ9kCl) Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. (Reporting by Neha Malara in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli) … [Read more...] about News publishers seek more favorable terms in Apple’s app store: WSJ

REUTERS: Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than US$40 billion (£31.26 billion) in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry, according to two people familiar with the matter. A cash and stock deal for Arm could be announced as early as next week, the sources said. Nvidia is known for its graphics chips that power video games, but it has developed other markets including artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and data centers. Arm supplies the chip technology for virtually all mobile devices such as phones and tablets but is also expanding into processors for cars, datacenter services and other devices. The British company does not make chips. Instead it licenses out the underlying technology so others can make chips with it. It has previously collaborated with Nvidia. Last year Nvidia said it would make its chips work with processors from Arm to build supercomputers, deepening its … [Read more...] about Nvidia nears deal to buy chip designer Arm for more than US$40 billion – sources

REUTERS: Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than US$40 billion in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry, according to two people familiar with the matter. A cash and stock deal for Arm could be announced as early as next week, the sources said. Nvidia is known for its graphics chips that power video games, but it has developed other markets including artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and data centers. Arm supplies the chip technology for virtually all mobile devices such as phones and tablets but is also expanding into processors for cars, datacenter services and other devices. The British company does not make chips. Instead it licenses out the underlying technology so others can make chips with it. It has previously collaborated with Nvidia. Last year Nvidia said it would make its chips work with processors from Arm to build supercomputers, deepening its push into systems … [Read more...] about Nvidia nears deal to buy chip designer Arm for more than US$40 billion, sources say

KENILWORTH, New Jersey: US drugmaker Merck & Co has begun recruiting participants to its early-stage COVID-19 vaccine study, according to the government database clinicaltrials.gov. The phase 1/2 trial, which is based in Belgium, aims to recruit 260 healthy participants to test the experimental vaccine V591, which it gained access to as part of its May deal for Austrian vaccine maker Themis Bioscience. The vaccine is based on a modified measles virus that delivers bits of the new coronavirus into the body to prevent COVID-19. READ: AstraZeneca puts leading COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold over safety concern Merck is late to join the race to develop a safe and effective vaccine for the fast-spreading respiratory illness as rivals Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna are already in late-stage testing. The drugmaker is also collaborating with research non-profit IAVI on a second vaccine candidate that uses the same technology as Merck's Ebola vaccine, ERVEBO. READ: … [Read more...] about Merck starts recruitment for COVID-19 vaccine human trial

Regulators had already considered mandating additional scrutiny on some Pratt & Whitney engines before one on a Boeing 777-200 fell apart mid-flight over the weekend. The preliminary investigation into the Hawaii-bound United Airlines flight, which conducted an emergency landing in Denver on Saturday, showed there was metal fatigue on one of the engine’s 22 fan blades, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators said late Monday night. The weakened blade is thought to have then interfered with and sliced a second blade. “A preliminary on-scene exam indicates damage consistent with metal fatigue,” NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said. (RELATED: Second Boeing Plane Fails Mid-Flight, Forcing Emergency Landing) Sumwalt added that Pratt & Whitney will examine the recovered blade at its factory on Tuesday alongside NTSB investigators. The safety agency’s ongoing investigation involves an examination of the engine, videos taken by passengers aboard and … [Read more...] about Regulators Considered Extra Scrutiny Of Airplane Engine Before It Caught Fire Mid-Flight And Dropped Parts Over Colorado