Britain to trial use of drones in deliveries, emergency services LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Britain's aviation regulator has selected six projects, including one by e-commerce giant Amazon AMZN.O , to test the use of drones in deliveries, inspection of infrastructure and emergency services, it said on Thursday. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had said earlier this year that it wanted to permit more drone flying for such uses.

FACTBOX-Layoffs pile up in US, Canada as companies uncertain of economy Adds Cisco Systems Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadi an companies have continued to cut jobs in 2024 after letting go thousands last year, a s they remain uncertain about t he econom i c conditions . Here is a snapshot of job cuts announced so far this year: TECHNOLOGY * Cisco Systems CSCO.O will lay off 7% of its global workforce , as part of a restructuring plan, the networking giant said, about six months after announcin

FACTBOX-Tech stocks in focus as investors eye latest filings from funds Updates with Light Street, Maverick By Carolina Mandl and David Randall NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Investors are watching quarterly filings on Wednesday to get a glimpse at how some of the world’s biggest money managers were positioned at the end of the second quarter, a period marked by a series of record highs in the S&P 500 that preceded more recent turmoil in U.S.

BRIEF-Soros Fund Management LLC Cuts Share Stake In Amazon, Raises In Astrazeneca Plc, American International Group Aug 14 (Reuters) - Soros Fund Management LLC SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC CUTS SHARE STAKE IN AMAZON COM INC BY 26.5% TO 290,854 SHARES - SEC FILING SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC RAISES SHARE STAKE IN ASTRAZENECA PLC BY 512.9% TO 2.5 MILLION

UPDATE 1-US FTC finalizes ban on companies buying and selling fake online reviews Adds comment from Yelp, context in paragraphs 6-8 By Jody Godoy Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines against the shadowy practice.