Samsung hit with $303 million jury verdict in computer-memory patent lawsuit

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Computer-memory company Netlist Inc convinced a federal jury in Texas on Friday to award it more than $303 million for Samsung Electronics Co’s infringement of several patents related to improvements in data processing. The jury in Marshall, Texas determined after a six-day trial that Samsung’s “memory modules” for high-performance computing …

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Russian troops fighting in western Bakhmut, Wagner frets over Ukraine attack

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a briefing on Friday that assault troops were fighting in western parts of Bakhmut, the last part of the embattled Ukrainian city still held by Kyiv’s forces. Ukrainian and Russian units have been battling for months over the eastern city, which largely lies in ruins. The defence …

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Residents of Sudan’s capital seek perilous escape as war shatters holiday

By Mariam Rizk and Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The Eid al-Fitr holiday is usually a time for many residents of Sudan’s capital to visit relatives outside the city, which falls quiet. This year, those who can are making a frantic escape from Khartoum, driven out by war. As the three-day Muslim holiday started on Friday …

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Chile plans to nationalize its vast lithium industry

By Alexander Villegas and Ernest Scheyder SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalize the country’s lithium industry, the world’s second largest producer of the metal essential in electric vehicle batteries, to boost its economy and protect its environment. The shock move in the country with the world’s largest lithium …

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Credit Suisse saw record fund outflows during March turmoil, data shows

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Credit Suisse saw investors pull a record 4.6 billion euros ($5.04 billion) out of its funds at the height of the bank’s troubles last month, data published on Friday showed. The data from Morningstar covered the whole of March, when a potential collapse of Credit Suisse saw Switzerland’s financial …

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Soccer-England skipper Williamson to miss World Cup with knee ligament injury

LONDON (Reuters) -England captain Leah Williamson said she will miss the women’s World Cup after Arsenal confirmed she had suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a Women’s Super League match against Manchester United. Williamson, 26, went down in pain 12 minutes into their 1-0 loss to United on Wednesday and was helped off the …

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