LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Television series Reacher, based on the best-selling Jack Reacher books, returns for season three this week with the titular character going undercover. The show, one of Prime Video's most popular releases, stars Alan Ritchson as the former U.S. military police major turned drifter, a character British author Lee Child first introduced in his 1997 debut...

BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Ant Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech companies exploring this emerging field. The company has opened positions related to humanoid robot systems and applications through its subsidiary, Shanghai Ant Lingbo Technology, which was established at the end of 2024 with registered...

* Now expects 40% cut in emissions by 2030 * Says pace of change in real economy is proving slow * Also cites updated guidance on carbon credits (Recasts, adding background and context throughout) By Simon Jessop and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - HSBC ( HSBC ) is ditching its target of reaching net-zero carbon emissions across...

(Reuters) - Medtronic on Tuesday missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue due to lower purchases of its surgical devices by distributors and said the problems would persist in the current quarter, sending shares down more than 7%. Some distributors brought down their inventory levels below normal towards the end of the third quarter, which pressured the unit, along with...