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Talking Biz News Today — April 12, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

US budget deficit jumps to record $1.7 trillion this year, by Martin Crutsinger

Drivers wanted: Record demand at Uber as vaccinations rise, by Dee-Ann Durbin

CNN

Microsoft buys Nuance for $16 billion in a major push into health care AI, by David Goldman

Domino’s is launching a pizza delivery robot car, by Alexis Benveniste

The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia Plans New Chip to Compete With Intel in Data-Center Market, by Paul Ziobro

Cybersecurity Firm Darktrace Targets $4 Billion London IPO, by Ben Dummett, Parmy Olson

CNBC

Retailers look to innovate and tempt customers back to physical stores, by Silvia Amaro

DARPA awards nuclear spacecraft contracts to Lockheed Martin, Bezos’ Blue Origin and General Atomics, by Michael Sheetz

Reuters

‘Deeds, not words’: mining firms reshape boardrooms as investors demand sustainability, by Helen Reed

U.S. senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again

News about business journalism

Galloni set to be next Reuters editor in chief

Rund departs Bloomberg Law for LabCorp PR

Business Insider’s Cuccinello expands beat to private banking, family offices

Post-Dispatch hires Kukuljan to cover real estate

Venture Capital Reporter hires David as a reporter

Kristie, former editor of Directors & Boards, has died

The Plug content now available on Bloomberg

Forbes hires Dowd to cover private equity and deals

Alpha Alarm newsletter joins Forbes

Edgerton to cover tech and lobbying for Bloomberg News

Reyes joins Bloomberg’s finance team to cover regional banks, insurers

Telegraph Business names Ashworth economics reporter

FT launches annual biz book prize

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