A logo of Sharp Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. Picture taken October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp said on Wednesday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against U.S. TV brand Vizio Inc
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The logo of U.S. technology company Apple is seen at a branch office in Basel, Switzerland March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss tech-related response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector. COVID19,
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s privacy rulebook does not create obstacles to taking action to curb the coronavirus epidemic but mass tracking of people’s movements and contacts using smartphone location data would represent a clear violation. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask checks her phone outside the Teatro alla Scala, closed by authorities due
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Monday reached an agreement with Elliott Management that lets Jack Dorsey stay as chief executive and adds three new directors a few days after Elliott’s plan to push out the social media company’s chief became public. Elliott’s head of U.S. activism, Jesse Cohn, and private equity firm Silver Lake’s
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple sold fewer than half a million smartphones in China in February, government data showed on Monday, as the coronavirus outbreak crippled
(Reuters) – U.S. ride-hailing and food delivery companies including DoorDash Inc and Instacart are in discussions to compensate drivers and delivery personnel affected by the novel coronavirus. DoorDash and Instacart are exploring options, the firms said on Sunday in separate statements. A Lyft Inc spokeswoman said the company has decided to provide funds to drivers
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of it’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said on Saturday it will offer compensation to drivers and delivery people diagnosed with the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is likely to succeed in its challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to award an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during the 4th annual America Digital
FILE PHOTO: Facebook branding is seen in a workspace at the company’s offices in London, Britain, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook said on Friday it is closing its London offices until Monday after a visiting employee from Singapore was diagnosed with coronavirus. “An employee based in our Singapore office who has
(Reuters) – Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd (300418.SZ) said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr LLC, a popular gay dating app it acquired in 2016, for about $608.5 million. FILE PHOTO: Grindr app is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Shanghai, China March 28,
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an “Official 2020 Congressional District Census” because the ads violate the company’s policy against misinformation on the government’s census. FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc’s F8 developers
FILE PHOTO: Telecom Italia new logo is seen at the headquarter in Rozzano neighbourhood of Milan, Italy, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/ BRUSSELS/MILAN (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators will give conditional approval to a plan by Vodafone and Telecom Italia (TIM) to create Italy’s biggest mobile towers company, sources said on Thursday. Under the deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The former head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving technology unit, Anthony Levandowski, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, shortly after a court confirmed that he must pay $179 million to Google to end a legal battle over his split from the Alphabet Inc unit. FILE PHOTO: Former Google and Uber engineer
FILE PHOTO: Mary Teresa Barra , Chairwoman and CEO of General Motors Company attends the unveiling its redesigned mid-engine C8 Corvette, the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, in Tustin, California,U.S., July 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Wednesday the automaker’s North American vehicle production
FIle Photo: The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, U.S., February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday an employee in the United States tested positive for the coronavirus. “We’re supporting the affected employee who is
A man submits his mail-in ballot into a ballot box in the California Presidential Primary ahead of Super Tuesday at an early voting site at The California Museum in Sacramento, California, U.S., March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Gabriela Bhaskar WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National security professionals from across the U.S. government will meet on Tuesday in a Northern