FILE PHOTO: Facebook logo is reflected in glasses in this picture illustration taken April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was providing academic researchers more data to study social media’s impact on elections and democracy. Earlier in 2019, the company offered data on publicly shared links by at
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is planning to visit India later this month, multiple sources familiar with the plans told Reuters, a test for the Indian-born head who recently criticized Indian immigration policy. FILE PHOTO – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany February 27, 2019.
MADRID/PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – Organisers of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) will decide on Wednesday whether to cancel the event, two sources said, after several major European telecom companies pulled out due to the coronavirus outbreak. Banners with information of MWC20 (Mobile World Congress) are pictured in Barcelona, Spain February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Deutsche Telekom
FILE PHOTO: People walk behind the logo of SoftBank Corp in Tokyo December 18, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp shares opened 12.5% higher on Wednesday morning after a federal judge approved the takeover of its U.S. wireless unit Sprint Corp by T-Mobile US Inc. A deal would allow SoftBank, which reports
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo (9437.T), Sony Corp (6758.T) and California-based chip giant Intel Corp (INTC.O) pulled out of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon (AMZN.O), South Korea’s LG Electronics (066570.KS), Swedish equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and U.S. chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) have already
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple’s biggest iPhone maker Foxconn (2317.TW) got approval to resume production at a key plant in China after being forced to shut it following the coronavirus outbreak, but only 10% of the factory’s workforce has managed to return so far, a source told Reuters. Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker,
BERLIN/MADRID (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has pulled out of this month’s Mobile World Congress because of the coronavirus outbreak, in another blow to one of the telecom industry’s biggest gatherings which attracts over 100,000 visitors to Barcelona. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8,
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming talks to the crowd following the Chinese Lunar New Year parade through central London, Britain January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Senior members of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives who have demanded Chinese telecoms giant Huawei must not have a role in Britain’s 5G mobile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc, the two leading U.S. ride-hailing companies, are on divergent paths as Uber pours money into money-losing side businesses while smaller rival Lyft focuses on moving people around. FILE PHOTO – A banner announcing the IPO of Uber Technologies Inc. hangs outside the New York Stock
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese telco SoftBank Corp’s CEO Ken Miyauchi on Friday welcomed hedge fund Elliot Management’s investment in parent SoftBank Group Corp saying the activist investor’s assessment of the stock as undervalued was “positive”. FILE PHOTO: SoftBank Corp. placard is prepared during a ceremony to mark the company’s debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) drew more customers to its ride-hailing and food delivery business in a boost to its fourth-quarter revenue, but high costs at Uber Eats meant Uber continues to lose money as it tries to outspend competitors. A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Cost cuts helped Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to a surprise rise in its October-December underlying profit on Thursday, although the Finnish telecom network equipment maker flagged tough times ahead and said it would not propose a dividend for 2019. FILE PHOTO: Headquarters of Finnish telecommunication network company Nokia are seen in Espoo, Finland July
CRANFIELD, England (Reuters) – A Nissan car has completed a 230-mile journey autonomously in Britain, the longest and most complex such trip in the country as carmakers race to develop the driverless technologies set to revolutionize travel. FILE PHOTO: A self-driving vehicle, based on Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV), for Easy Ride service, developed by
(Reuters) – Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, said on Tuesday it had approached e-commerce company eBay Inc to explore “a range of potential opportunities”. The German headquarters of online marketplace eBay is pictured at Europarc Dreilinden business park south of Berlin in Kleinmachnow, Germany, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares of Tesla Inc surged 15% on Tuesday to hit the $900 mark, extending a stunning rally that has more than doubled the company’s market value since the start of the year as more investors bet on Chief Executive Elon Musk’s vision. FILE PHOTO: The front hood logo on a 2018 Tesla
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo and binary cyber codes are seen in this illustration taken November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter said on Monday that it had discovered attempts by possible state actors to access the phone numbers associated with user accounts, after a security researcher unearthed a flaw in