(Reuters) – President Donald Trump lashed out at Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday, castigating the iPhone maker for what he said was its refusal to unlock phones used by criminals while benefiting from government help on trade. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla,
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FILE PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019. To match Special Report CHINA-CYBER/CLOUDHOPPER REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that allowed a lawsuit to proceed against managers of a retirement fund
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China is working to finalize its first rules to cover online-only banking operations in a push to minimize risk in the financial sector and attract players including foreign lenders, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. A man stands on the Bund in front of Shanghai’s financial district of
(Reuters) – Chinese technology giant Huawei [HWT.UL] is locked in a race with rivals Nokia and Ericsson to build next-generation 5G networks, even as several governments weigh up security concerns surrounding the global networks leader. FILE PHOTO: A logo of the upcoming mobile standard 5G is pictured in Hanover, Germany March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File
SEOUL (Reuters) – In cram school-obsessed South Korea, students fork out for classes in everything from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are rolling out artificial intelligence in hiring – and jobseekers want to learn how to beat the bots. Kim Seok-wu, a university senior majoring in management, demonstrates an AI
FILE PHOTO: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo, who has been chosen as the first private passenger by SpaceX, attends a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s search for a
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Apple Inc APPL.O is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iPhone so that minerals can be recovered and reused, while acknowledging rising global demand for electronics means new mines will still be needed. FILE PHOTO: Aluminum iPhone cases after they’ve completed the deconstruction
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Thousands of small-scale traders in India are planning to organize protests against Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) founder Jeff Bezos, who will visit the country next week for a company event and potential meetings with government officials. FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit,
BERLIN (Reuters) – The board member overseeing an outside audit of Wirecard has been elected as chairman of the German payments company as it battles allegations of fraud and false accounting that have hit its share price. Thomas Eichelmann, a former chief financial officer of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, was elected by the supervisory board
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd plans to build a second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the United States and is considering expanding another factory in Hungary to meet soaring demand for EV cells, its chief executive told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. FILE PHOTO: The Byton M-Byte all-electric SUV, expected to enter mass production this year, is displayed at a news conference during the 2020 CES
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Popular video-sharing app TikTok issued a broad ban on Wednesday against “misleading information” that could cause harm to its community or the public, setting itself apart from rivals like Facebook which say that they do not want to be arbiters of truth. FILE PHOTO: Tik Tok logos are seen on smartphones
LONDON (Reuters) – Data analytics company Kantar has appointed Ian Griffiths as its new chief financial officer, bringing the former senior ITV executive to the group as it begins life under new owner Bain Capital. Griffiths, who spent 10 years at ITV and previously worked for publisher Emap, will join Kantar on Jan. 16, replacing
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motor is pictured at the second media day for the Shanghai auto show in Shanghai, China April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) plan to jointly develop electric air taxis, they said on
FILE PHOTO: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Paris, France, October 28, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday warned the United States against any retaliation to France’s new digital services tax. “If the Americans decide to go
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is pictured at the company’s factory in Tijuana, Mexico, June 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Sunday that it will introduce new, innovative devices in San Francisco on Feb. 11, with the electronics giant widely expected to unveil its new foldable phone and