Sony extending closure of image sensor plant in quake-hit southern Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Electronics giant Sony Corp on Sunday said production at its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, southern Japan, remained suspended as it assessed damage from a powerful...
View ArticleIntel shares could rise 25 percent in next year: Barron's
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intel Corp's shift to higher-growth businesses such as server chips and embedded chips for cars could drive a 25 increase in its shares in a year, according to a report on Sunday...
View ArticleExclusive: Florida wins contest for OneWeb satellite manufacturing facility -...
By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - OneWeb Ltd, a privately owned startup bankrolled by Richard Branson's Virgin Group and other well-known firms, will build a factory to mass produce small...
View ArticleEU competition chief set to charge Google with Android abuse: sources
By Foo Yun Chee and Eric AuchardAMSTERDAM/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European competition commission is gearing up to charge Google with giving unfair prominence to its own apps like search and maps in...
View ArticleWeak markets leave Morgan Stanley struggling to reach return-on-equity target
By Olivia Oran and Richa Naidu(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's trouble growing revenue in weak markets may prompt management to take further actions to achieve financial goals, Chief Executive James Gorman...
View ArticleSony says Kumamoto plant not main site for smartphone components
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> said on Monday that its image sensor plant in Kumamoto, which has been shut since earthquakes hit southern Japan last week, makes components mainly for...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects challenge to Google book-scanning project
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by a group of authors who contend that Google's massive effort to scan millions of books for an...
View ArticleFiat Chrysler rolls out Jeep Renegade SUV in China
(Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Monday it rolled out its first locally produced Jeep Renegade sport utility vehicle from its new Guangzhou plant in China.Jeep Renegade...
View ArticleUber, Ola temporarily suspend surge pricing in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Global ride-hailing company, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], has temporarily suspended 'surge pricing' in the Indian capital after the state government threatened to cancel...
View ArticleIn digital push, Citi downsizes China branch presence
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has shrunk its branch network in China and is looking to grow via its digital platform on the back of data which show that 95 percent of its clients' transactions...
View ArticleAmazon offers video streaming service as monthly subscription
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said it would offer its video streaming service as a monthly subscription as it looks to drive membership in its Prime bundle.Amazon Prime Video, which is the first service...
View ArticleSilicon Valley veteran Bill Campbell dies
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley veteran Bill Campbell, who advised tech leaders including Apple's Steve Jobs and Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos, has died on Monday after a long battle with cancer, his family...
View ArticleYP Holdings plans first-round bid to merge with Yahoo: source
(Reuters) - YP Holdings LLC, the digital advertising business of what was formerly called Yellowpages.com, is planning to submit a first-round bid on Monday to merge with Yahoo Inc , a source familiar...
View ArticleNetflix shares plunge as subscriber forecasts miss estimates
By Anya George Tharakan and Lisa Richwine(Reuters) - Streaming video service Netflix Inc forecast U.S. and international subscriptions would grow at a slower pace than Wall Street expected this...
View ArticleIBM reports worst revenue in 14 years, shares slide
By Narottam Medhora(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp reported its worst quarterly revenue in 14 years as results from newer businesses including cloud and mobile computing failed to...
View ArticleBlackberry CEO says tech firms should comply with lawful access requests
TORONTO (Reuters) - Tech companies should comply with lawful requests to access protected data, BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen said on Monday, in thinly veiled criticism of rival Apple Inc for...
View ArticleBill Gates says U.S. needs limits on covert email searches
By Dustin Volz and David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bill Gates said on Monday that no one was an “absolutist” on either side of the digital privacy debate, but the co-founder of Microsoft Corp...
View ArticleFounder of China's Tencent to give $2 billion in shares to charity
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The founder of China's Tencent Holdings Ltd, Pony Ma, said he plans to donate 100 million company shares, worth more than $2 billion, to the firm's charity foundation in one of...
View ArticleHyundai Motor, Cisco to team up on Internet-connected car technology
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday that it will partner with Cisco Systems to develop Internet-connected car technology, part of the automaker's push to develop "high-performing computers...
View ArticleEC to challenge French taxi law after Uber complaint
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is preparing to challenge a French law on taxi services and chauffeured cars, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday,...
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