Fearing tighter U.S. visa regime, Indian IT firms rush to hire, acquire
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Euan RochaBENGALURU (Reuters) - Anticipating a more protectionist U.S. technology visa program under a Donald Trump administration, India's $150 billion IT services sector will...
View ArticleChina photo app & phone maker Meitu to launch up to $735 million Hong Kong...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese photo app and mobile phone maker Meitu Inc is set to launch an up to $735 million initial public offering in Hong Kong, IFR reported on Monday, citing people close to the...
View ArticleUber drivers in U.S. cities to join planned worker protests
By Lisa BaertleinLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drivers for ride service company Uber will join planned nationwide protests on Tuesday, when activists and low-wage workers renew their call for better pay and...
View ArticleMTN discussed share sale of Nigerian unit with local regulator: SEC
LAGOS (Reuters) - South Africa's telecom group MTN has met with Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss a possible initial public offering and how it wanted to structure the share...
View ArticleGerman internet outage was failed botnet attempt: report
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany were hit on Sunday by network outages and a company executive blamed the disruptions on a failed...
View ArticleIsrael's Cellcom launches app for Apple TV service
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Cellcom, Israel's biggest mobile phone operator, said on Monday it will offer Apple TV as it launched its new Cellcom TV app.Cellcom said it will be the first in Israel to offer...
View ArticleActelion's ambitious independent-minded CEO will drive up takeover price
By John MillerZURICH (Reuters) - Actelion Chief Executive Jean-Paul Clozel's desire to keep Europe's biggest biotech company independent after building it from scratch, means Johnson & Johnson will...
View ArticleExclusive: Chinese government money backs buyout firm’s deal for U.S. chip maker
By Liana B. Baker, Koh Gui Qing and Julie ZhuSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, a buyout fund that agreed to acquire U.S.-based chip maker Lattice...
View ArticleElliott discloses stake in Cognizant, urges board shakeup
(Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a stake of more than 4 percent in Cognizant Technology Solutions and urged the IT services provider in a letter to consider shaking up its...
View ArticleSan Francisco public transit system hit in ransomware attack
By Jim Finkle(Reuters) - The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said on Monday it had contained a cyber attack, which disrupted its ticketing systems and forced it to offer free service to...
View ArticleNew mobile phone system 'mBirth' registers Tanzania's invisible children
By Kizito MakoyeNJOMBE, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At Lunyanywi village in Tanzania's southern highlands, local residents gather to welcome a new member of their community.Antonia Kisena...
View ArticleSelf-driving cars coming to public roads of Ontario, Canada
(Reuters) - Self-driving cars, including those backed in part by the phonemaker BlackBerry Ltd, have been approved for testing on Canadian public roads in the country's first such program, the...
View ArticleAT&T unveils DirecTV Now streaming service ahead of November 30 launch
By Malathi NayakNEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc, the largest U.S. TV provider, unveiled on Monday the pricing and launch date for DirecTV Now, which will stream television programming through the...
View ArticleU.S. letter reveals details of GM self-driving vehicle system
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co's semi-autonomous "Super Cruise" system will allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel for extended periods, but will stop the...
View ArticleDigital payment firms cash in on India's money mess, but can it last?
By Devidutta Tripathy and Manoj KumarMUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Digital payment providers in India have mobilized hundreds of extra workers to enrol small merchants and offered their services for...
View ArticleAustralian regulator set to oppose collective bank bargaining on Apple Pay
By Jamie Freed and Byron KayeSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it is likely to deny four local banks permission to collectively bargain with Apple Inc in relation to...
View ArticleSamsung Electronics considers split as investor pressure builds
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS>, under pressure from shareholders to improve investor returns, said on Tuesday it will consider creating a...
View ArticleStripe's valuation nearly doubles to $9.2 billion with latest funding
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Digital payments company Stripe Inc has raised a fresh round of funding that nearly doubles its valuation to $9.2 billion, the company said on Monday.San...
View ArticleAmerica Movil agrees to buy mobile spectrum from Grupo MVS
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil said on Monday that its wireless subsidiary had agreed to buy spectrum for mobile devices from Mexico's Grupo MVS, which would increase...
View ArticleBitcoin guru leaves Canada's TSX to focus on blockchain venture
By Ethan Lou(Reuters) - The first chief digital officer of TMX Group Ltd's Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has left the organization to devote more time to his venture based on blockchain, the technology...
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