Vodafone-Idea deal could speed up India telecoms consolidation
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Devidutta TripathyMUMBAI (Reuters) - A proposed merger between Vodafone's India operation and Idea Cellular would create a market leader in India's crowded and...
View ArticleRobo-adviser Betterment adds human advice
By Anna IrreraNEW YORK (Reuters) - Betterment, one the earliest and largest online wealth managers known as robo-advisers, is launching new services that will allow clients to receive financial advice...
View ArticleGlobal ag tech startup investments drop 30 percent in 2016: study
By Karl PlumeCHICAGO (Reuters) - Global investments in agriculture technology startups fell 30 percent in 2016 as investor interest in companies offering drones and satellite-guided farm machines...
View ArticleIndian IT sector warns against U.S. visa bill
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Tanvi MehtaMUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's IT lobby warned on Tuesday that a bill before the U.S. Congress aimed at imposing tougher visa rules unfairly targets some of...
View ArticleUber strikes deal with Daimler to add self-driving Mercedes-Benz to fleet
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] has signed another deal with a major automaker as the popular ride service accelerates efforts to build out one of the...
View ArticleNew FCC chair vows to shrink industry regulations
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new Republican chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, vowed to pare back outdated commission regulations, but declined to say if...
View ArticleMessaging startup Slack launches new product to power big businesses
By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Slack Technologies Inc, a Silicon Valley messaging and collaboration software company, is making a strong push to expand its business by selling...
View ArticleEA profit, revenue top estimates on strong 'Battlefield 1' sales
(Reuters) - Video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc posted third-quarter adjusted revenue and profit that beat analysts' average estimate, helped by strong sales of first-person shooter game...
View ArticleAMD posts narrower loss on demand for graphic chips
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc reported a smaller loss for the fourth quarter as its revenue was boosted by strong demand for its graphic chips used in gaming consoles and a...
View ArticleApple defies Wall Street with strong revival in iPhone sales
By Narottam Medhora and Stephen NellisSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc reclaimed the throne as the world's top smartphone seller for the first time in five years on Tuesday, beating out rival...
View ArticleFacebook to develop app for television set-top boxes: WSJ
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is creating an app for television set-top boxes, including Apple Inc's Apple TV, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.The world's biggest...
View ArticleEU clears final hurdle for ending mobile roaming charges
By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European lawmakers clinched a deal early on Wednesday to cap the wholesale charges mobile service operators pay each other to enable their customers to use their...
View ArticleNintendo plans to release two or three mobile games every year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday it plans to release two or three mobile games every year, a day after the Japanese videogames maker disappointed investors with a one-third cut to...
View ArticleWith new hybrid, Nissan offers cheaper route to electric cars
By Naomi Tajitsu and Maki ShirakiYOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co has taken a step back into gasoline hybrids with its Note e-Power model, which the Japanese automaker hopes will act as a...
View ArticleTalkTalk founder Dunstone takes reins from Harding
By Paul SandleLONDON (Reuters) - TalkTalk founder and chairman Charles Dunstone will take over the running of the British telecoms operator when chief executive Dido Harding steps down in May after...
View ArticleUK mobile, TV masts group Arqiva hires Rothschild for sale or listing: sources
LONDON (Reuters) - Arqiva, a company that runs much of Britain's TV and mobile infrastructure but is little known outside the industry, could put itself up for sale or list on the stock market as part...
View ArticleSiemens shareholders tell CEO to maintain momentum
By Georgina ProdhanMUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Siemens shareholders urged Chief Executive Joe Kaeser to press ahead with transforming the engineering group which made its best annual operating profit...
View ArticleDaimler to build electric cars in existing Mercedes plants
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler plans to build its new electric vehicles in existing Mercedes plants by integrating them with serial production of cars with combustion engines, the group...
View ArticleNew York sues Charter, alleges Time Warner fraud on internet speeds
By Jonathan Stempel and Anjali AthavaleyNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Charter Communications Inc of short-changing customers who were promised faster internet...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard creates consumer products division
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc said on Wednesday it was creating a consumer products division to tap into the popularity of its videogame franchises, including "Call of Duty", "Overwatch" and...
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