Uber could face higher license fees in London under new proposals
LONDON (Reuters) - Taxi app Uber could face an increase in operator license fees in London under proposed changes by the city's transport authority, the latest in a series of moves by regulators to...
View ArticleCanada's Shopify launches new wireless card reader
(Reuters) - Canadian e-commerce software maker Shopify Inc said on Thursday it had launched a new wireless card reader in the United States.The rates charged will be about 2.4 percent per swipe, and...
View ArticleGermany's Lilium says successfully tests 'flying taxi' prototype
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - A Bavarian start-up is developing a five-seat "flying taxi" after successful test flights over Germany of a smaller version of the electric jet, the company said on...
View ArticleFlying car costing more than $1 million goes on show in Monaco
MONACO (Reuters) - A Slovakia-based company unveiled the commercial design for a flying car priced at more than $1 million on Thursday, saying it was ready for pre-orders with first deliveries expected...
View ArticleCanadian clean tech companies struggle despite Ottawa's green goals: report
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian clean technology companies are struggling to stay afloat and falling behind global peers even as Ottawa promises to boost the sector and move the country...
View ArticleCanada telecom regulator strengthens net neutrality rules
By Alastair SharpTORONTO (Reuters) - In a move seen as a victory for net neutrality advocates, Canada's telecom regulator said all data delivered online should be treated equally by internet service...
View ArticleIntelsat to extend debt exchange on OneWeb deal for weeks: sources
By Liana B. Baker and Jessica DiNapoliSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intelsat SA is planning to extend the deadline for investors to swap their bonds in the company for several weeks, seeking to...
View ArticleJapan's trade minister says INCJ could invest in Toshiba chip unit if it made...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese government-backed fund, the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), can invest in Toshiba Corp's chip unit if it makes sense, the country's industry and trade...
View ArticleElon Musk on mission to link human brains with computers in four years: report
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink Corp is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.Neuralink...
View ArticleUber extends sexual harassment probe; expects report by end-May
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said it has extended its internal investigation into sexual harassment claims in its own organization, and a report is expected by the end of May.In February, Susan...
View ArticleChina's TCL chairman complains of U.S. protectionism over pending tech deal
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - China's TCL Group on Friday said U.S. protectionism is the biggest hurdle to Chinese firms going global, and that the electronics maker had been told it may not win...
View ArticleSony lifts annual profit estimate on lower amortization costs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp <6758.T> raised its operating profit estimate for the year ended March 31 thanks to lower amortization costs for its financial services segment.The electronics...
View ArticleNetmarble Games raises $2.3 billion in South Korea's second-biggest IPO
By Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Netmarble Games Corp, South Korea's largest mobile games maker, has raised $2.3 billion in the country's second-biggest share sale, just weeks after one of its...
View ArticleTencent executive expects WeChat Pay in every shop in China within two years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An executive at Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest social media and online entertainment company, said on Friday he expects its mobile messaging app WeChat to provide...
View ArticleChina Mobile, others approached for buying into Singapore telco M1: sources
By Anshuman DagaSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Top shareholders in Singapore telecoms company M1 Ltd have approached potential buyers China Mobile <0941.HK> and global private equity firms, among others,...
View ArticleSingapore researchers turn water into 'virtual lemonade' but is it tart enough?
By Yiming WooSINGAPORE (Reuters) - It looks like lemonade, tastes like lemonade, but it's simply water.Researchers in Singapore say they have invented a "virtual lemonade", using electrodes to mimic...
View ArticleIndian techies, IT firms fret as Trump orders U.S. visa review
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Rahul BhatiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - For Grishma, an Indian software designer, President Donald Trump's review of the visa programme for bringing highly skilled workers into the...
View ArticleNew global fund to raise $300 million for digital currency investments
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabit, a global fund that invests in digital currencies, has been launched with a target of $300 million, co-founder Liam Robertson said in an...
View ArticleKKR, INCJ plan joint bid for Toshiba's chip unit: Nikkei
(Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co LP and Japanese government-backed fund, Innovation Network Corp of Japan (INCJ), will submit a joint offer for Toshiba Corp's <6502.T> memory...
View ArticleU.S. Homeland Security probes possible abuse in Twitter summons case
By David IngramSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security Department's inspector general said on Friday he was investigating possible abuse of authority in a case that triggered a lawsuit...
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