Fiat Chrysler may add more self-driving supplier partners: CEO
By Agnieszka Flak and Paul LienertMILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles may seek more supplier partners to help it develop and build self-driving vehicles, Chief Executive Officer Sergio...
View ArticleDigital ad spend jumps 22 percent to $72.5 billion in 2016: report
By Tim Baysinger(Reuters) - Marketers spent $72.5 billion on digital advertising last year, an increase of 22 percent from 2015, as Google and Facebook once again booked the lion's share of new...
View ArticleTesla hikes pay to quell unrest at key German supplier
By Edward TaylorPRUEM, Germany (Reuters) - Luxury electric carmaker Tesla offered pay rises and job guarantees to defuse labor tensions at a key German supplier, whose founder and chief executive left...
View ArticleHackers exploited Word flaw for months while Microsoft investigated
By Joseph MennSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To understand why it is so difficult to defend computers from even moderately capable hackers, consider the case of the security flaw officially known as...
View ArticleSamsung Elec flags stronger second quarter; Elliott welcomes share cancellation
By Hyunjoo Jin and Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday flagged stronger earnings and announced a cancellation of treasury shares after posting a solid first-quarter...
View ArticleUber driver charged with raping California woman in car
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Uber driver accused by prosecutors of having sexually assaulted a female passenger after she sought a ride home from a gathering in the upscale seaside city of Newport Beach,...
View ArticleVietnam says Facebook commits to preventing offensive content
By My PhamHANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government said Facebook has committed to work with it to prevent content that violates the country's laws from appearing on its platform.In February, communist...
View ArticleDidi seeks $6 billion funding, to become China's second-most valuable private...
By Julie Zhu and Cate CadellHONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing firm, is set to become the country's second-most valuable privately owned company, with a valuation of...
View ArticleNokia outpaces Ericsson in first quarter as network market recovers
By Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas ForsellHELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish telecom networks equipment maker Nokia reported a slowing rate of sales decline on Thursday, saying the global networks market was...
View ArticleSouth Korea's LG Elec reports best quarterly profit in nearly eight years
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Thursday its first-quarter operating profit rose to its highest in nearly eight years on strong sales of home appliances and televisions, with...
View ArticleNintendo sees Switch console doubling profit, ending 8-year sales slide
By Makiko YamazakiOSAKA (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd <7974.T> expects its new Switch console to more than double annual operating profit and end the eight-year sales decline that dogged its...
View ArticleComcast profit tops views on subscriber growth, movie hits
By Anjali AthavaleyNEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's quarterly profit topped estimates on strong growth in cable and internet subscribers and hits such as "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Get Out" boosted...
View ArticleYandex raises revenue forecast, talks up dividend prospect
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's largest internet group Yandex on Thursday raised its sales outlook for the year after settling a dispute with Google over product distribution on the U.S. company's Android...
View ArticleUber responds to critics with British benefit package for drivers
LONDON (Reuters) - Drivers working for Uber [UBER.UL] in Britain will be able to access illness and injury cover under a new scheme from the San Francisco-based company, which has faced legal...
View ArticleIsrael FinMin says to ease path for institutions to invest in tech
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said on Thursday he would work to reduce regulations that prevent Israeli institutions investing in technology companies.Hampered by...
View ArticleMagnetis sees more Brazil investors embracing robo-advisory
By Guillermo Parra-BernalSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Magnetis Gestora de Recursos Ltda, Brazil's first fintech asset manager, expects demand for affordable access to automated investment advice to surge in...
View ArticleApple in talks to launch money-transfer service: Recode
(Reuters) - Apple Inc has held talks with payments industry partners about launching a money-transfer service, technology news website Recode reported on Thursday.The service will allow iPhone owners...
View ArticleFacebook says it will act against 'information operations' using false accounts
By Joseph MennSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc acknowledged on Thursday that it has become a battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries and outlined new...
View ArticleOptions bulls gun for more as U.S. tech earnings roll up
By Saqib Iqbal AhmedNEW YORK (Reuters) - Options traders are betting that the U.S. technology sector's strong rally has more room to run as big industry names Microsoft Corp, Intel Inc and Google...
View ArticleAlphabet CEO touts results of corporate restructuring
By Julia Love(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Larry Page said on Thursday that the holding corporate structure for search unit Google and a host of new businesses has succeeded in creating more...
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