Twitter adds WNBA games, news shows, concerts in try for live viewers
By Angela Moon and David IngramNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is expanding its live broadcasting portfolio with 12 new offerings that include WNBA games, a 24-hour Bloomberg News...
View ArticleTencent steps up AI push with research lab in Seattle
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings said on Tuesday it will open an artificial intelligence (AI) research facility in Seattle in the United...
View ArticleInfosys plans to hire 10,000 U.S. workers after Trump targets outsourcing firms
By Stephen Nellis and Sankalp PhartiyalSAN FRANCISCO/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India-based IT services firm Infosys Ltd plans to hire 10,000 U.S. workers in the next two years and open four technology centers...
View ArticleBitcoin soars above $1,400 to all-time high
By Jemima KellyLONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin surged to an all-time high above $1,400 on Tuesday, after more than tripling in value over the past year, with its most recent rise attributed to strong demand...
View ArticleSamsung Electronics gets South Korea nod to test driverless car carrying its...
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has got permission from South Korean authorities to domestically test a driverless vehicle fitted with its electronic parts and software, as the tech giant...
View ArticleNew BC Partners-backed company to focus on data centers, cybersecurity
By Liana B. BakerSAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) - Private equity firm BC Partners said it would turn the data center portfolio it acquired from CenturyLink for $2.8 billion on Tuesday into a new technology...
View ArticleT-Mobile to begin rolling out 5G in U.S. in 2019
By Anjali Athavaley(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc said on Tuesday it plans to begin rolling out a fifth-generation network (5G) in the United States in 2019, helped by the airwaves it bought in the U.S....
View ArticleTesla executives listed as officers at materials recycling firm
(Reuters) - Two top Tesla Inc executives were listed as officers at a materials recycling company, Redwood Materials Inc, indicating possible ties between the companies.The Redwood City,...
View ArticleDespite record highs, fund managers globally remain underweight Apple
By David RandallNEW YORK (Reuters) - Active stock fund managers around the world are holding the lowest percentage of Apple Inc shares in their portfolios when compared to the iPhone maker's overall...
View ArticlePrivacy group sues NYPD for release of facial-recognition documents
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A privacy group sued the New York Police Department on Tuesday to demand the release of documents related to its use of facial-recognition technology, which rights...
View ArticleWall St. eyes Apple and Facebook to fuel new leg of tech rally
By Noel RandewichSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple and Facebook may expand their already outsized share of U.S. technology revenue when they report their earnings this week, as investors look for...
View ArticleMicrosoft unveils Windows 10 S for its Surface laptops
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday unveiled Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of its popular operating system, geared toward low-cost laptops for students, as it tries to take share from Google's...
View ArticleAkamai posts 7.3 percent rise in quarterly revenue
(Reuters) - Akamai Technologies Inc, which helps speed up content delivery over the internet, reported a 7.3 percent rise in quarterly revenue as the company benefited from demand for its cloud...
View ArticleCyber security firm FireEye posts surprise rise in revenue
(Reuters) - Cyber security firm FireEye Inc reported a surprise 3.4 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by strength in its product subscription and services business.FireEye's shares jumped 13.8...
View ArticleApple posts surprise fall in iPhone sales
(Reuters) - Apple Inc reported a surprise fall in iPhone sales for the second quarter on Tuesday, indicating that customers had held back purchases in anticipation of the 10th-anniversary edition...
View ArticleWeak iPhone sales hit shares of Apple's suppliers
By Helen ReidLONDON (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. and European suppliers of microchips, sensors and circuitry to Apple Inc fell on Wednesday, after the company's much-awaited iPhone sales missed...
View ArticleWaymo has 'no smoking gun' in Uber self driving car case -U.S. judge
By Dan Levine and Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he had not seen clear evidence that Uber Technologies Inc had conspired with an engineer on its self driving...
View ArticleMobileye sees income from maps before self-driving cars launch
By Tova Cohen and Steven ScheerTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Mobileye's mapping program for self-driving cars will start making money long before fully autonomous vehicles hit the roads, its chairman told...
View ArticleKings and dragons drive Apple in China, even as iPhone sales stall
By Cate CadellBEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc has a new China growth driver: animated dragons and warring royals.As sales of its iPhones slip in a fiercely competitive market, the U.S. company is seeing...
View ArticleFacebook tries to fix violent video problem with 3,000 new workers
By David IngramSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will hire 3,000 more people over the next year to speed up the removal of videos showing murder, suicide and other violent acts, in its most...
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