South Korea regulator says to examine Google's Android agreements
SEOUL (Reuters) - Head of South Korea's antitrust regulator said the agency will closely examine whether Google's agreements with handset manufacturers on the U.S. firm's Android mobile operating...
View ArticleNote 7 fiasco could burn a $17 billion hole in Samsung accounts
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' <005930.KS> worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 for a second...
View ArticleAlibaba's $60 billion finance arm seeks growth before IPO: sources
By John Ruwitch and Clara Ferreira-MarquesSHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Investors gearing up for the initial public offering of Ant Financial, the $60 billion online finance arm spun off by e-commerce...
View ArticleNanya says size of Micron investment to be determined in early November
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker Nanya Technology Corp on Tuesday said the number of Micron Technology Inc shares it will buy in an up to T$31.5 billion ($1 billion) private placement will be...
View ArticleInfineon buys Dutch firm in push to control driverless cars
By Eric AuchardFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Infineon Technologies AG has acquired Dutch electronics company Innoluce BV, a designer of miniature "lidar" laser-scanning modules that the German chip giant says...
View ArticleApple-Samsung iPhone patent feud leaves U.S. top court struggling
By Andrew ChungWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fierce, big-money patent fight between Apple and Samsung left the U.S. Supreme Court groping for a solution on Tuesday, as the justices puzzled over how to...
View ArticleSprint to provide one million students with free internet, mobile devices
By Ayesha RascoeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wireless carrier Sprint Corp on Tuesday pledged to provide 1 million U.S. high school students with free mobile devices and internet access as part of a White...
View ArticleElectric cars could dominate roads in wealthy cities by 2030: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Electric vehicles could account for two-thirds of all cars on the road by 2030 in wealthy cities such as London and Singapore due to stricter emissions regulation, falling technology...
View ArticleExclusive: BC Partners in lead to acquire CenturyLink's data centers - sources
By Liana B. Baker and Greg Roumeliotis(Reuters) - Buyout firm BC Partners Ltd is in pole position to acquire a data center business that CenturyLink Inc, a U.S. provider of phone and internet services,...
View ArticleGoogle buys digital marketing company FameBit
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said it has bought FameBit, an online technology platform that connects brands with YouTube stars to create promotional content.In a blogpost on Tuesday, Google said...
View ArticleToyota raises concerns about California self-driving oversight
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp official on Tuesday raised concerns about California's plans to require compliance with a planned U.S. autonomous vehicle safety check...
View ArticleFacebook's Sandberg says has no plan to work in government
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, who has been mentioned as a potential Treasury Secretary should Democrat Hillary Clinton become the next U.S. president,...
View ArticleSamsung slashes third quarter profit estimate by a third after pulling plug...
By Se Young LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co slashed its quarterly profit estimate by a third on Wednesday, soaking up a $2.3 billion hit from ditching its flagship smartphone in what could...
View ArticleYahoo says working to bring back auto forwarding feature
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is working to bring back its automatic email forwarding feature after a planned, temporary disablement.Users will soon receive an update to the functionality of automatic...
View ArticleAustralia government cyber attack came from foreign intelligence service: report
By Byron KayeSYDNEY (Reuters) - A malware attack against Australia's Bureau of Meteorology which might have spread into other government networks originated from a foreign intelligence service, an...
View ArticleSamsung's ditching of flagship phone portends Android turf war
By Julia Love and Deborah M. Todd(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics’s abandonment of the Galaxy Note 7 due to safety concerns will likely touch off a turf war among Android smartphone makers, analysts...
View ArticleGM ventures into China car-sharing with investment in app developer
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. automaker General Motors Co made its first investment in a Chinese car-sharing start up, the company said on Tuesday, as its attempt to reshape itself as a mobility solutions...
View ArticleCivil liberties group urges Verizon to shore up Yahoo user protection
By Joseph MennSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An international civil liberties group that has worked with web companies on human rights and surveillance issues is asking Verizon Communications Inc to examine...
View ArticleApple to set up R&D center in Shenzhen, bolster China ties
By Sijia JiangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc will set up a research and development center in China's manufacturing metropolis Shenzhen, the U.S. tech giant said on Wednesday, as the firm looks to...
View ArticleSprint plans to raise $3.5 billion via sale, lease-back of airwaves
(Reuters) - Sprint Corp , the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier, said on Wednesday it planned to raise an initial $3.5 billion by mortgaging about 14 percent of its wireless airwaves.The company, majority...
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