SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to build an $800 million plant in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state over the next three years, the governor said, as the Chinese tech giant ramps up its Latin American presence against U.S. objections. FILE PHOTO: People look at products at the Huawei stall at the International
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(Reuters) – Walmart Inc said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take down signs and playable demos of violent video games but made no changes to its policy on selling firearms. FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands next to a police cordon after a mass shooting at
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in advanced talks to invest in Mexican used car platform Kavak and financial technology firm Konfio, several people familiar with the matter said, underscoring the company’s interest in Mexico as it pours money into Latin America. FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is
DONGGUAN, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices, as U.S. trade restrictions imposed in May threaten to cut the Chinese firm’s access to U.S. technologies such as Android. Huawei said that for now it would stick to using Google’s Android for smartphones, and the
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc on the day of its IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) – Shares of Uber Inc fell 10% in early trading on Friday after the ride-hailing service missed most Wall
WEIFANG, China (Reuters) – Charging elderly clients just 1 yuan or about 15 cents a day, little-known Lanchuang Network Technology Corp has embarked on one of the most ambitious undertakings in aged care by a private sector firm in China. FILE PHOTO: An elderly woman walks with a stick along a street in downtown Beijing,
FILE PHOTO: The various colors of newly released Apple iPhone XR are seen following the product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is offering cyber security researchers up to $1 million to detect flaws in iPhones, the
The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. cloud-based service provider Salesforce (CRM.N) said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli software developer ClickSoftware for $1.35 billion in cash and shares. Salesforce said adding ClickSoftware, which makes
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an irregular cabinet meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, August 2, 2019. Yonhap via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on
(Reuters) – Lyft Inc posted a robust jump in revenue on Wednesday in its second-quarter results, allowing the ride-hailing company to lift its forecasts as more riders used the service and price competition with rival Uber eased. FILE PHOTO: The Lyft Driver Hub is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File
By Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle Passengers wait in long queues at Heathrow Airport as IT problems caused flight delays in London, Britain, August 7, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Paul Trickett via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Problems with British Airways’ IT systems left thousands of passengers facing flight cancellations, delays and
FILE PHOTO – Toshiba Corp logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp reported on Wednesday a 10-fold jump in first-quarter operating profit as it stepped up cost cuts across divisions, but the profit missed analyst estimates. The Japanese conglomerate has been
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia Oyj expects Brazil to host the world’s biggest-ever single auction for fifth-generation (5G) spectrum next year, a senior executive told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flags with the Nokia logo flutter at company’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins After partnering with Uruguayan state-run carrier
FILE PHOTO: A Google booth is seen during the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) in Shanghai, China August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his accusations against Google, claiming without offering evidence that the technology company worked to subvert his 2016 presidential campaign and warning
FILE PHOTO – Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Katherine Taylor (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos offloaded $990 million worth of
LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com (TKWY.AS) and British rival Just Eat (JE.L) have finalised the terms of their deal to create a global food delivery company that can rival Uber Eats (UBER.N) as the largest outside China. The group, to be called Just Eat Takeaway.com, will be a market leader in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands
FILE PHOTO: The logo of India’s e-commerce firm Flipkart is seen in this illustration picture taken January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration BENGALURU (Reuters) – Walmart Inc’s Indian unit Flipkart is set to roll out a free video service for all of its 160 million customers this month as the ecommerce company looks for new ways
A man takes part in a rally against hate a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 4, 2019. Graffiti reads “El Paso Is Not Alone” REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez (Reuters) – U.S. cyber security firm Cloudflare on Monday said the company will terminate online message board 8chan
YANGON (Reuters) – Once a seat of kings, the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar has seen turbulent chapters in its 162-year history – the fall of Burma’s last royal dynasty and decades of colonial rule. Now, officials are attempting to transform the former royal capital into Myanmar’s first “smart city”. A woman looks at
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc started adding its name to some screens on its Instagram photo-sharing platform this week, one of the first links it has given users to its ownership of the popular platform. FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April
FILE PHOTO: An Amazon delivery truck is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the first drone flight beyond the operator’s sight line, a major advance for retailers like Amazon.com Inc seeking to speed up deliveries by
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is displayed onstage before a product unveiling event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo (Reuters) – The Apple Inc credit card being launched with Goldman Sachs Group Inc will not allow the purchase of cryptocurrencies with the card, according to a customer agreement posted
BRUSSELS/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will allow rivals to compete to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe, but they will have to pay for the privilege. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Android mascot, Bugdroid, seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration taken July 9, 2017.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Apple is seen at a store in Zurich, Switzerland January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) could see a hit to its annual earnings from U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly proposed 10% tariff on Chinese imports from September 1, analysts from Bank of America Merrill Lynch said
LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Thursday it had dismantled a network of fake accounts and pages it said were run by people connected to the government of Saudi Arabia, the company’s latest action to combat “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on its platform. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s top court has given the central bank six weeks to report on whether WhatsApp had complied with data localization norms as the Facebook-owned messenger gears up to launch a payments service in the country, a person involved in the matter said. FILE PHOTO: The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. states suing to stop T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion merger with Sprint Corp won two victories on Thursday as Texas’ Republican attorney general joined 14 Democrats, adding political depth to the group, and a judge agreed to give states until December to make their case. FILE PHOTO: Smartphones with Sprint
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Thursday it had dismantled a network of fake accounts and pages it said were run by people connected to the
SAN DIEGO, (Reuters) – Two men in San Diego have impounded thousands of electric scooters they say have been left littered about the city and endangering pedestrians, sparking a battle with companies that have flooded cities with the two-wheelers. John Heinkel and Dan Borelli unload a truckload of impounded scooters at their Scoot Scoop facility
(Reuters) – The four major U.S. television networks on Wednesday sued a non-profit group backed by AT&T Inc that streams TV channels over the internet for free without permission. FILE PHOTO: The CBS broadcasting logo is seen outside their headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The lawsuit was filed in