Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
U.S. Senator Rubio demands answers on Huawei’s auto chip approvals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday released a statement "demanding answers" from the Biden Administration about a Reuters report the U.S. has approved license applications wor...
Aug 26, 2021
Lordstown Motors appoints auto sector veteran Daniel Ninivaggi as CEO
(Reuters) - Lordstown Motors Corp appointed Daniel Ninivaggi as CEO on Thursday, handing over the reins of the electric-truck maker to the former employee of investor Carl Icahn at a time it is facing...
Aug 26, 2021
Malaysian chip makers still struggling to meet demand, association says
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Global demand for chips from Malaysia is still outstripping supply after a surge in COVID-19 cases disrupted production at a time when car firms and makers of phone...
Aug 26, 2021
China’s iQiyi halts ‘idol competition’ programs amid criticism
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi said on Thursday it would stop showing all "idol competition" programs, calling them unhealthy amid a regulatory crackdown that has seen Beij...
Aug 26, 2021
Factbox-Investors are betting on rent-a-robot startups in Silicon Valley
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Silicon Valley has a new pitch for small U.S. manufacturers struggling with hiring workers but wary of the high costs of high tech: rent-a-robot. Much of the initial ris...
Aug 26, 2021
JD.com in advanced talks to buy controlling stake in China Logistics – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in storage facilities manager China Logistics Property Holdings Co for an undisclosed sum, Bloomberg ...
Aug 26, 2021
Rent-a-robot: Silicon Valley’s new answer to the labor shortage in smaller U.S. factories
By Jane Lanhee Lee LIVERMORE, Calif. (Reuters) - Silicon Valley has a new pitch to persuade small companies to automate: rent-a-robot. Better technology and the need to pay higher wages to humans have...
Aug 26, 2021
Exclusive-JOYY’s top shareholders plan take-private deal, value firm at up to $8 billion -sources
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -JOYY Inc's top two shareholders, its Chairman David Li and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, plan to take the Nasdaq-listed company private in a deal that could value it at up ...
Aug 26, 2021
UK pursuing data partnerships with U.S. and others
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it was pursuing data partnerships with countries including the United States, Australia, South Korea and other fast-growing markets to break down barriers an...
Aug 26, 2021
Mystery of space inspired New Zealand rocket man’s journey to Nasdaq
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand entrepreneur Peter Beck said his space firm Rocket Lab was the result of a lifelong quest for signs of life outside earth, as the startup hit a new ...
Aug 26, 2021
