Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Robinhood revenue more than doubles on crypto trading boom
(Reuters) -Robinhood Markets Inc reported a 131% jump in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the online brokerage benefited from a surge in cryptocurrency trading through its platform. The company,...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. SEC says it charges former Netflix staffers for insider trading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday said it has charged three former engineers at Netflix for trading on non-public information around the company's s...
Aug 18, 2021
Facebook removes dozens of vaccine misinformation ‘superspreaders’
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it removed over three dozen pages spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, after the White House called on social media firms to tighten controls on pandemic-rel...
Aug 18, 2021
Exclusive-Chipmaker GlobalFoundries files confidentially for U.S. IPO -sources
By Anirban Sen and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - GlobalFoundries Inc has filed confidentially with U.S regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York that could value the chipmaker at around $25...
Aug 18, 2021
Facebook may not lift ban on Taliban even if U.S. softens its view
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) -Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the United States stops imposing sanctions on the group, which has rapidly taken control of Afghanistan, the soci...
Aug 18, 2021
Ryder will manage Waymo autonomous truck fleets
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Truck fleet operator Ryder System Inc will manage and maintain autonomous trucks for Waymo Via, the autonomous truck unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, the compani...
Aug 18, 2021
Aurora releases tool to gauge safety of self-driving systems
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber and Google executives, has released what it says is the industry's first tool for evaluating w...
Aug 18, 2021
PayPal scraps late fees for buy now, pay later purchases
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc will no longer charge customers late fees when they miss payments on buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases globally, as competition heats up in the ...
Aug 18, 2021
Comcast, ViacomCBS to launch joint streaming service in Europe
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp and ViacomCBS will launch a joint streaming service "SkyShowtime" in over 20 European markets starting 2022, the media companies said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Chavi Mehta i...
Aug 18, 2021
China regulator says livestreaming sales stars should speak Mandarin, dress well
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hosts in China's livestreaming industry should speak Mandarin and dress appropriately when they market products online, the country's commerce ministry said on Wednesday, as it loo...
Aug 18, 2021
