Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
VW-backed EV charging firm Ionity to sell minority stake: sources
By Arno Schuetze and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Electric vehicle charging group Ionity, whose owners include Volkswagen and Daimler, is looking to sell a minority stake to rake in 400 mill...
Mar 11, 2021
Delivery app Rappi, Uber Eats win first round of antitrust dispute with Brazilian rival
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Softbank-backed Latin American delivery app Rappi and Uber Eats on Thursday won the first round of a dispute against their main Brazilian rival at antitrust watchdog CADE. In a s...
Mar 11, 2021
Qualcomm struggles to meet chip demand as shortage spreads to phones: sources
By Stephen Nellis, Josh Horwitz and Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc is struggling to keep up with demand for its processor chips used in smartphones and gadgets, as a chip ...
Mar 11, 2021
Cars’ adaptive cruise control raises crash risks, U.S. study finds
(Reuters) - Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology leads drivers to go faster, a U.S. study found on Thursda...
Mar 11, 2021
SoftBank-backed Coupang valued at $109 billion in blockbuster debut
(Reuters) - Shares of SoftBank Group Corp-backed Coupang soared more than 81% in their stock market debut on Thursday, valuing the South Korean e-commerce giant at $109 billion. Stock opened at $63.5,...
Mar 11, 2021
Snowflake CEO Slootman joins Instacart board
(Reuters) - Instacart said on Thursday cloud-based data warehouse firm Snowflake's chief executive officer, Frank Slootman, has joined the board of the U.S. grocery delivery company that is preparing ...
Mar 11, 2021
GM announces partnership with lithium metal battery startup
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Thursday announced a partnership with a lithium metal battery startup to boost the U.S. automaker's battery development, allowing for higher ele...
Mar 11, 2021
Doora, bring me a pizza please! Stockholm pilots delivery droid
(Reuters) - Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 and Delivery Hero's foodora have joined forces on a pilot scheme for self-driving home deliveries by robot in Stockholm. Demand for contactless deliveries a...
Mar 11, 2021
Language-learning app Babbel targets 1 billion Frankfurt IPO -sources
By Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lesson Nine, the company behind language-learning app Babbel, is preparing to list on the Frankfurt stock in a deal expected to value it at more than 1 billion e...
Mar 11, 2021
China’s antitrust regulators consider levying record fine against Alibaba: WSJ
(Reuters) - China's antitrust regulators are mulling levying a record fine against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd over its anticompetitive behavior, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing peo...
Mar 11, 2021
