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Ford signs deal with Vodafone for private 5G network in UK
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has signed a deal with Vodafone Group Plc to install a private 5G network at the car maker's electric-vehicle (EV) battery facility in UK's Essex, the companies said in a joi...
Jun 25, 2020
Wirecard files for insolvency
BERLIN (Reuters) - German payments company Wirecard said on Thursday it was filing to open insolvency proceedings after disclosing a $2.1 billion financial hole in its accounts. Shares were suspended ...
Jun 25, 2020
Google to pay some publishers in Australia, Brazil, Germany for content
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google on Thursday took a step to resolving its spat with publishers, saying it would pay some media groups in Australia, Brazil and Germany for high-qu...
Jun 25, 2020
Tencent buys Malaysian streaming platform Iflix in SE Asia push
(Reuters) - Tencent said on Thursday it had purchased Malaysian video streaming platform Iflix's "content, technology, and resources" in a bid to grow its presence in Southeast Asia. The Chinese tech ...
Jun 24, 2020
SoftBank CEO says equity value of group’s holdings has recovered to pre-virus levels
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said at an annual shareholders' meeting on Thursday the equity value of the group's holdings has recovered to pre-coronavirus pandem...
Jun 24, 2020
Tesla plans battery manufacturing facility under project ‘Roadrunner’: document
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc plans to build a battery research and manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, to be operated around the clock, under a project dubbed Roadrunner, documents from the city g...
Jun 24, 2020
GlobalFoundries eyes new chip plant as Washington mulls semiconductor stimulus: CEO
By Alexandra Alper and Stephen Nellis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - GlobalFoundries could expand output at its flagship U.S. plant or break ground on a new one next to it, the chief executive of the semicond...
Jun 24, 2020
Sino-U.S. tech race turbo-charges China chip investment, triggering bubble fear
By Josh Horwitz and Samuel Shen SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. curbs on Chinese tech firms amid the intensifying Sino-U.S. battle for tech supremacy are feeding an investment boom across China's semiconduc...
Jun 24, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration labels Huawei, Hikvision as backed by Chinese military – document
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] and video surveillance company Hikvision , are ow...
Jun 24, 2020
Segway to stop production of iconic two-wheeler personal vehicle
(Reuters) - Segway Inc is ending production of its two-wheeled personal transporter vehicle that gained popularity among tourists and some police forces, but found itself embroiled in mishaps with fam...
Jun 24, 2020
