Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi reports 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Xiaomi Corp reported a 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, even as demand for its smartphones plunged amid the coronavirus pandemic that has also rattled supply chai...
May 20, 2020
SoftBank-backed Ola to cut about 35% workforce amid COVID-19 crisis
BENGALURU (Reuters) - SoftBank Group-backed Indian ride-hailing company Ola will cut 1,400 jobs, or about 35% of its workforce, as it tries to navigate the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive offi...
May 20, 2020
Alibaba to invest $1.4 billion in AI system for smart speakers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) into an AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (Internet of Things) system centered around its Tmall Genie smar...
May 20, 2020
China’s Didi will begin using AI to run virus monitoring in Latin America
BEIJING (Reuters) - China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday that it will start using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to verify if drivers in its Latin American markets wear m...
May 20, 2020
Data firm Experian sees first-quarter revenue hit from COVID-19 crisis
(Reuters) - Experian Plc, the world's biggest credit data company, said on Wednesday it expects first-quarter organic revenue to decline by 5% to 10% if coronavirus-related restrictions continue to im...
May 20, 2020
Lenovo profit beats estimates, sees growth as more people work from home
By Pei Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group, the world's biggest maker of personal computers, reported a deep slump in fourth-quarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis, altho...
May 19, 2020
Senate Democrats call for Trump administration to unveil details of TSMC plant deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer "serious questions" about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's plans to build a U.S.-based $12 bi...
May 19, 2020
MGM, Caesars and Boyd will participate in employee Covid-19 testing plan
(Reuters) - The Las Vegas gaming industry will offer Covid-19 tests to employees before they return to work, the Culinary Union announced Tuesday. MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Corp...
May 19, 2020
Spotify new home for Joe Rogan’s podcast, shares jump
(Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA said on Tuesday comedian Joe Rogan's podcast will be available on the music streaming platform starting Sept. 1 and will become an exclusive later this year, sending ...
May 19, 2020
Elderly home turns to wearables for contact tracing, sidestepping Apple-Google limits
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - When a senior living facility in Amarillo, Texas suspected a nurse may have caught the novel coronavirus this month, it had a list within five minutes of sta...
May 19, 2020
