Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
U.S. accuses China-linked hackers of stealing coronavirus research
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - China-linked hackers are breaking into American organizations carrying out research into COVID-19, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, warning both scientists and public he...
May 13, 2020
In Canada, Albertans wary of ‘Big Brother’ with use of COVID-19 digital-tracing app
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - As the spread of the new coronavirus in Canada slows, the western province of Alberta has rolled out a digital-tracing tool to monitor outbreaks as quarantine restr...
May 13, 2020
Amazon launches three new models of Fire tablet
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched three new versions of its Fire tablets with more storage and faster performance. The new line up of Fire HD, which includes Fire HD 8, Fire HD 8 Plus a...
May 13, 2020
EU consumer group warns against ‘game-changer’ Google-Fitbit deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc-owned Google's planned $2.1 billion buy of fitness trackers company Fitbit may harm consumers and hinder innovation, European consumer group BEUC said...
May 13, 2020
Tesla can prepare to reopen U.S. plant in California as early as next week
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - Tesla Inc can take additional steps ahead of a potential reopening of its California assembly plant as soon as Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk had vowed to defy ...
May 13, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon and S.Africa’s Vodacom to expand rural internet in Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Loon, a unit of Google's owner Alphabet Inc , which uses high-altitude balloons to provide mobile internet to remote areas, has signed a deal with Vodacom to expand the South ...
May 13, 2020
Tencent first-quarter revenue jumps 26% as lockdowns spur game spending
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday net profit in its first quarter rose 6%, beating market estimates, boosted by high demand for its vid...
May 13, 2020
Use of virus-tracing apps should be voluntary: EU document
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The use of virus contact-tracing apps should be voluntary, the European Commission will say on Wednesday, as part of a package of measures aimed at lifting border restrictions and...
May 13, 2020
Insurer Brit, Google Cloud launch digital Lloyd’s syndicate
LONDON (Reuters) - Insurer Brit and Google Cloud are launching the first digital Lloyd's of London syndicate, accessible from anywhere and at any time, Brit said in a statement on Wednesday. Lloyd's i...
May 13, 2020
UK’s Sage Group seeing impact of pandemic on customer acquisition
LONDON (Reuters) - Sage Group said it was starting to see the broader effects of a sharp economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with new customer acquisition in April roughly half the l...
May 13, 2020
