Tag Archives: technology
Analysis-As foreign digital firms leave, Russia’s domestic providers pounce
(Reuters) - Russian domestic tech companies, led by entities controlled or associated with state-owned gas giant Gazprom, are pouncing on the blockade and exodus of foreign internet firms, sensing opp...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
E-scooter fires in India trigger safety concerns, in setback for Modi push
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A spate of electric scooters catching fire in India, including one made by SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, is sparking safety concerns among some buyers, in an early ...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
Amazon’s NY union vote count continues, labor leads
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - Organized labor supporters at an Amazon.com facility in New York City's Staten Island maintained the lead in a contest to form a union as U.S. regula...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
Bitcoin miner PrimeBlock to go public via $1.25 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Prime Blockchain Inc, a bitcoin mining and infrastructure startup, on Friday agreed to go public in the United States by merging with a blank-check firm in a deal that would value the comb...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
Meme stock GameStop jumps on stock split plans
(Reuters) - Shares of GameStop Corp jumped 15% in premarket trading on Friday after the video game retailer at the heart of last year's retail trading frenzy said it would seek shareholder approval fo...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
Indonesia to impose VAT, income tax on crypto assets from May
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to charge value-added tax (VAT) on crypto asset transactions and an income tax on capital gains from such investments at 0.1% each, starting from May 1, a tax offic...
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Russian Orthodox TV channel says bailiffs seized $12 million from Google in fines
(Reuters) - A television channel owned by a sanctioned Russian businessman said on Friday that bailiffs had seized 1 billion roubles ($12 million) from Alphabet Inc's Google over the U.S. tech giant's...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
Hexagon freezes Russian business, books charge
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Measurement technology group Hexagon AB said on Friday it was freezing its operations in Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and would book a one-off charge of 63 ...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
UPS tries out ‘eQuad’ electric bikes for urban deliveries
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - UPS said on Friday it was trying out a four-wheeled "eQuad" electric cargo bike for deliveries in densely packed urban areas, where bikes have better and easier access...
Syndicated Content Apr 01, 2022
Roblox backs Apple in antitrust case, says App Store offers privacy and security
(Reuters) - Online gaming platform Roblox Corp said on Thursday Apple Inc's App Store offers privacy and safety benefits to its users, supporting the iPhone-maker's bid to beat an appeal by Epic Games...
Syndicated Content Mar 31, 2022

