Tag Archives: technology
Alphabet inches closer to $2 trln market value after blowout results
By Akash Sriram and Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) - Google-parent Alphabet Inc inched closer to joining peers Apple and Microsoft in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club as the search giant's shares...
Feb 02, 2022
EU targets global lead in standards for green, digital transition
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed revisions to its system of standards on Wednesday to cover green and digital products and technology and ensure it is setting future global standa...
Feb 02, 2022
Saudi Telecom sets up new entity for data centres, cable assets
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Telecom (STC) said on Wednesday it would transfer its data centres, international submarine cables and points of presence assets to a new wholly-owned company, a day after news...
Feb 02, 2022
PayPal shares plunge 17% as bleak forecast stokes growth fears
(Reuters) - Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc slumped nearly 17% on Wednesday as investors questioned the company's growth prospects after it disclosed a big hit to revenue from the impending loss of marq...
Feb 02, 2022
TuSimple says it has completed 550 miles of fully driverless trucking, plans Texas expansion
(Reuters) - TuSimple Holdings Inc on Wednesday said its autonomous trucks have completed more than 550 miles (885 km) of public road driving in Arizona without a human behind the wheel. The company al...
Feb 02, 2022
Europe needs to soften competition stance in telecoms sector, Telenor CEO says
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor hopes the European Commission will change its stance on competition in the telecoms sector and allow for more consolidation and thereby encourage investments in infra...
Feb 02, 2022
Top German court sides with lawmaker over slurs on Facebook
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court on Wednesday sided with a politician seeking the personal data of several Facebook users to take legal action over slurs against her on the platform. ...
Feb 02, 2022
Azerion NV lists in Amsterdam after SPAC deal, valued at over $1.8 billion
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Azerion Group NV, a digital advertising and entertainment company, on Wednesday listed in Amsterdam after its acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called E...
Feb 02, 2022
A year on, GameStop champion Roaring Kitty is quiet – yet much richer
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year ago, office worker Keith Gill shot to global notoriety when his "Roaring Kitty" YouTube persona stoked a trading frenzy with bullish bets that propelled...
Feb 02, 2022
Robots marched on in 2021, with record orders by North American firms
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - More robots joined the U.S. workforce last year than ever before, taking on jobs from plucking bottles and cans off conveyor belts at trash recycling plants to putting sm...
Feb 02, 2022
