Tag Archives: technology
China’s transport ministry summons cargo service firms over operational issues
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's transport ministry on Friday summoned four cargo service platforms including Didi Freight, the cargo division of Didi Chuxing, and Huolala over "operational irregularities...
Jan 20, 2022
Intel plans new chip manufacturing site in Ohio – report
(Reuters) - Intel Corp is committing $20 billion to build a manufacturing mega-site in New Albany, on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, Time reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengalu...
Jan 20, 2022
Sony looking to add new partners to its EV project-executive
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group will likely add new technology partners to its electric vehicle (EV) project to help it forge a mobility business to transform cars from transportation machin...
Jan 20, 2022
Twitter debuts hexagon-shaped NFT profile pictures
PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday announced the launch of a tool through which users can showcase non-fungible tokens (NFTs)as their profile pictures, tapping into a digital collectibles c...
Jan 20, 2022
Pegasus Asia, Tikehau Capital-backed SPAC, debuts in Singapore
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), backed by European asset manager Tikehau Capital and a holding firm of LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault, started tradi...
Jan 20, 2022
China state planner says to gradually remove curbs on NEV purchases
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner said on Friday that restrictions on purchases of new energy vehicles (NEVs) will be gradually removed in various parts of the country in a "vigorous" push to ...
Jan 20, 2022
S.Korea’s Kakao Pay shares rebound after CEO, others step down amid stock options criticism
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in South Korean financial services firm Kakao Pay Corp jumped on Friday after the company said its CEO and two other executives were stepping down following a slump in the sto...
Jan 20, 2022
Robinhood to start rolling out crypto wallets
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc is rolling out crypto wallets to a 1,000 users, allowing them to send and receive cryptocurrencies through their brokerage accounts, the company said in a blog post o...
Jan 20, 2022
Google U.S. lobbying jumps 27% as lawmakers aim to rein in Big Tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google reported 27% higher U.S. lobbying expenditures for 2021 compared to 2020, spending $9.6 million for the year, according to the Senate lobbying disclosure d...
Jan 20, 2022
Nonprofit groups to rate U.S. vehicle driver monitoring systems
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two nonprofit bodies, Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), said separately on Thursday they are reviewing safeguards put i...
Jan 20, 2022
