Tag Archives: technology
Telenor partners with Amazon to modernise systems, offer services
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor said on Thursday it had partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to speed up the modernisation of its telecoms systems, boosting the use of cloud t...
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Singapore ventures into SPAC arena, Temasek-backed entity set for listing
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, seeking to revive its lacklustre fundraising market, is pulling out all the stops to emerge as a key listing venue for smaller sized blank-check compa...
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China’s industry ministry expects tight chip supply for relatively long period
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industry ministry expects tight supplies of semiconductors over a relatively long period of time, an official said on Thursday. China encourages key domestic enterprises to...
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Afterpay’s meteoric rise as a lending pioneer
(Reuters) - Block Inc, formerly Square Inc, is set to complete its acquisition of buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay Ltd by Feb. 1, one of the biggest takeovers in Australian history. Afterpay...
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Private-equity firm BPEA sells Interplex to Blackstone in $1.6 billion deal
(Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) said on Thursday it has sold customized technology solutions provider Interplex to private-equity funds managed by Blackstone Inc for an e...
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White House meets small and mid-sized firms to discuss competition in tech sector
By Nandita Bose (Reuters) - White House officials met on Wednesday with small and mid-sized companies to discuss competition issues in the tech sector, as momentum grows in the U.S. Congress to rein i...
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Twitter blocks Mexican billionaire, citing abusive behavior
(Reuters) -Twitter said on Wednesday it has blocked the account of Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego due to abusive behavior. The social media company did not detail why Salinas had been bloc...
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FINRA eyes enhancements to digital asset sale disclosures
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority plans to look at enhancing the disclosure regime for broker dealers that sell digital assets, and may also update its r...
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Facebook critics call for release of India human rights review
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook critics on Wednesday called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned in 2020 to investigate hate sp...
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Tom Brady’s NFT platform Autograph raises $170 million in fresh capital
(Reuters) - Autograph, a non-fungible token (NFT) platform, on Wednesday said it had raised $170 million in fresh capital from a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Klei...
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