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Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard in a deal at $68.7 billion
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would buy videogame publisher Activision Blizzard in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion. (Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing b...
Jan 18, 2022
Entree Capital raises $300 million for 2 new Israel-focused VC funds
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Global venture capital fund Entree Capital said on Tuesday it raised $300 million for two new Israel-focused funds that aim to invest in early-stage Israeli startups. The move br...
Jan 18, 2022
Shopify, JD.com pair up in China as e-commerce competition intensifies
(Reuters) - Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify said on Tuesday it has partnered with China's JD.com to let merchants in the United States sell to JD's customers in China. The strategic partnership come...
Jan 18, 2022
Netflix earnings to set the pace for 2022 streaming wars
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc will be the first major streaming service to report earnings this week, offering investors a sign of whether companies have st...
Jan 18, 2022
Cadence Design Systems aims to cash in on new custom-chip era
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microchip design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc is betting on growth from automakers and other chip users strapped by global supply shortages who face mounting...
Jan 18, 2022
U.S. hedge fund Farallon calls on Toshiba to get two-thirds of shareholders to back break-up
TOKYO (Reuters) -Farallon Capital Management on Tuesday urged Toshiba Corp to secure the legally required support of two-thirds of its shareholders before the Japanese industrial conglomerate continue...
Jan 18, 2022
Ericsson sues Apple again over 5G patent licensing
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the latest salvo between the two companies over royalty payment for...
Jan 18, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. examining Alibaba’s cloud unit for national security risks – sources
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is reviewing e-commerce giant Alibaba's cloud business to determine whether it poses a risk to U.S. national security, according to t...
Jan 18, 2022
Explainer-Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?
(Reuters) - The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines have warned of a "catastrophic" aviation crisis this week as AT&T and Verizon deploy new 5G services. They said the new C ba...
Jan 18, 2022
Britain to crack down on “misleading” cryptocurrency adverts
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry said on Monday it will crack down on "misleading" advertisements for crypto assets that can harm consumers. The finance ministry set out findings from a p...
Jan 18, 2022
