Tag Archives: technology
Gen Z investors shift focus from ‘meme-stocks’ to the ‘metaverse,’ report shows
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enthusiasm around "meme stocks" has eased for young investors a year on from the GameStop Corp trading frenzy, with Gen Z's attention shifting to companies in area...
Jan 14, 2022
Waymo, J.B. Hunt expand tie-up to commercialize autonomous trucking technology
(Reuters) - U.S. truck fleet operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Alphabet Inc's self-driving unit Waymo are expanding their alliance to deploy fully autonomous trucking operations in Texas in th...
Jan 14, 2022
Kazakhstan’s bitcoin ‘paradise’ may be losing its lustre
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Kazakhstan may no longer be the bitcoin sanctuary it once was, according to some big miners who are looking to leave the global crypto hub following internet shutdowns...
Jan 14, 2022
Reliance, Hyundai, Mahindra bid for incentives under India’s $2.4 billion battery scheme
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co and automaker Mahindra & Mahindra are among companies that have submitted bids under the cou...
Jan 14, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. bill would block defense contractors from using Chinese rare earths
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - A bipartisan piece of legislation to be introduced in the U.S. Senate on Friday would force defense contractors to stop buying rare earths from China by 2026 and use the...
Jan 14, 2022
Avatar robot goes to school for ill German boy
BERLIN (Reuters) - Joshua Martinangeli, 7, is too ill to go to school. But the German student can still interact with his teacher and classmates through an avatar robot that sits in class in his place...
Jan 14, 2022
Russia arrests, dismantles REvil hacking group at U.S. request – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States and has detained and charged the group's members...
Jan 14, 2022
Target, SAS, others cut back visits to New York retail trade show as Omicron spikes
By Arriana McLymore and Danielle Kaye NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) - Target Corp and computer software firm SAS are among major companies bowing out of what is billed as the retail industry's biggest annual...
Jan 14, 2022
For BP, car chargers to overtake pumps in profitability race
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - BP says its fast electric vehicle chargers are on the cusp of becoming more profitable than filling up a petrol car. The milestone will mark a significant moment for B...
Jan 14, 2022
China’s 5G smartphone shipments jump 63.5% in 2021 – CAICT
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's shipments of smartphones compatible with 5G networks rose 63.5% to 266 million last year as falling prices boosted demand, a government-think tank said on Friday. 5G smart...
Jan 14, 2022
