Tag Archives: technology
Web Summit CEO resigns after recent comments on Israeli conflict
(Reuters) - Web Summit Chief Executive and founder Paddy Cosgrave on Saturday resigned after comments he made on the Israeli-Hamas conflict prompted some technology companies and investors to withdraw...
Oct 21, 2023
Software firm Okta’s shares slump on cyber breach
(Reuters) - Okta on Friday disclosed a breach of its customer support system that allowed some hackers to view files uploaded by certain clients, pushing the software company's shares down about 12%. ...
Oct 20, 2023
US senator asks 23andMe for details after reported data for sale online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the U.S. Senate's health committee has called on the chief executive of 23andMe to provide the panel with details after data from the family genetics websi...
Oct 20, 2023
US Republican senators ask tech firms about content moderation in Israel-Hamas war
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel's Republican lawmakers sent a letter on Friday to tech companies Meta Platforms, Google, TikTok and X, formerly called Twitter, seeking inf...
Oct 20, 2023
China vice premier pushes for more Apple investment, cooperation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Vice Premier Ding Duexiang told Apple CEO Tim Cook the group was welcome to participate in developing China's digital economy, as Cook made a surprise visit to Beijing less...
Oct 20, 2023
Pakistan joins China’s club of lunar base partners
BEIJING (Reuters) - Pakistan has joined China's expanding club of partners in an ambitious project to build a research station on the moon's south pole. Jointly with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Pakistan...
Oct 20, 2023
Bitcoin tops $30,000 for first time since August
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since August, taking gains for the week past 10%. The largest cryptocurrency by circulation was last up 4.8% on day at $30,037,...
Oct 20, 2023
Analysis-US chip curbs give Huawei a chance to fill the Nvidia void in China
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. measures to limit the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China may create an opening for Huawei Technologies to expand in its $7 billion hom...
Oct 20, 2023
Spain’s PLD Space expects first orbital launch in Q1 2026 from French Guiana
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish company PLD Space expects a first orbital launch from French Guiana in the first quarter of 2026, after carrying out the first fully private European rocket launch earlier t...
Oct 20, 2023
CEO of China’s Weibo tests new real-name policy on his own account
BEIJING (Reuters) - The chief executive of China's Weibo on Friday confirmed that China may start denying anonymity to online commentators on politics and finance by requiring them to display their na...
Oct 20, 2023
