Tag Archives: technology
Social media app Parler plans to expand into NFTs
(Reuters) - Social media platform Parler said on Monday it will expand its business into non-fungible tokens (NFT), in a move that underpins the rapid growth of the digital asset in recent months. An ...
Dec 20, 2021
Taiwan govt OKs Taiwan Semiconductor’s new chip plant in Japan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has received approval to set up a chip plant in Japan, Taiwan's investment commission of the ministry of economic affairs, which approved t...
Dec 20, 2021
From metaverse to DAOs, a guide to 2021’s tech buzzwords
By Reuters Tech Team (Reuters) - This year, tech CEOs drew inspiration from a 1990s sci-fi novel, Reddit investors' lexicon seeped into the mainstream as "diamond hands" and "apes" shook Wall Street, ...
Dec 20, 2021
Dubai World Trade Centre to set up specialised crypto zone
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will become a crypto zone and regulator for cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets, the Dubai Media Office said on Monday, part of efforts to a...
Dec 20, 2021
Dozens released after protest at India plant of Apple supplier Foxconn
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) -Police in India have released dozens of those detained for blocking a key highway in a protest against food poisoning at a Foxconn unit, the country's second i...
Dec 20, 2021
BE Semiconductor cuts Q4 revenue guidance due to Malaysia floods
(Reuters) -Chipmaking equipment supplier BE Semiconductor (BESI) on Monday said it had lowered its fourth-quarter revenue outlook due to flooding affecting its main production facility in Malaysia. Th...
Dec 20, 2021
How SAP uses ‘social sabbaticals’ to retain employees
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pandemic era upended the world in all sorts of ways, but one of the most fascinating is the so-called 'Great Resignation.' Employees are moving out of their pr...
Dec 19, 2021
Death of Chinese tycoon Xie triggers selling in firms he controlled
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese companies controlled by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group founder Xie Zhikun plunged on Monday, after the surprise death of the rags-to-riches tycoon triggered fears of ...
Dec 19, 2021
Tesla’s Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year
(Reuters) - Electric-car maker Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday on Twitter that he will pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year. Earlier this week, Democratic U.S. Sen...
Dec 19, 2021
Oracle plans to buy Cerner for ‘mid 90’s’ per share – CNBC reporter
(Reuters) - Enterprise software maker Oracle Corp expects to buy electronic medical records company Cerner Corp in an all-cash deal for "mid 90's" per share, a CNBC reporter tweeted on Sunday, citing ...
Dec 19, 2021
