Tag Archives: technology
White House to fund tech to evade censorship and increase privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will launch an initiative on Wednesday to award grants to innovators working on technology to bolster democracy by developing tools that enhance privacy or circu...
Dec 08, 2021
Apple inches closer to $3 trillion market cap
By Nivedita Balu and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) - Apple Inc is within striking distance of a $3 trillion market capitalization, a milestone that would make it as big as the world's fifth largest e...
Dec 08, 2021
Instagram CEO urges industry body on best practices for kids online
(Reuters) - Instagram head Adam Mosseri will call on Wednesday for an industry body to determine best practices to help keep young people safe online. Mosseri, who heads Instagram which is part of Fac...
Dec 08, 2021
U.S. auto safety agency discussing video game feature with Tesla
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is discussing a Tesla software update that allows users to play video games on a touch screen mounted in fro...
Dec 08, 2021
AI video avatar platform Synthesia raises $50 million in venture capital
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Synthesia, a London-based artificial intelligence startup that creates video avatars of real people, said on Wednesday it raised $50 million from Silicon Valley venture ...
Dec 08, 2021
YouTube stays on Roku devices as companies strike multi-year deal
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - YouTube and Roku Inc announced on Wednesday a multi-year pact to end a battle that dragged for months over accusations of anti-competitive conduct and threatened to strip th...
Dec 08, 2021
Waymo’s slow-going in Arizona opens up U.S. robotaxi race
By Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin CHANDLER, Ariz. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo risks losing its lead in the U.S. race to prove robotaxis are a viable business as it sticks to a limited service and ri...
Dec 08, 2021
South Korea’s EcoPro BM to invest in $810 million cathode plant in Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - South Korea's EcoPro BM plans to build a factory in Hungary to produce cathodes used in electric car batteries, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Facebook video...
Dec 08, 2021
Qualcomm’s AI chip chief departs to take helm at startup MemryX
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Keith Kressin, the executive who oversaw Qualcomm Inc's artificial intelligence chip efforts, has left to take the top job at a Michigan-based semiconductor startup. Kres...
Dec 08, 2021
Mahindra Group ties up with Jio-BP for EV products
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian autos-to-technology conglomerate Mahindra Group said on Wednesday that it had entered into an agreement with a joint venture of Reliance Industries Ltd and BP Plc to make ...
Dec 08, 2021
