Tag Archives: technology
Russia ratchets up internet crackdown with block of privacy service Tor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia stepped up state oversight of internet activity on Wednesday by blocking the website of privacy service Tor, with the communications regulator accusing it of enabling access ...
Dec 08, 2021
Volkswagen expects chip supply to be challenging at least until end-H1
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen on Wednesday said tight chip supply would continue to pose challenges to Europe's largest carmaker during at least the first half of 2022, while next year as a whole s...
Dec 08, 2021
Meta to ban all Myanmar-army controlled businesses from platforms
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, said on Wednesday it would ban all Myanmar-military controlled businesses from having a presence on its platforms in an expansion of its ear...
Dec 08, 2021
Belgium’s Umicore plans battery material venture to supply Volkswagen
(Reuters) - Umicore plans to establish a battery materials venture to supply Volkswagen's battery cell production as the German carmaker expands electric vehicle output, the Belgian chemicals and recy...
Dec 08, 2021
Indian billionaire Ambani says 5G rollout should be nation’s priority
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani, who controls India's biggest wireless carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm, said on Wednesday the country should prioritise the rollout of 5G te...
Dec 08, 2021
Visa launches crypto advisory service for financial institutions, merchants
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Visa Inc, the world's largest payment processor, on Wednesday launched a global crypto advisory service for clients such as banks and also merchants, as the adoption...
Dec 07, 2021
SAIC Mobility and Momenta to start public trials of robotaxi service in Shanghai
BEIJING (Reuters) - SAIC Mobility, a unit of top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor and autonomous driving startup Momenta have begun offering autonomous robotaxis test rides to the public in a Shanghai dis...
Dec 07, 2021
Weibo shares slip 6% below issue price in Hong Kong trading debut
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chinese social media giant Weibo Corp opened 6.1% below their issue price in the debut of its secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Weibo, whi...
Dec 07, 2021
Meta offers deferral program for employees unready to return to office
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc said on Tuesday it will fully reopen its U.S. offices on Jan. 31 next year while giving its employees an opportunity to delay their scheduled return by three to five mon...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. Commerce chief: Funding for semiconductor production could slip to 2022
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday said efforts in Congress to approve $52 billion to expand U.S. semiconductor manufacturing could slip into 2...
Dec 07, 2021
