Tag Archives: technology
SiFive speeds up computing chip designs as it staffs up
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Chip technology firm SiFive Inc on Thursday said it has sped up its computing core designs by 40% and now has a headcount of 700 employees, with plans to double its staff...
Dec 02, 2021
SoftBank and celebrities back funding for faith-based app
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A Christian worship and meditation app, Glorify, raised $40 million from investors including SoftBank, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and reality TV ...
Dec 02, 2021
Ex-Google scientist Gebru opens AI institute year after tumultuous exit
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Timnit Gebru, the computer scientist whose disputed exit from Google's artificial intelligence research team prompted debate across the tech industry about diversity and cen...
Dec 02, 2021
CNH Industrial buys software house NX9 to bolster agriculture business
MILAN (Reuters) - Vehicle maker CNH Industrial has bought software engineering firm NX9, it said on Thursday, in a further step to boost digital innovation in its agricultural division as it prepares ...
Dec 02, 2021
MTN and Airtel Africa among bidders for Nigerian 5G licences
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's telecoms regulator has picked MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa and Mafab Communications to bid for 5G licences at an auction set for Dec. 13, it said on Thursday. The Nigeria Com...
Dec 02, 2021
Bank of Ireland fined 24.5 million euros over IT failures
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's central bank has fined Bank of Ireland 24.5 million euros ($27.8 million) over technology failures that the lender took more than a decade to fix. Handing down one of its l...
Dec 02, 2021
That radio DJ you hear might already be a robot
By Jane Lanhee Lee and Rollo Ross OAKLAND/LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) - Andy Chanley, the afternoon drive host at Southern California's public radio station 88.5 KCSN, has been a radio DJ for over 3...
Dec 02, 2021
Cloud security firm Panther Labs raises fresh funds at $1.4 billion valuation
By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) - Panther Labs raised $120 million in fresh capital as part of an early-stage financing round led by investment manager Coatue, valuing the cloud-based security analytics pl...
Dec 02, 2021
Twitter removes more than 3,000 accounts related to state-linked information operations
(Reuters) -Twitter Inc said on Thursday it has removed more than 3,000 accounts which were operating as foreign state-linked information operations. The Twitter accounts that were removed were linked ...
Dec 02, 2021
China fines Douban for “unlawful” release of information
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Thursday it had summoned and fined social media company Douban over unlawful release of information. CAC said in a statement th...
Dec 02, 2021
