Tag Archives: technology
Vietnam carmaker Vinfast eyes start of U.S. deliveries in late 2022, CEO says
By Ben Klayman (Reuters) - Vietnamese automaker Vinfast will begin taking pre-orders in the U.S. market for its VF e35 and e36 electric SUVs in the first half of 2022 and expects to begin delivering t...
Oct 14, 2021
Elon Musk says in talks with airlines to install Starlink
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday he was in talks with airlines about installing Starlink, a satellite-based broadband service. Musk did not provide any details about th...
Oct 14, 2021
EU lawmakers’ committee votes for bigger cuts in wholesale roaming fees
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lawmakers on the European Parliament's industry committee voted on Thursday for deeper cuts in wholesale roaming tariffs paid by telecoms operators to their counte...
Oct 14, 2021
Putin says crypto currencies too unstable to be used for oil contracts
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that crypto currencies were too unstable to be used to settle oil contracts but that they still deserved a place as a means of payment. The Rus...
Oct 14, 2021
LinkedIn to replace networking platform with jobs-only version in China
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn said on Thursday it would pull the plug on its existing professional networking website in China and instead launch a jobs-only version later this year. The new w...
Oct 14, 2021
Developer of automated cargo planes draws $100 million investment
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Reliable Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup aiming to automate conventional fixed-wing planes to ferry cargo and eventually passengers, has raised $100 million from investo...
Oct 14, 2021
Italian tech startup MotorK eyes $175 million Amsterdam IPO
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Italian software company MotorK said on Thursday it aimed to raise 150 million euros ($175 million) with an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Amsterdam stock exchang...
Oct 14, 2021
‘Fake it until you make it’: 5G marketing outpaces service reality
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mobile phone companies advertise high-speed 5G service with U.S. maps splashed with pink or blue to suggest widespread coverage, but the latest generation wireles...
Oct 14, 2021
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest throws weight behind new bitcoin futures ETF
(Reuters) - Star stock picker Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has given its brand name to a new bitcoin futures ETF that will invest in cryptocurrency futures contracts and trade on the CBOE BZX Exchange, a ...
Oct 14, 2021
Commercial EV startup ELMS signs battery supply deal with CATL
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. commercial electric vehicle maker Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (ELMS) on Thursday said it has signed a battery supply deal with China's Contemporary Amperex...
Oct 14, 2021
