Tag Archives: technology
Russia’s Yandex acquires Israeli e-scooter company
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tech giant Yandex is expanding in Israel with the acquisition of electric scooter rental company Wind, adding to its taxi and food delivery services in the country. Yandex s...
Oct 12, 2021
Plume, startup improving WiFi experience, raises $300 million mostly from SoftBank
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Plume, a Silicon Valley-based startup aiming to give consumers a better WiFi experience, on Tuesday said it raised $300 million mostly from SoftBank Group Corp Vision Fu...
Oct 12, 2021
Google Cloud unveils carbon footprint tracker, satellite imagery suite
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will tell its cloud customers the carbon emissions of their cloud usage and open satellite imagery to them for the first time for environmental analysi...
Oct 12, 2021
Blackstone, Hipgnosis partner to invest $1 billion into music
(Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Inc said on Tuesday it would employ $1 billion in partnership with Hipgnosis Songs Management to buy music rights, record songs and manage catalogues, at a t...
Oct 12, 2021
Barclays opens 5,000-strong Glasgow campus in bid for top tech talent
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has opened a new 'campus' site in Glasgow, comprising workspace, amenities and a street food market, as it aims to lure top software engineering talent to the hub in the ne...
Oct 12, 2021
Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo raises $136 million, valued at $1 billion
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hailo, an artificial intelligence-focused, Israel-based chipmaker, said on Tuesday it raised $136 million in a private funding round led by Poalim Equity and Gil Agmon. A source ...
Oct 12, 2021
Coding platform GitLab raises IPO pricing range, eyes nearly $10 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Coding platform GitLab Inc on Tuesday raised the pricing range for its U.S. initial public offering, indicating robust demand for high-growth companies despite recent stock market gyration...
Oct 12, 2021
Vroom to acquire auto lender United Auto Credit for $300 million
(Reuters) - Vroom Inc said on Tuesday it would buy automotive lender United Auto Credit Corp for $300 million in cash, as the online used car retailer seeks to offer financing options for its shoppers...
Oct 12, 2021
Crypto trading thrives in Nigeria despite official disapproval
By Chijioke Ohuocha and Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian art dealer Ebuka Joseph started using cryptocurrencies last year when business ground to a halt due to COVID-19. Now he is hooked even t...
Oct 12, 2021
EU to open probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion bid for Arm – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into Nvidia's $54 bln bid for British chip designer Arm because concessions it offered are not sufficient to add...
Oct 12, 2021
