Tag Archives: technology
Factbox-Russian companies prepare for new IPO surge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A post-pandemic economic recovery and a stock market surge to record highs are fuelling a pick up in listings in Russia following a barren few years. Russian IT company Softline on ...
Oct 08, 2021
EU questions Microsoft rivals over Teams integration in Office
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are following up on a complaint by Slack Technologies by asking Microsoft's rivals if its Teams app integrated with its Office product give...
Oct 08, 2021
China PC maker Lenovo withdraws application for $1.6 billion Shanghai listing
(Reuters) -China's Lenovo Group Co, the world's biggest maker of personal computers (PCs), has withdrawn its application for a 10 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) share listing in Shanghai, a Shanghai Sto...
Oct 08, 2021
Lawmakers: FTC must ensure tech companies uphold children online privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commision to ensure technology companies like Facebook, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok comply with policy change...
Oct 08, 2021
Mental health startup BetterUp raises funds at near $5 billion valuation
(Reuters) - BetterUp said on Friday it had raised $300 million in a late- stage funding round led by Wellington Management, ICONIQ Growth and Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing the mental health st...
Oct 08, 2021
India’s TCS tops profit estimates on pandemic-led digitisation demand
BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Tata Consultancy Services Ltd topped quarterly profit estimates on Friday, boosted by growth in its key banking and financial services segment and a strong demand for digi...
Oct 08, 2021
New rules needed to cover risks from cloud computing, says Bank of England
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - New rules will be needed to deal with operational risks from banks relying on outsourced 'cloud' computing from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others for providing servi...
Oct 08, 2021
Singapore-based Shopee to launch online in Spain, social media account says
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shopee, the e-commerce arm of Southeast Asia's Sea Ltd, plans to launch online sales in Spain via its website and local apps, according to a social media account ...
Oct 08, 2021
From cars to ‘ARMY bombs’: Chip crunch creeps into K-pop world
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) - As top K-pop bands get ready to go back on stage or live stream new shows after being sidelined by the pandemic, their fans discover the global chi...
Oct 08, 2021
TSMC and Sony eye joint chips factory, Japan govt to help -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's TSMC and Japan's Sony Group Corp are considering jointly building a chips factory in Kumamoto, southern Japan, with the Japanese government ready to foot part of the investm...
Oct 08, 2021
