Tag Archives: technology
Fintech firm Ideanomics to buy VIA Motors for nearly $630 million
(Reuters) - Financial technology company Ideanomics Inc said on Monday that it will acquire VIA Motors International Inc in an all-stock deal that would value the electric commercial vehicle firm at a...
Aug 30, 2021
MapmyIndia targets valuation of up to $817 million with IPO filing this week – source
By Aditya Kalra and Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) - MapmyIndia, which powers Apple maps in India, will file draft papers for an initial public offering worth 10-12 billion rupees ($136-$163 milli...
Aug 30, 2021
Shopee dips toe in India e-commerce market with seller recruitment campaign
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore-headquartered Sea Ltd's Shopee has launched a recruitment campaign for sellers to sell on "Shopee India" and is ramping up hiring in the country, accord...
Aug 30, 2021
Australia considering new laws for Apple, Google, WeChat digital wallets
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government is considering new laws that would tighten the regulation of digital payment services by tech giants such as Apple and Alphabet's Google. ...
Aug 29, 2021
Singapore’s Shopee changes the game in Brazil’s e-commerce sector
By Jimin Kang (Reuters) - Sea Ltd's Shopee took just two years to become Brazil's most-downloaded shopping app, winning users to its low-cost marketplace with its game-changing approach to e-commerce:...
Aug 29, 2021
Clubhouse launches surround-sound feature to help chats feel life-like
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Clubhouse, an audio-only chat app, said on Sunday it will launch a spatial audio feature to make voices sound as if they're coming from different directions, helping convers...
Aug 29, 2021
Tesla’s Musk signals concerns over Nvidia deal for UK chip maker -The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has signaled competition concerns over Nvidia Corp's planned purchase of British chip designer Arm, the Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing multiple ...
Aug 28, 2021
Researchers, cybersecurity agency urge action by Microsoft cloud database users
By Joseph Menn (Reuters) - Researchers who discovered a massive flaw in the main databases stored in Microsoft Corp's Azure cloud platform on Saturday urged all users to change their digital access ke...
Aug 28, 2021
Google Play app store revenue hit $11.2 billion in 2019, lawsuit says
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's Google generated $11.2 billion in revenue from its mobile app store in 2019, according to a court filing unsealed on Saturday, offering a clear...
Aug 28, 2021
Chinese social media platforms to “rectify” financial self-media accounts
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top social media platforms, Wechat, Douyin, Sina Weibo and Kuaishou, said on Saturday they would begin to rectify irregular practices of "self-media" accounts that publish...
Aug 28, 2021
