Tag Archives: technology
Elon Musk’s jet lands in Germany amid gigafactory construction snags
(Reuters) - The jet of Tesla's billionaire boss, Elon Musk, arrived in Germany late on Wednesday, according to public flight data, as the electric vehicle maker faces delays in trying to bring a new m...
Aug 11, 2021
Exclusive-China’s tech crackdown thwarts Pony.ai’s U.S. listing plans -sources
By Krystal Hu, Kane Wu, Julie Zhu and Yilei Sun (Reuters) -Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai has put on hold plans to go public in New York through a merger with a blank-check firm at a $12 billion v...
Aug 11, 2021
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple Inc and Alphab...
Aug 11, 2021
Accenture restores affected systems after reported ransomware attack
(Reuters) - Accenture said it has fully restored certain affected systems, after a CNBC reporter tweeted https://twitter.com/EamonJavers/status/1425476619934838785 of a hacker group saying it attacked...
Aug 11, 2021
Uber launches service with taxi drivers in Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ride-hailing app Uber Technologies Inc will offer access to its platform to regular taxi drivers in Colombia, it said on Wednesday, replicating a move it has already rolled out in o...
Aug 11, 2021
U.S. House Democrats seek at least $160 billion in new EV funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 29 U.S. House Democrats want congressional leaders to include at least $160 billion in additional funding for electric vehicles as part of a $3.5 ...
Aug 11, 2021
Rivian considers $5 billion EV plant in Texas, document shows
By Tina Bellon AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc backed electric vehicle (EV) company Rivian is in discussions to invest at least $5 billion in a new vehicle plant near Fort Worth, Texas, a cit...
Aug 11, 2021
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban, minister says
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Wednesday. The Nigerian gov...
Aug 11, 2021
Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones with lower prices to expand market
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest high-end foldable smartphones on Wednesday with lower prices than last year's offerings in a push to expand foldable demand beyon...
Aug 11, 2021
John Deere Self-Driving Technology On The Way
John Deere announced self-driving technology with the help of Bear Flag Robotics, a startup that began as a part of Deere's Startup Collaborator program. The company explains that one of the reasons b...
Aug 11, 2021 James Case / CC
