Tag Archives: technology
Asset manager Valkyrie files for Ethereum-focused ETF with US SEC
(Reuters) - Asset manager Valkyrie has filed for an Ethereum Strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in ether futures and other collateral assets, paperwork filed with the U.S. Securities...
Aug 16, 2023
Synopsys names insider Ghazi as CEO, forecasts upbeat fourth-quarter revenue
(Reuters) -Synopsys on Wednesday named 25-year veteran Sassine Ghazi as its CEO and president, succeeding Aart de Geus who will move to the role of executive chair at the chip design software firm. Sh...
Aug 16, 2023
Close to half of Americans favor TikTok ban -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Michael Martina and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that...
Aug 16, 2023
OpenAI acquires start-up Global Illumination to work on core products, ChatGPT
(Reuters) - OpenAI said on Wednesday it had acquired digital products company Global Illumination, in what comes as the first known acquisition by the storied artificial intelligence firm. Financial d...
Aug 16, 2023
US says two Pinterest directors resign from Nextdoor board of directors
(Reuters) - Two Pinterest directors have resigned from Nextdoor's board of directors in response to U.S. Justice Department efforts to stop directors from holding similar board positions at rival comp...
Aug 16, 2023
PayPal to halt UK crypto sales until 2024
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Payments giant PayPal will stop allowing UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies through its platform from October as it works to comply with new rules on crypto ...
Aug 16, 2023
Visa’s pricing of ‘Token’ technology under DOJ probe – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Visa is under investigation by the Department of Justice over allegedly charging retailers more for not using the payment firm's proprietary "tokenization" technolgy, Bloomberg News reporte...
Aug 16, 2023
Silicon Motion to seek damages after MaxLinear scraps deal
(Reuters) - Taiwan-based Silicon Motion on Wednesday blamed MaxLinear for breaching their merger agreement and said it would seek damages in excess of the termination fee from the U.S. company. MaxLin...
Aug 16, 2023
Safaricom launches M-Pesa mobile money service in Ethiopia
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile money service went live in Ethiopia on Wednesday, in a boost to the Kenyan telecoms operator as it seeks to kickstart growth in one ...
Aug 16, 2023
Researchers use cloud to replicate supercomputer for heart disease study
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) - A scientist at Harvard used Google's cloud platform to clone a supercomputer for a heart disease study, in a novel move that other researchers could follow to get around ...
Aug 16, 2023
