Tag Archives: technology
Analysis-U.S. crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embattled by a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crackdown, crypto companies are making a renewed push on Capitol Hill to drum up support for legis...
Jul 10, 2023
Standard Chartered bumps up bitcoin forecast to $120,000
LONDON (Reuters) - Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $50,000 this year and $120,000 by the end of 2024 Standard Chartered said on Monday, predicting the jump in its price could encourage bitcoin ...
Jul 10, 2023
Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030 – BIS survey
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Some two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the decade, the Bank for...
Jul 10, 2023
Explainer-What’s behind China’s failed ‘truce’ in EV price war?
(Reuters) - The group representing China's auto manufacturers has retracted a pledge to avoid "abnormal pricing" that it had brokered between 16 automakers, including Tesla, breaking off a truce in a ...
Jul 10, 2023
Ocado launches first robotic warehouse in Asia with Aeon
LONDON (Reuters) - British online supermarket and technology group Ocado said on Monday its first robotic warehouse in Asia, built for Japanese partner Aeon, has gone live. The warehouse, or customer ...
Jul 10, 2023
TPG to buy Forcepoint unit from Francisco Partners for $2.45 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) - Buyout house TPG is buying a business unit of software provider Forcepoint for $2.45 billion from Francisco Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with...
Jul 09, 2023
Australia’s competition watchdog puts data brokers on radar
(Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog on Monday asked consumers, businesses and other relevant stakeholders to provide their views about the business practices of data brokers in an attempt to ...
Jul 09, 2023
Sarah Silverman sues Meta, OpenAI for copyright infringement
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to ...
Jul 09, 2023
China sets wide-ranging rules for $2.9 trln private investment funds
BEIJING (Reuters) - China published regulations on Sunday for the country's $2.9 trillion private investment fund sector, seeking to better protect investors and promote innovation. The new rules, sig...
Jul 09, 2023
Amazon workers at UK warehouse to strike for three days in July
By Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) - Nearly 900 Amazon workers at a warehouse in Britain will stage a strike for three days in the coming week over a pay dispute, labour union GMB said on Saturday. The st...
Jul 08, 2023
