Technology

  • Exclusive: T-Mobile, Sprint see Huawei shun clinching U.S. deal – sources

    WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp believe their foreign owners’ offer to stop using Huawei Technologies equipment will help with the United States clearing their $26 billion merger deal, sources said,…

  • Intel, TPG in early talks to sell McAfee to Thoma Bravo: source

    McAfee computer security software is shown for sale at a computer store in San Marcos, California, U.S., May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC is in early talks to…

  • Poste Italiane can withstand competition from Amazon: CEO

    FILE PHOTO: Poste Italiane CEO Matteo Del Fante poses for a photo in Milan, Italy, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) – Poste Italiane can weather competition from Amazon.com in its deliveries business, the…

  • Irish regulator investigates Facebook over private photo glitch

    (Reuters) – An Irish regulator said on Friday it was investigating Facebook Inc (FB.O) following the company’s disclosure that a bug may have exposed private photos of up to 6.8 million users, the latest in…

  • Irish regulator probes Facebook after it discloses bug

    (Reuters) – An Irish regulator said on Friday it had launched an investigation into Facebook Inc (FB.O) after the company disclosed a bug that may have exposed private photos of up to 6.8 million users,…

  • Starbucks sales growth to be steady despite UberEats deal, plans for China expansion

    FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks store is seen inside the Tom Bradley terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) said on Thursday…

  • New problems for embattled Huawei in France and Germany

    FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) – Huawei [HWT.UL] faces fresh challenges in Europe after France’s Orange said it would not hire the Chinese firm to build its next-generation network and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom announced it would review its…

  • GE’s digital unit to sell majority stake in ServiceMax

    The logo of General Electric Co. is pictured at the Global Operations Center in San Pedro Garza Garcia, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico, on May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (Reuters) – General Electric Co on Thursday said…

  • YouTube, under pressure for problem content, takes down 58 million videos in quarter

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – YouTube took down more than 58 million videos and 224 million comments during the third quarter based on violations of its policies, the unit of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Thursday…

  • German ruling on Google licensing fees should be halted: EU court adviser

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A German rule which gives publishers the right to demand a license fee from Google for using news snippets should be halted as it has not been notified to the European Commission,…

  • Chinese state media urges Canada to defy U.S., free Huawei executive

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Canada should distance itself from U.S. “hegemonism” and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese executive detained in Vancouver on Washington’s request, the state-owned tabloid Global Times said in a Thursday…

  • Canada minister to speak about extradition as China dispute worsens

    FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a news conference at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will…

  • Cryptoassets should be ‘outlawed’ – Allianz GI CEO

    FILE PHOTO: Andreas Utermann, speaks during the Reuters Global Investment Outlook 2013 Summit in London November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Benjamin Beavan LONDON (Reuters) – The head of one of Europe’s largest asset managers called for global…

  • Canada frees CFO of China’s Huawei on bail; Trump might intervene

    VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was granted bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday, 10 days after her arrest in Vancouver at the request of U.S.…

  • Huawei CFO back in court as Canadian said to be detained in China

    VANCOUVER/BEIJING (Reuters) – A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, just hours before a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co [HWT.UL] returned to a packed…

  • Russia fines Google for not complying with search results law: TASS

    FILE PHOTO: The brand logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google is seen outside its office in Beijing, China, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia fined Google 500,000 roubles ($7,530) on Tuesday for…

  • EU’s Vestager may investigate Apple Pay if there are formal complaints

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators looked into Apple’s mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant but they could review it again if they receive formal complaints, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Monday.…

  • Qualcomm wins preliminary China import ruling against some iPhone models

    (Reuters) – Chip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Monday said it had won a preliminary order from a Chinese court banning the importation and sale of several Apple Inc iPhone models in china due to patent…

  • Australian watchdog wants a regulator for dominant Google, Facebook

    SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google in the country’s online advertising and…

  • Australian watchdog calls for more scrutiny of Google, Facebook

    SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday recommended a new regulatory body be set up to monitor tech giants Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google and their dominance of the online advertising and news…

  • U.S. accuses Huawei CFO of Iran sanctions cover-up; hearing adjourned

    VANCOUVER/LONDON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company’s links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions, a Canadian prosecutor…

  • U.S. court issued Huawei CFO arrest warrant in August

    FILE PHOTO – Visitors walk past Huawei’s booth during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo (Reuters) – A New York court issued an arrest warrant for Huawei Technologies’ chief…

  • Uber confidentially files for IPO: WSJ

    FILE PHOTO: The Uber application is seen on a mobile phone in London, Britain, September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc filed paperwork confidentially this week for its initial public offering…

  • Canadian court bail hearing for Huawei CFO adjourned until Monday

    Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou (L), who was arrested on an extradition warrant, appears at her B.C. Supreme Court bail hearing in a drawing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Jane Wolsak MANDATORY CREDIT.…

  • Facebook to buy back additional $9 billion of shares

    A picture illustration shows a Facebook logo reflected in a person’s eye, in Zenica, March 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will buy back an additional $9 billion of its shares, as…

  • Exclusive: Amazon targets airports for checkout-free store expansion

    (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is looking at bringing its futuristic checkout-free store format to airports in an effort to win business from hungry, time-pressed travelers, according to public records and a person familiar with…

  • German 5G auction at risk if government demands roaming: FAZ

    BERLIN (Reuters) – A German regulator has said the government’s auction of fifth-generation (5G) mobile licenses could be delayed if operators had to offer roaming in rural areas, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported on…

  • Japan government to halt buying Huawei, ZTE equipment: sources

    TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to ban government purchases of equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp (0763.HK) (000063.SZ) to beef up its defenses against intelligence leaks and cyber attacks, sources told…

  • Top U.S. general urges Google to work with military

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. general said on Thursday that it was “inexplicable” that technology giants like Alphabet Inc’s Google did not want to work with the Pentagon even as they seek out business…

  • Facebook to check Indian political ads in build-up to vote

    A Facebook logo is pictured at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian advertisers wanting to run political ads on Facebook will have to…