Fujifilm to buy two biotech units from JXTG for $800 million

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings said it would buy two biotechnology units of Japan's JXTG Holdings Inc for about $800 million, as it looks to boost its healthcare business.

Chipmaker Nvidia's CEO says Uber does not use its self-driving processing solution

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] does not use the self-driving platform architecture of Nvidia Corp, the chipmaker's Chief Executive Jensen Huang said on Wednesday.

Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle victim

TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) - The family of the woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.

FANG stocks' bite has U.S. fund managers looking for alternatives

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fund managers have begun to ditch so-called FANG stocks that powered the U.S. stock market to record highs in January and are slowly rotating into commodity-related shares and other value stocks which typically outperform in late-cycle recoveries.

Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal over how Facebook handles personal information.

HP Chief Operating Officer Jon Flaxman dies

(Reuters) - HP Inc said on Wednesday that Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Flaxman, 61, has died.

Boeing said detected limited intrusion of malware

(Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing Co "detected a limited intrusion of malware" that affected "a small number of systems," and said certain media reports on the disruptions were "overstated and inaccurate," a company vice president said on Wednesday.

Tesla shareholder lawsuit against SolarCity deal set to proceed

(Reuters) - A class action lawsuit by Tesla Inc shareholders against the electric car maker's chief executive, Elon Musk, and the company's board over the SolarCity deal was set to proceed after a Delaware judge refused to dismiss it.

GameStop tops revenue estimates on robust Nintendo Switch sales

(Reuters) - GameStop Corp , the world's largest video game and gaming console retailer, reported revenue that beat analysts' estimates for the fourth straight quarter as sales of Nintendo Switch consoles remained strong.

GameStop reports 15 percent rise in revenue on Nintendo Switch demand

(Reuters) - GameStop Corp, the world's largest video game and gaming console retailer, reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly revenue on robust demand for the Nintendo Switch console.

Samsung, Fujitsu give Macron's AI plan a boost with Paris R&D hubs

PARIS (Reuters) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung will make France its third global research and development hub in artificial intelligence after Korea and the United States and hire about one hundred experts in Paris, the French president's office said on Wednesday.

Amazon shares fall after report Trump wants to curb its power

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares fell as much as 7.4 percent on Wednesday, briefly wiping about $53.6 billion from its market value, after news website Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is obsessed with the world's largest online retailer and wants to rein in its growing po...

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Tesla shares dive again, stung by fatal crash, credit downgrade

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tesla Inc shares fell sharply again on Wednesday, reeling from a credit downgrade of the electric car maker by Moody's Investors Service, federal probes of a fatal crash and concerns about Model 3 production.

BlackBerry beats profit estimates on higher margins

(Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday that beat analysts' estimates and said it expects strong billings at its high-margin software and services business for the full year.

Facebook must give judge documents for U.S. tax probe of Irish unit

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has ordered Facebook Inc to let her review documents it has refused to give the Internal Revenue Service as that agency probes whether the social media company used an Irish unit to slash billions of dollars from its tax bill.

EU antitrust chief turns to academics to help tackle tech challenges

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has taken on Google, Apple and Qualcomm in recent years, is looking to three academics to help her deal with anti-competitive practices in fast-moving technology markets.

Facebook tweaks privacy tools to ease discontent over data leak

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has adjusted privacy settings to give users more control over their information in a few taps, it said on Wednesday, after an outcry over a whistleblower's allegations that members' data was used to sway the 2016 U.S. election.

Amazon sheds $53 billion in market value after report on Trump threat

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares fell as much as 7.4 percent on Wednesday, wiping about $53.6 billion from its market value after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly indicated he wanted to rein in the U.S. technology and retail group.

Exclusive: Uber's Middle East rival Careem in talks on new funds - sources

DUBAI (Reuters) - Careem, Uber's main [UBER.UL] ride-hailing app rival in the Middle East, is in early talks to raise as much as $500 million in new funds from investors, sources told Reuters.

Amazon sheds $52 billion in market value after report on Trump threat

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's shares fell as much as 7 percent on Wednesday, wiping out about $52 billion from the company's market value, after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to go after the U.S. tech giant.