(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp plans to invest around $300 million into DoorDash, a San Francisco-based food delivery startup, Recode reported. FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Th...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp (6502.T) and business partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) have agreed in principle to settle a dispute over the embattled Japanese conglomerate’s plans to sell its $18 billion chip unit, sources with direct knowledge of the talks said. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Tosh...
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh’s central bank has asked the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to join a lawsuit it plans to file against a Philippines bank for its role in one of the world’s biggest cyber-heists, several sources said. FILE PHOTO: Commuters pass by the front of the Banglades...
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube plans to introduce a paid music streaming service in March, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken October...
Not long ago, phishing attacks were fairly easy for the average Internet user to spot: Full of grammatical and spelling errors, and linking to phony bank or email logins at unencrypted (http:// vs. https://) Web pages. Increasingly, however, phishers are upping their game, polishing their copy and h...
Not long ago, phishing attacks were fairly easy for the average Internet user to spot: Full of grammatical and spelling errors, and linking to phony bank or email logins at unencrypted (http:// vs. https://) Web pages. Increasingly, however, phishers are upping their game, polishing their copy and h...
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - In a small village shop near the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, store owner Lu Qiwei uses his smartphone to place orders to refill stocks of instant noodles, rice and drinks. FILE PHOTO: A sign of Alibaba Group is seen during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuz...
MEXICO CITY/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Didi Chuxing, China’s ride-hailing behemoth, plans to expand into Mexico next year, intensifying its global rivalry with Uber, according to two sources familiar with the plans. FILE PHOTO - A woman walks past Didi Chuxing's booth at the Global Mobile Inter...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trial to determine if the U.S. Department of Justice can stop AT&T Inc’s $85 billion purchase of media company Time Warner Inc will begin on March 19. FILE PHOTO - The AT&T logo is pictured during the Forbes Forum 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico, September 18, 20...
(Reuters) - French video game producer Ubisoft (UBIP.PA) said on Thursday it was delaying the release of three games and lowering its 2017/18 sales goals while raising its targeted profit margin. FILE PHOTO - The Ubisoft booth is shown at the E3 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Cal...
(Reuters) - Budweiser beer maker Anheuser-Busch has reserved 40 of Tesla Inc’s all-electric Semi trucks as it seeks to reduce fuel costs and vehicle emissions, the brewer said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO - Tesla's new electric semi truck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California, ...
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Thursday it was testing a standalone messaging app called Direct, making it the company’s third chat tool alongside its hugely popular WhatsApp and Messenger. The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas W...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new would-be stock exchange based in Silicon Valley is teaming up with IEX Group, the newest U.S. stock exchange and focus of author Michael Lewis’s book, “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” on a corporate listings program, the company said on Thursday. The L...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is to make a submission to the U.S. Supreme Court in its hearing of the U.S. Department of Justice’s appeal against a ruling which prevented prosecutors from gaining access to emails held by Microsoft in Ireland. The Microsoft logo is shown on an electri...
(Reuters) - Kevin Kleinman, a trader at Watchhimtrade.com, listens to music on Pandora every morning as he executes trades worth millions of dollars. But he will not bet a dime on the music streaming company. A person holds a smart phone with the Pandora app showing in New York U.S., June 9, 2017. R...
(Reuters) - Shares in Skyworks Solutions Inc (SWKS.O), Cirrus Logic Inc (CRUS.O), and Qorvo Inc traded higher on Thursday after fellow Apple supplier Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) hinted the late launch of iPhone X would help revenue rise. Apple iPhone X samples are displayed during a product launch event i...
(Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) said on Thursday it would partner with Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) to use the chipmaker’s hardware platform to expand in the fast-growing connected automotive industry. A banner for BlackBerry Ltd hangs to celebrate the company's transfer trading to the New York St...
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) took aim at U.S. technology firms Apple, Facebook and Google on Thursday, saying a strong Europe was needed to make sure they stick to the rules. Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz walks onto a podium during an S...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Financial’s money market fund will cap the daily amount users can invest at 20,000 yuan ($3,000) from Friday, said Tianhong Asset Management Co Ltd, which manages the fund. FILE PHOTO - A logo of Ant Financial is displayed at the Ant Financial event in Hong Kong, China ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Inc (T.N) will meet in court for the first time on Thursday as the antitrust regulator attempts to stop the U.S. No. 2 wireless company’s $85 billion purchase of media company Time Warner Inc (TWX.N). FILE PHOTO - An AT&T l...
