JPMorgan awards research grants, deepening its AI push

JPMorgan Chase & Co has awarded 47 financial grants to university faculty and PhD students for artificial intelligence research, ramping up its efforts in the emerging technology, the bank plans to announce later on Monday.

China tech firms, seeking passion and energy, promote younger staff

Chinese tech giants are in the hunt for young, energetic staff to take the place, in some cases, of veteran managers.

Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in TV push

Apple Inc is expected to finally lift the curtain on Monday on a secretive, years-long effort to build a television and movie offering designed to compete with big media companies and boost digital services revenue as iPhone sales taper.

South Africa's Naspers plots Euronext flotation of e-commerce ventures

Naspers will float its e-commerce ventures on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam, it said on Monday, the latest move by South Africa's biggest company to address a hefty discount in its shares.

Uber could announce $3 billion deal with Careem early this week: sources

Uber Technologies Inc is set to offer over $3 billion to buy Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ, two sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.

Uber to announce deal to buy rival Careem as early as this week: Bloomberg

Uber Technologies Inc will announce plans to acquire Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ as early as this week, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Abu Dhabi aims to lure start-ups with investment in new technology hub

Abu Dhabi will commit up to 1 billion dirhams ($272 million) to support technology start-ups, it said on Sunday, in a dedicated hub as part of efforts to diversify its economy.

China refuses to concede on U.S. demands to ease curbs on tech firms: FT

Ahead of fresh high-level trade talks this week, China is not conceding to U.S. demands to ease curbs on technology companies, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing three people briefed on the discussions.

Indian state open for talks with Uber rival Ola over ban

The southern Indian state of Karnataka kept the door open on Saturday to talks with local ride-hailing service Ola to avoid a ban that could help rival Uber build market share.

Apple's Cook to China: keep opening for sake of global economy

Apple chief executive Tim Cook nudged China on Saturday to open up and said the future would depend on global collaboration, as the United States and China remained locked in a bitter trade dispute.

Exclusive: Mexico central bank says Uber, other firms interested in mobile pay system

Various companies in Mexico, including Uber Technologies Inc., have shown interest in using a new mobile payments system developed by the country's central bank that seeks to promote financial inclusion, the head of the bank said on Friday.

Musk's lawyers call tweet in SEC's contempt bid 'not material'

Elon Musk's lawyers said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission failed to satisfy its heavy burden of showing that the Tesla Inc chief executive should be held in contempt, and the tweet prompting its contempt motion was both proper and "not material."

Musk's lawyers say U.S. SEC has not met heavy burden to show contempt

Lawyers for Elon Musk said on Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had failed to satisfy its heavy burden of showing that the Tesla Inc chief executive should be held in contempt of court.

Image sharing website Pinterest files for IPO

Pinterest Inc, the owner of the image search website known for the food and fashion photos that its users post, filed for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators on Friday, looking to tap into a red-hot market for new stock offerings.

Google rival wants more details about Google's Android proposal

Czech search engine Seznam urged Google on Friday to disclose more details about its plan to boost rival search apps in Android smartphones, saying it continued to lose users due to what it said were Google's anti-competitive practices.

Exclusive: EU to drop threat of Huawei ban but wants 5G risks monitored - sources

The European Commission will next week urge EU countries to share more data to tackle cybersecurity risks related to 5G networks but will ignore U.S. calls to ban Huawei Technologies, four people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

U.S. adds criminal charges against ex-Autonomy CEO Lynch

U.S. prosecutors on Friday added three new criminal charges to their indictment against British entrepreneur Mike Lynch related to the $11.1 billion sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

Factbox - Apple's media ambition: Original shows, news subscription

Apple Inc is expected to unveil a new video streaming service and a news subscription platform at an event on Monday at its California headquarters.

Exclusive: Mexico central bank eyes Uber for mobile payment system

Mexico's central bank is working to include ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc in a new mobile payments system at the heart of its financial inclusion strategy, the bank's chief said on Friday, building on overtures to Amazon.com Inc .

Autonomy founder Lynch set for $5 billion Hewlett-Packard court showdown

Mike Lynch, once hailed as Britain's answer to Bill Gates, faces Hewlett-Packard (HP) in London's High Court on Monday in a multi-billion dollar showdown over the U.S. tech giant's purchase in 2011 of the Autonomy software business he founded.

Nokia plays down compliance issues after shares drop

Nokia sought to play down the risks of an investigation into compliance issues at its Alcatel-Lucent business after its shares fell sharply on Friday.

Europe needs private A.I. champion, German minister tells paper

Europe needs to think about creating an artificial intelligence company that is able to keep up with global rivals, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Tagesspiegel newspaper.

Europe must build world's best batteries to save jobs: German minister

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said Europe was under pressure in the race to set up production of battery cells for electric cars in order to keep up with China or the U.S., Tagesspiegel newspaper reported on Friday.

Pinterest steps up planning for IPO, aims to list shares on NYSE in April: WSJ

Image-search company Pinterest Inc has sped up the timing of its initial public offering, as it looks to tap into a red-hot market for new issues, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Nokia shares dive on potential Alcatel-Lucent compliance issues

Finnish network equipment maker Nokia said on Friday it was looking into transactions at its former French rival Alcatel-Lucent which it acquired in 2016, after reporting possible compliance issues at the unit to U.S. authorities.

German minister on Facebook password glitch: Didn't expect such frightening unprofessionalism

Germany's Justice Minister on Friday said she would hardly have expected such "frightening unprofessionalism" from Facebook after the company acknowledged a glitch that exposed passwords of millions of users to its employees.

China's Evergrande Health aims to build production capacity for up to 1 million EVs in 3 years

China's Evergrande Health said on Friday it aims to build production capacity for 500,000 to 1 million electric vehicles in three years.

Alibaba, Tencent, car makers set up $1.5 billion China ride-hailing venture

Alibaba, Tencent, Suning, and car makers including Chongqing Changan Automobile have set up a $1.5 billion Chinese ride-hailing venture, a move that could test the dominance of ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing.

China's Evergrande Health aims to make up to 1 million electric cars in three years

China's Evergrande Health said on Friday it aims to produce 500,000 to 1 million electric vehicles in three years.

Apple's iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display

When Japan Display Inc broke ground on a new factory in central Japan in 2015, the future looked bright for one of the world's top vendors of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels.