(Reuters) - A California state judge has dismissed class action claims accusing Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google of paying female employees less than men and giving them fewer opportunities for promotions. The Google logo is shown reflected on an adjacent office building in Irvine, California, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internet Association, whose more than 40 members include companies like Google and Amazon, urged the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to delay a vote to repeal a 2015 order banning internet providers from blocking or throttling online content. Supporter of Ne...
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc have partnered to bring the Amazon Prime Video app to Apple TV in over 100 countries, the companies said on Wednesday. The Amazon TV button on a remote control is shown in this photo illustration. Picture taken November 10, 2017 REUTERS/Mike Blake The news co...
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) said its board approved the U.S. wireless carrier’s first-ever buyback program, a month after the company and rival Sprint Corp (S.N) ended their deal talks. FILE PHOTO: A T-Mobile logo is advertised on a building sign in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May ...
(Reuters) - Two years ago, Alan Gertner was head of Google’s Asia-Pacific sales team in Singapore, handling more than $100 million in business. Pipes are displayed for sale in the cannabis themed cafe chain Tokyo Smoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 29, 2017. Picture taken November 29, 2...
(Reuters) - U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) said on Wednesday its board authorized a buyback program, its first-ever, for up to $1.5 billion of the company’s common stock. FILE PHOTO: A T-Mobile logo is advertised on a building sign in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 11, 2017...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Farming technology startup Indigo has raised more than $200 million from investors to fund its efforts to reform how crops including wheat, soybeans, cotton and corn are grown around the world. The Boston-based company announced on Wednesday an additional $47 million invest...
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland expects Apple to start paying up to 13 billion euros ($15.36 billion) in back taxes into an escrow account once it is set up at the end of January, but an exact date has yet to be agreed. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is pictured inside the newly opened Omotesando Apple store...
PARIS (Reuters) - When Rob Spiro left San Francisco to settle in France with his wife and kid in 2016, the family chose a mid-sized city on France’s west coast over Paris’ burgeoning start-up scene. Rob Spiro, American entrepreneur and Director of Imagination Machine, poses in Nantes, Fr...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is expected to sign as early as Thursday a deal with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd which may allow the U.S. automaker to test selling cars to consumers in China through Alibaba’s online retail arm Tmall, as well as via a new “auto vending machine” stor...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc is optimistic that some of its popular apps removed from its China App Store this year to comply with government requests will be reinstated, the U.S. tech giant’s Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, demonstrates an iPhone followi...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc’s chief executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday he sees Tencent Holdings, China’s biggest social network and gaming company, as a great partner and thinks very highly of its founder Pony Ma. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, demonstrates an iPhone following a launch ev...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched its subscription-based Prime service in Singapore that provides access to fast shipping, streaming and gaming, intensifying competition with incumbent rival Alibaba-backed Lazada in Southeast Asia. FILE PHOTO - The logo of Amazon is seen at ...
(Reuters) - A rare public spat in the technology industry escalated on Tuesday when Google said it would block its video streaming application YouTube from two Amazon.com Inc devices and criticized the online retailer for not selling Google hardware. FILE PHOTO - The YouTube app logo is seen on a sm...
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s plan to create an oil-backed cryptocurrency faces the same credibility problems that dog the ruling Socialist Party in financial markets and is unlikely to fare any better than the struggling OPEC member itself, investors and technical experts say. Venezuela's P...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE.N) has put a lot of thought into the idea of futures contracts on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but has yet to move forward due to the opaque nature of the underlying markets, the New York Stock Exchange owner’s chief executive officer s...
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s plan to create an oil-backed cryptocurrency faces the same credibility problems that dog the ruling Socialist Party in financial markets and is unlikely to fare any better than the struggling OPEC member itself, investors and technical experts say. Venezuela's P...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it will stop accepting cash payments in the central Mexican state of Puebla to comply with demands from authorities, as the ride-hailing company faces a new wave of regulation in Mexico. FILE PHOTO - The Uber logo is seen on mobile teleph...
(Reuters) - Shares in Chinese technology company Xunlei Ltd sank 12 percent on Tuesday, taking falls in the stock past 40 percent in two weeks as investors debated whether the company is set to benefit or suffer from a boom in cryptocurrency stock plays. FILE PHOTO - Hard disks are pictured inside a...
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) said on Tuesday co-founder Charlie Ergen has stepped down from his chief executive role to devote more time to build out the company’s wireless business. Charlie Ergen attends the Google's annual developers conference in San Francisco, California May 20, ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore (GLEN.L) has increased production of the metals used to make electric car batteries faster than its major mining rivals, according to an industry-wide analysis that shows the scale of a strategy that has big prospective risks and rewards. FILE PHOTO: The logo of commoditi...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd of defrauding shareholders by concealing a regulatory warning prior to its initial public offering about its ability to suppress counterfeiting on its websites. FILE PHOTO: A sign of Alibaba Group is seen ...
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) said on Tuesday Chief Executive Charlie Ergen has stepped down to devote more time to the company’s emerging wireless business. Charlie Ergen attends the Google's annual developers conference in San Francisco, California May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbr...
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin powered to a record high of $11,850 on Tuesday, continuing its surge from below $1,000 at the start of the year. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bitcoin is seen on an advertisement of an electronic shop in Tokyo, Japan September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo The cryptoc...
HONG KONG/MUMBAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Two major Chinese lenders plan to support a move by China Development Bank to put Indian wireless carrier Reliance Communications (RCom) into insolvency court as they seek to recover about $2 billion in debt, said three people with knowledge of the matter. FILE P...
(Reuters) - The market share of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone declined in key regions in the three months ended October, hurt by the unavailability of the iPhone X during that time, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said on Tuesday. A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front ...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - China’s top state silicon chipmaker has indirectly raised its stake in Dialog Semiconductor (DLGS.DE), whose share price has plummeted on signs it could lose its top customer Apple Inc (AAPL.O). A semiconductor wafer is seen at Tsinghua Unigroup research centre in Beijing...
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) succeeded on Tuesday in preventing Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc (IPO-XMGP.HK) from registering its “Mi Pad” tablet computer as an EU trademark because the name was too similar to Apple’s “iPad”. FILE PHOTO: A Xiaomi logo ...
WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - Top executives at Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Facebook Inc (FB.O) managed to find something to praise Beijing for at an internet conference in China this week, even as its Communist Party rulers ban Western social media and stamp on online dissent. An iPhone X is seen on a large...
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) on Tuesday said it will equip newer cars with in-dash e-commerce technology, betting it can profit as drivers order food, find fuel or reserve hotel rooms by tapping icons on the dashboard screen, instead of using smartphones while driving. The GM logo is...
