Telecoms group Orange strikes cautious tone as French price war lingers on

Orange, France's number one telecoms operator, struck a cautious tone for 2019 due to a protracted price war in its home country and few chances that a merger between its rivals might improve market conditions.

Sony to beef up chip business with new engineers

Sony Corp said on Thursday it will assign 40 percent of its new engineer hires in Japan over the next two years to the chip business which includes imaging sensors, as it looks for growth from new applications in everything from cars to phones.

Sony to beef up chip business with new engineers

Sony Corp said on Thursday it will assign 40 percent of its new engineer hires in Japan over the next two years to the chip business which includes imaging sensors, as it looks for growth from new applications in everything from cars to phones.

Exclusive: SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program

NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.

SK Hynix plans to spend $107 billion building four memory chip plants

South Korea's SK Hynix Inc on Thursday said it would spend $107 billion building four factories, as the memory chip maker seeks to maintain its competitiveness in the face of Chinese efforts to become a leading chipmaking nation.

Google's new cloud boss has big task to catch rivals, Reuters data show

Google has a new cloud computing boss and big ambitions to someday produce more revenue from that business than from advertising.

PC maker Lenovo's third-quarter profit beats expectations, powering share surge

Lenovo Group, the world's largest personal computer maker, posted better-than-expected quarterly results and shrugged off the impact of a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war, sending its shares soaring 11 percent to three-year highs.

Blown away by innovation or price? Samsung's foldable phone opens up debate

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has wowed the smartphone industry with the first mainstream foldable screen, accompanied by a nearly $2,000 price tag that generated heated debate as to whether it may prove too expensive to revive slumping sales.

SK Hynix plans to invest $107 billion to build four semiconductor fabs after 2022

South Korea's SK Hynix Inc plans to invest 120 trillion won ($106.66 billion) to build four semiconductor fabs after 2022 at a new cluster site in the country, the world's second-biggest memory chipmaker said on Thursday.

SK Hynix plans to invest $107 billion to build 4 semiconductor fabs after 2022

South Korea's SK Hynix Inc plans to invest 120 trillion won ($106.66 billion) to build four semiconductor fabs after 2022 at a new cluster site in the country, the world's second-biggest memory chipmaker said on Thursday.

PC maker Lenovo returns to profit in third-quarter on strong performance across business groups

Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd said on Thursday it swung to a net profit in the three months through December, beating market expectations, due to strong performance across its major business groups.

PC maker Lenovo returns to third-quarter profit, beats estimates

Lenovo Group Ltd said on Thursday it swung back to a net profit in the December quarter, beating market expectations, due to a strong performance across its major business groups.

Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at nearly $2,000

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone in a bid to top the technology of Apple Inc and Chinese rivals and reignite consumer interest in a massive consumer electronics category that had its worst sales ever last year.

Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at $1,980

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will release a folding smartphone in April that works with the next-generation 5G networks and will cost almost $2,000, a move to entice consumers to upgrade their phones.

WhatsApp bug lets users bypass new privacy controls

A security bug is allowing users to bypass new privacy controls introduced by Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on iPhones this month, the service said on Wednesday after users posted about the problem on social media.

Samsung announces Galaxy Fold phone with apps from Facebook, Google

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said it will release a pricey folding smart phone in April, with specially adapted applications from Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc designed for the new device.

Google fails to disclose microphone in Nest Secure

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it had made an "error" in not disclosing that its Nest Secure home security system had a built-in microphone in its devices.

Garmin shares surge 15 percent as new direction fuels strong forecast

Garmin Ltd on Wednesday forecast full-year revenue and profit above expectations along with strong fourth-quarter results, sending its shares up 15 percent to their highest in more than a decade.

EU must assess Huawei risk despite lack of evidence: EU digital chief

The European Union must assess the risk of using Huawei's telecoms equipment despite the absence of evidence of spying by the Chinese company, EU digital chief Andrus Ansip said on Wednesday.

India will not be cowed in internet consultations: tech minister

India will hold wide consultations with internet companies before finalizing rules to regulate content on social media but will not hold back from framing laws that safeguard national interest, the country’s technology minister said.

U.S. ambassador to Italy held meeting with TIM's boss: embassy

The United States' ambassador to Italy, Lewis Eisenberg, met Telecom Italia (TIM)'s CEO Luigi Gubitosi on Wednesday, the U.S. embassy said.

Britain managing Huawei risks, has no evidence of spying: official

Britain is able to manage the security risks of using Huawei telecoms equipment and has not seen any evidence of malicious activity by the company, a senior official said on Wednesday, pushing back against U.S. allegations of Chinese state spying.

U.S. Senator says U.S. allies need to maintain 'common front' on China's Huawei

U.S. Senator Mark Warner said on Wednesday he wanted to "more fully understand" Britain's reasoning for saying it had not seen any malicious activity by China's Huawei whose equipment U.S. authorities have said could be used by China for spying.

U.S. ambassador to Italy met TIM's Gubitosi: U.S. embassy

The United States' ambassador to Italy, Lewis Eisenberg, met Telecom Italia (TIM)'s CEO Luigi Gubitosi on Wednesday, the U.S. embassy said.

Britain managing Huawei risks, has no evidence of spying: official

Britain is able to manage the security risks of using Huawei equipment in national telecoms networks and has not seen any evidence of malicious activity by the company, the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre said on Wednesday.

Steve Cohen's venture firm invests in U.S. cybersecurity company

Billionaire investor Steve Cohen's Point72 Ventures has invested in a U.S. cybersecurity firm that will provide a way to detect, alert, and protect against data- and identity-related attacks, according to one of the venture capital company's top officials.

EU governments endorse copyright reform - statement

Representatives of European Union governments endorsed on Wednesday a deal reached with the EU Parliament on the overhaul of the bloc's copyright rules, the Romanian presidency of the EU said in a statement on Twitter.

EU countries back copyright reforms aimed at Google, Facebook

European Union countries on Wednesday endorsed an overhaul of the bloc's copyright rules which would force Google and Facebook Inc to pay publishers for news snippets and filter out copyright-protected content on YouTube or Instagram.

Factbox: Tesla executive departures since 2016

Tesla Inc on Wednesday announced the departure of its general counsel Dane Butswinkas, just two months into the job, the latest in a string of senior level exits from the electric carmaker.

Tesla's top lawyer leaves two months into the job

Tesla Inc said on Wednesday its general counsel Dane Butswinkas is leaving the electric carmaker just two months into the job, the latest in a string of top-level departures at the company.