Guests waits before French telecoms operator Iliad the media conference in Milan, Italy, May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Iliad is including a Netflix subscrip…
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Macron to call on U.S. funds to build French start-ups, not steal them
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will urge a visiting group of top Silicon Valley venture capitalists this week to invest in the nation’s start-ups while calling on them not to…
Blockchain platform goes live for North Sea crude oil trading
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil majors and trading firms can start finalizing crude oil deals on a live blockchain-based platform for the first time, in a move that could revolutionize the market. A sect…
Microsoft's market value overtakes Apple's to close out week
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) stock market value closed above Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) for the first time in eight years on Friday as the Windows maker benefited from growth in…
SoftBank becomes first Japan firm to forgo IPO price range, keeps view at 1,500 yen
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank chalked up another first in Japan on Friday, setting a single indicative price of 1,500 yen for its telco IPO rather than a price range as usual, pegging the deal at 2…
South Korea indicts group for leaking Samsung display tech to Chinese firm
The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Thursday said they have in…
Furhat, a robot with the human touch, wants to hear your woes
LONDON (Reuters) – Furhat tilts his or her head, smiles, exudes empathy and warmth, and encourages us to open up. The robot, a three-dimensional bust with a projection of a human-like face, aims…
British, Dutch regulators fine Uber for 2016 data hack
FILE PHOTO: The Uber application is seen on a mobile phone in London, Britain, September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo (Reuters) – British and Dutch regulators on Tuesday fined ride-…