Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Technology News (Master Feed)
Brazilian duo glide through Sao Paulo streets with broomsticks for Muggles
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In the famously traffic-choked streets of Brazilian megalopolis Sao Paulo, two men have invented a novel way of getting from point A to B - and they are raising a lot of eyebrows...
Nov 12, 2020
Waste not, want not: Dutch students build electric car from recycled material
EINDHOVEN (Reuters) - Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled PET bottles and household garbage. The...
Nov 12, 2020
China will strive to achieve major tech breakthroughs: President Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will strive to achieve major breakthroughs in key technologies, state media quoted President Xi Jinping as saying on Thursday. China will build trading platforms for internat...
Nov 12, 2020
Tencent’s quarterly profit jumps 89%, above forecast
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported on Thursday a forecast-beating 89% rise in quarterly profit. The world's largest gaming firm by revenue booked...
Nov 12, 2020
Fiat Chrysler and Engie agree to set up e-mobility joint venture
MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler and Engie EPS, a part of French utility Engie that focuses on energy storage systems and microgrids, plan to set up a joint venture to boost electric mobility, the two ...
Nov 12, 2020
Exclusive: Group of 165 Google critics call for swift EU antitrust action – letter
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favou...
Nov 12, 2020
Apple supplier Foxconn posts $1.1 billion quarterly profit; beats estimates
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, on Thursday reported quarterly profit that beat market estimates, amid surging demand for telecommuting devices as the pande...
Nov 12, 2020
Uber-rival Bolt to invest over 100 million euros in European e-scooter market
By Tarmo Virki TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia-based ride-hailing service Bolt said on Thursday it would invest over 100 million euros ($118 million) in 2021 to become the largest e-scooter rental firm in...
Nov 12, 2020
Singapore looks to woo global tech execs with special visa
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Thursday announced a new work visa for foreign executives of technology firms, a sector the low-tax global business hub hopes will power future economic growth. Unde...
Nov 12, 2020
Alibaba, JD.com say U.S. was top seller to China during Singles’ Day event
By Sophie Yu and Josh Horwitz BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba and JD.com said the United States was the top seller of goods to China during the Singles' Day shopping extravaganza that generated a...
Nov 11, 2020
